Auxiliary Illyrian Cavalry
Romans are infantrymen; it makes sense, then, to use whatever auxiliary cavalry can be found.The Iberians were a warlike collection of tribes and peoples, and this ensured their independence from both Carthage and Rome for many years. They supplied mercenaries to both sides, and were widely respected for their tactical skills and courage. Their use of the deadly falcata sword added to their reputation too. The Romans called the distinctive Iberian sword type the 'machaera Hispana' but these are now referred to as the 'falcata'. These were extremely sharp, slashing, single-edged weapons with curved back edges. The term single-edged is also slightly misleading, as the point was sharpened on the back edge as well as the front. The balance of the blade was towards the broad tip, making a blow from one of these extremely powerful. In the hands of a master, a falcata could easily dismember an opponent. The skills of Iberian metal workers added to the blade’s deadliness; their steel was generally of very high quality.
Unit Name Auxiliary Illyrian Cavalry |
Main Unit Key Aux_Ill_Cav |
Land Unit Key Aux_Ill_Cav |
Naval Unit Key roman_transport |
Soldiers 90 |
Category Cavalry |
Class Melee Cavalry |
Custom Battle Cost 420 |
Recruitment Cost 420 |
Upkeep Cost 70 |
Melee Attack 18 |
29 |
├ Melee Weapon rome_spear_cav |
├ Melee Damage Base 19 |
├ Melee Damage Ap 10 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Large 10 |
├ Bonus vs Elephants 12 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 10 |
Charge Bonus 21 |
59 |
├ Base Defence 24 |
├ Shield cavalry |
└ Shield Defence 35 |
72 |
├ Armour chest |
├ Armour Defence 42 |
└ Shield Armour 30 |
105 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium |
├ Man Health 55 |
├ Bonus Hit Points 10 |
├ Mount rome_celtic_horse_spear_shield_m |
├ Mount Entity rome_horse_medium |
└ Mount Health 40 |
Base Morale 30 |
Abilities
Auxiliary Illyrian Cavalry- Diamond
The unit moves into a diamond-shaped attack formation.
Charge bonus, melee attack
Acceleration, melee defence
Attributes
- 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
- Average attack
- Weak defence
- Low damage but average armour penetration
- Poor morale
Recuitment Requirement | ||||||||
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Unit Resouces | Auxilia_Illyrian | |||||||
Imperator Augustus Regions
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Requires Buildings | ||||||||
Lv. 0 |
Auxiliary Camp
(rome_military_aux_2) Level 1
Auxiliary Barracks
(rome_military_aux_3) Level 2 |
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Lv. 1 |
Auxiliary Garrison
(rome_military_aux_4) Level 3 |
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Samnite Wars | |
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