Dacia (Imperator Augustus) Missile Cavalry

Thracian Chosen Cavalry

Very powerful Thracian cavalry equipped with lethal javelins and a sica for close combat.

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.

Abilities

Thracian Chosen Cavalry

• Wedge
  The unit moves into a wedge-shaped attack formation.
  Charge bonus, melee attack
  Acceleration, melee defence
• Quick Reload
  Improved reloading for an extended time.
  Shots per minute
  Exertion: fatigue

Attributes

• Resistant to Fatigue
  Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit.
• 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.
• Parthian Shot
  This unit can fire all around and not just in-front of itself.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Transport

• Very poor hull strength
• Very slow speed
• Weak ramming

Thracian Chosen Cavalry

• Short range
• Fast rate of fire
• Fast moving
• Very good damage and armour penetration
• Large shield
• Very weak in melee
• Poor morale

Dacia (Imperator Augustus) Units
General (3)
1.Noble Horsemen
2.Noble Spears
3.Noble Swords
Melee Infantry (10)
4.Falxmen
5.Noble Swords
6.Thracian Chosen Infantry
7.Thracian Infantry
8.Triballoi Swordsmen
9.Costobocii Axemen
10.Dacian Elite Falxmen
11.Daoi Elite Infantry
12.Dii Swordsmen
13.Dacian Axe Nobles
Missile Infantry (7)
14.Dacian Bowmen
15.Dacian Heavy Bowmen
16.Dacian Heavy Skirmishers
17.Dacian Skirmishers
18.Dacian Elite Archers
19.Dacian Elite Skirmishers
20.Dacian Noble Archers
Spear Infantry (9)
21.Armoured Spears
22.Heavy Spears
23.Noble Spears
24.Spear Warriors
25.Spears
26.Dacian Tribesmen
27.Getohellenic Hoplites
28.Bessi Spearmen
29.Kapidaua Spears
Melee Cavalry (2)
30.Spear Horsemen
31.Tarabostes
Missile Cavalry (4)
32.Bow Horsemen
33.Thracian Chosen Cavalry
34.Noble Horse Archers
35.Skirmisher Cavalry
Shock Cavalry (2)
36.Noble Horsemen
37.Dacian Horsemen
Fixed Artillery (3)
38.Dacian Giant Ballista
39.Dacian Bastion Scorpion
40.Dacian Scorpion (Fixed)
Field Artillery (6)
41.Dacian Bastion Ballista
42.Dacian Ballista
43.Dacian Scorpion
44.Dacian Heavy Onager
45.Dacian Bastion Onager
46.Dacian Onager
Admiral (1)
47.Heavy Raider - Falxmen
Melee Ship (4)
48.Heavy Raider - Falxmen
49.Persian Assault Teteres - Heavy Spears
50.Medium Assault Raider - Heavy Spears
51.Assault Raider - Spears
Missile Ship (2)
52.Greek Missile Penteres - Dacian Bowmen
53.Missile Raider - Dacian Skirmishers
Artillery Ship (2)
54.Roman Light Artillery Quinquereme - Dacian Ballista (Ship)
55.Roman Artillery Quinquereme - Dacian Onager (Ship)