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Noble Horsemen Dacia (Imperator Augustus)Dacia (Imperator Augustus) Shock Cavalry

Noble Horsemen

These noblemen are well able to smash an enemy line, given the chance to charge.

The exact origins of the Dacians are something of a mystery. Dacian lands were centred around the Carpathian Mountains but, unlike their Thracian neighbours, they seldom got involved in the conflicts of others. The Dacians fought almost entirely on foot, and usually looked to their Sarmatian allies when serious cavalry were needed. Many Dacian infantry fought as peltasts, equipped with javelins, short swords and oval shields, but they also fielded archers. However, the Dacians were most feared because of a weapon called the 'falx', which they used with deadly, limb-lopping skill. A two-handed sword with a forward-curving blade, a falx could cut a man in two from the top of his head to his breastbone. This weapon was so effective that the Romans improved their legionary armour to cope with it. The brow-ridge on later legionary helmets was there to stop a blow from a falx. Rome’s eventual victory in the Dacian Wars (AD101-106), celebrated by Trajan’s Column, finally dealt with the warlike Dacian tribes once and for all.

Noble Horsemen

Unit Name

Noble Horsemen

Main Unit Key

Dac_Noble_Horsemen

Land Unit Key

Dac_Noble_Horsemen

Naval Unit Key

barbarian_transport_small

Soldiers

90

Category

Cavalry

Class

Shock Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost

840

Recruitment Cost

920

Upkeep Cost

100

Melee Attack

43

Weapon Damage

31

├ Melee Weapon

rome_lance

├ Melee Damage Base

16

├ Melee Damage Ap

15

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Large

10

├ Bonus vs Elephants

12

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

61

Melee Defence

33

├ Base Defence

33

├ Shield

none

└ Shield Defence

0

Armour

77

├ Armour

scale_elite

├ Armour Defence

77

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

140

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_very_heavy

├ Man Health

60

├ Bonus Hit Points

20

├ Mount

rome_celtic_horse_lance_vh

├ Mount Entity

rome_horse_very_heavy_shock

└ Mount Health

60

Base Morale

65

Abilities

Noble Horsemen
  • Wedge
    The unit moves into a wedge-shaped attack formation.
    Charge bonus, melee attack
    Acceleration, melee defence
  • Trample
    Charges are more effective for an extended time.
    Charge bonus
    Exertion: fatigue

Attributes

  • Encourage
    This unit provides a morale bonus to nearby allies.
  • Hide (forest)
    This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Light Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Noble Horsemen
  • Very good charge
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Weak in prolonged melee
  • Good morale
Requires Buildings
Noble Horsemen Lv. 1 Horse Ranch
Horse Ranch
(barb_agriculture_horse_4)
Level 3