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Massaloi Epilektoi Hippeis

(Massilian Royal Cavalry)

These heavy cavalry are an excellent tool for a commander, well able to break lesser opponents.

The early Greek cavalry took roughly the same form throughout the city-states, being comprised of citizens able to afford and maintain a horse. After the Greco-Persian Wars, city-states such as Athens founded more permanent cavalry funded by annual grants. Right through the Peloponnesian War however, this volunteer cavalry continued to be few in numbers, and was used principally to chase skirmishers and fleeing hoplites. It was not that cavalry were ineffectual in Greek warfare, as shown by the Theban victory at the Battle of Delium in 424BC, but until this time they had been underused and lacked the numbers to make a decisive impact. Often wearing a metal helm and a mailed cuirass reaching down to their knees, they were equipped with a long sword and a spear, usable as both a lance and a javelin. However, a lack of saddle and stirrups, unused by the Greeks of the time, made them relatively easy to knock from horseback.

Massaloi Epilektoi Hippeis

Unit Name

Massaloi Epilektoi Hippeis

Main Unit Key

Mas_Royal_Cav

Land Unit Key

Mas_Royal_Cav

Naval Unit Key

pel_transport

Soldiers

100

Category

Cavalry

Class

Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost

2048

Recruitment Cost

2048

Upkeep Cost

410

Melee Attack

38

Weapon Damage

9

├ Melee Weapon

cspear4

├ Weapon Damage

9

├ Weapon Deadliness

0

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry

2

├ Bonus vs. Elephants

2

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

29

Melee Defence

54

├ Base Defence

23

├ Shield

cshield3

└ Shield Defence

31

Armour

16

├ Armour

carm8

├ Armour Defence

16

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

20

├ Man Entity

heavy_medium

├ Man Health

20

├ Bonus Hit Points

0

├ Mount

rome_hellenic_horse_spear_shield_vh

├ Mount Entity

rome_horse_very_heavy_spr

└ Mount Health

0

Base Morale

65

Abilities

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

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.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Massaloi Epilektoi Hippeis
  • Very good attack
  • Average defence
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Good morale
Requires Buildings
Massaloi Epilektoi Hippeis Lv. 0 Hoplite Barracks
Hoplite Barracks
(rom_HELLENIC_military_main_heavy_3)
Level 2
Massaloi Epilektoi Hippeis Lv. 1 Royal Barracks
Royal Barracks
(rom_HELLENIC_military_main_heavy_4)
Level 3
Faction Availability
Grand Campaign
Caesar in Gaul
Hannibal at the Gates