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Equites Octavo Dalmatia

The equites Dalmatae were the largest category of the new cavalry vexillationes. At the beginning of the fifth century, the Notitia Dignitatum lists 48 units of equites Dalmatae deployed throughout the Roman Empire.

Developing throughout the Republic, from to the recruitment of allied horsemen from Iberia, Gaul, Numidia and Thrace, Roman legionary cavalry adapted to meet changing needs and resources. The cavalry of each Legion originally included 300 Equites and 600-900 Socii, giving a typical consular army of two Legions around 1,800-2,400 cavalry. During the Samnite, Pyrrhic, Punic and Jugurthine Wars, and with the demands of a growing empire, there was a gradual move away to using allied cavalry. As the equites became legionary officers and then the Socii became citizens, cavalry recruits from Italy became scarce: by the time of Caesar’s Gallic campaigns the Legions relied almost exclusively on allied cavalry. Equipment changed little during this period. The spear and chainmail adopted by the equites, probably influenced by the Celts, came full-circle with the recruitment of later Gallic cavalry. Helmet and shield styles did change and the small round shield of the equites became the versatile thureos.

Equites Octavo Dalmatia

Unit Name

Equites Octavo Dalmatia

Main Unit Key

Equites_Octavo_Dalmatia

Land Unit Key

Equites_Octavo_Dalmatia

Naval Unit Key

roman_transport

Soldiers

90

Category

Cavalry

Class

Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost

1020

Recruitment Cost

1020

Upkeep Cost

100

Melee Attack

37

Weapon Damage

32

├ Melee Weapon

rome_spear_cav_elite

├ Melee Damage Base

21

├ Melee Damage Ap

11

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Large

10

├ Bonus vs Elephants

14

└ Bonus vs Infantry

10

Charge Bonus

60

Melee Defence

87

├ Base Defence

52

├ Shield

cavalry

└ Shield Defence

35

Armour

87

├ Armour

mail

├ Armour Defence

57

└ Shield Armour

30

Health

135

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_very_heavy

├ Man Health

60

├ Bonus Hit Points

15

├ Mount

rome_horse_spear_shield_vh

├ Mount Entity

rome_horse_very_heavy

└ Mount Health

60

Base Morale

65

Abilities

Equites Octavo Dalmatia
  • Draco
    Reduces the effectiveness against mounted units of any nearby enemies for an extended time.
    Bonus vs cavalry, bonus vs elephants, bracing
  • Cavalry Testudo
    The unit raises their shields and turns towards the aggressor.
    Protection against missiles
    Can't move
  • Flying Wedge
    The unit moves into a flying wedge-shaped attack formation.
    Charge bonus, melee attack
    Acceleration, melee defence

Attributes

  • 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
Equites Octavo Dalmatia
  • Very good attack
  • Average defence
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Good morale
Requires Buildings
Equites Octavo Dalmatia Lv. 1 Auxiliary Garrison
Auxiliary Garrison
(rome_military_aux_4)
Level 3