Thracian Horsemen
Horsemen who have offered the service of their steeds to the local garrison commander in the unthinkable event that their homes should come under threat.Homer, Greece’s greatest poet, praised the Thracians as “a race of horsemen”. The Thracians bred horses for racing and later improved the breed for warfare. Their horses were said to be larger and sturdier than those of the nomadic tribes to the north, and generally considered a match for most large Greek and Persian war horses. As cavalrymen, Thracians favoured speed and mobility above armour, making them well suited for tribal warfare of raids and skirmishing. When fighting as mercenaries and allies they were the perfect swift skirmishers for harassing enemies, often to the point of defeat and death, pelting a foe with javelins as they rode around at high speed.
Unit Name Thracian Horsemen |
Main Unit Key GAR_Thr_Garrisoned_Horsemen |
Land Unit Key GAR_Thr_Garrisoned_Horsemen |
Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport_small |
Soldiers 120 |
Category Cavalry |
Class Missile Cavalry |
Custom Battle Cost 795 |
Recruitment Cost 994 |
Upkeep Cost 100 |
14 |
├ Missile Weapon javelin2 |
├ Projectile javelin2 |
├ Missile Damage 14 |
├ Missile Ap Damage 0 |
└ Base Reload Time 9 |
Accuracy 10 |
Range 85 |
Reload 18 |
Shots Per Minute 8 |
Ammunition 6 |
Melee Attack 16 |
7 |
├ Melee Weapon dagger2 |
├ Weapon Damage 7 |
├ Weapon Deadliness 0 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 0 |
├ Bonus vs. Elephants 0 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 22 |
41 |
├ Base Defence 15 |
├ Shield cshield2 |
└ Shield Defence 26 |
2 |
├ Armour carm0 |
├ Armour Defence 2 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
20 |
├ Man Entity light_medium |
├ Man Health 20 |
├ Bonus Hit Points 0 |
├ Mount rome_celtic_horse_sword_shield_l |
├ Mount Entity rome_horse_light |
└ Mount Health 0 |
Base Morale 35 |
Abilities
Thracian Horsemen- Stamina (good)
Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat. - 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. - 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
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Imperator Augustus |