Qarthadastim Shock Cavalry

Parasim Assilim

Carthaginian citizens were rarely called to military service because their armies were mostly legions of mercenaries and levied troops. Only men from the wealthiest and most powerful families, such as Hannibal Barca and his brothers, got the opportunity to serve. The army was, in many ways, their family’s private army rather than belonging to Carthage. Modelled after Macedon’s revered Companion cavalry, the noble horsemen of Carthage were a drilled and disciplined force that rode the finest African and Spanish horses. In the 3rd century BC they were rightly considered to be amongst some of the finest heavy cavalry in the world.

Unit Name Parasim Assilim

Main Unit Key Car_Noble_Cav

Land Unit Key Car_Noble_Cav

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 100

Category Cavalry

Class Shock Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 2178

Recruitment Cost 2178

Upkeep Cost 436

Melee Attack 33

Weapon Damage 9

├ Melee Weapon lance3

├ Weapon Damage 9

├ Weapon Deadliness 0

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 0

├ Bonus vs. Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 2

Charge Bonus 32

Melee Defence 48

├ Base Defence 32

├ Shield none

└ Shield Defence 16

Armour 22

├ Armour carm11

├ Armour Defence 22

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 20

├ Man Entity heavy_heavy

├ Man Health 20

├ Bonus Hit Points 0

├ Mount carthaginian_elite_horse

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_very_heavy

└ Mount Health 0

Base Morale 55

Abilities

• Flying Wedge
  The unit assumes a wedge formation that increases charge speed and bonus
• Stamina (poor)
  Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat.

Attributes

• 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.
• Resistant to Heat
  This unit tires less quickly in the desert.

Strengths & Weaknesses

• Very poor hull strength
• Very slow speed
• Weak ramming

• Very good charge
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Weak in prolonged melee
• Good morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Qart-Hadasht (dei_main_city_CARTHAGE_2) Level 1 Qart-Hadasht (dei_main_city_CARTHAGE_3) Level 2 Fortified Qart-Hadasht (dei_main_city_CARTHAGE_3_fort) Level 2 Commercial Qart-Hadasht (dei_main_city_CARTHAGE_3_trade) Level 2 Hoplite Barracks (rom_HELLENIC_military_main_heavy_3) Level 2
Lv. 1	Qart-Hadasht (dei_main_city_CARTHAGE_4) Level 3 Fortified Qart-Hadasht (dei_main_city_CARTHAGE_4_fort) Level 3 Commercial Qart-Hadasht (dei_main_city_CARTHAGE_4_trade) Level 3 Royal Barracks (rom_HELLENIC_military_main_heavy_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Qarthadastim Adirim Loyalists Punic Rebels
Hannibal at the Gates	Qarthadastim (Hannibal at the Gates) Adirim Loyalists (Hannibal at the Gates) Punic Rebels (Hannibal at the Gates)
Imperator Augustus	Punic Rebels (Imperator Augustus)