Cantabrae Eponereidam
(Cantabrian Cavalry)The skills of mounted archery should always be appreciated by any commander.
A specialist skirmish unit, the Cantabrians rode some of the finest mounts in the Iberian peninsula. These speedy and dextrous cavalrymen were renowned for their tactical skill, introducing their own distinct attack formation that best exploited their speed and skirmishing. In a 'Cantabrian Circle', the riders skilfully created a continually moving circle, making them difficult to target whilst ensuring a continuous shower of javelins rained down on the enemy. Incredibly effective at disrupting infantry lines, slow-moving heavy troops are their most obvious target. Enemies often broke ranks in an attempt to reduce casualties, but that played straight into the hands of the Iberian infantry. Having fallen victim to the Cantabrian circle on many occasions, the Romans later adopted it as a tactic for their own cavalry.
Unit Name Cantabrae Eponereidam |
Main Unit Key Ibe_Cantabrian_Cav |
Land Unit Key Ibe_Cantabrian_Cav |
Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport_small |
Soldiers 120 |
Category Cavalry |
Class Missile Cavalry |
Custom Battle Cost 898 |
Recruitment Cost 898 |
Upkeep Cost 180 |
15 |
├ Missile Weapon javelin3 |
├ Projectile javelin3 |
├ Missile Damage 15 |
├ Missile Ap Damage 0 |
└ Base Reload Time 9 |
Accuracy 15 |
Range 90 |
Reload 28 |
Shots Per Minute 9 |
Ammunition 5 |
Melee Attack 30 |
11 |
├ Melee Weapon bsword2 |
├ Weapon Damage 11 |
├ Weapon Deadliness 0 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 0 |
├ Bonus vs. Elephants 0 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 20 |
34 |
├ Base Defence 13 |
├ Shield cshield1 |
└ Shield Defence 21 |
2 |
├ Armour carm0 |
├ Armour Defence 2 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
20 |
├ Man Entity medium_light |
├ Man Health 20 |
├ Bonus Hit Points 0 |
├ Mount rome_iberian_horse_sword_shield_l |
├ Mount Entity rome_horse_light |
└ Mount Health 0 |
Base Morale 35 |
Abilities
Cantabrae Eponereidam- Stamina (good)
Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat. - Cantabrian Circle
The unit fires whilst riding in a circle that increases reload skill - Concentrate Fire
The unit fires its missiles towards a spot causing damage to everyone in the area of effect
Attributes
- Parthian Shot
This unit can fire all around and not just in-front of itself. - Fire Whilst Moving
This unit can fire when mounted and moving. - Disciplined
This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often. - Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close. - Fire Whilst Moving
This unit can fire when mounted and moving.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Light Transport- Very poor hull strength
- Very slow speed
- Weak ramming
- Short range
- Fast rate of fire
- Fast moving
- Very good damage and armour penetration
- Large shield
- Very weak in melee
- Poor morale
Requires Buildings | |
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Lv. 1 |
Horse Ranch
(rom_BARBARIAN_enclosure_minor_stables_4) Level 3
Horse Ranch
(rom_BARBARIAN_enclosure_stables_4) Level 3 |
Lv. 0 |
Stables
(rom_BARBARIAN_enclosure_stables_3) Level 2 |
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Hannibal at the Gates |