Praetorian Cavalry
An elite heavy cavalry bodyguard, capable of a decisive charge.The word 'praetorian' comes from the elite guards of the Praetor, the commanding general. Founded in the 6th century BC, the cohors praetoria consisted of the hand-picked infantry or cavalry who guarded their general and his command tent. At first, they were recruited exclusively from among Roman citizens, but later other Latin peoples were allowed to join. The praetorians enjoyed prestigious status in the Roman army and, when Augustus came to power, they were the only soldiers allowed inside Rome. Augustus anticipated that they could be used politically as well as militarily, something of a gamble for the new Emperor, as he was keen to assert the Republican nature of his regime. Barracked just outside Rome, the praetorians were charged with keeping order during all public events. Later, as the Imperial bodyguard, they served in military campaigns only when the Emperor himself was present. This happened frequently as later Emperors emerged from the ranks of the army during the 1st century AD.
Unit Name Praetorian Cavalry |
Main Unit Key Rom_Praetorian_Cav |
Land Unit Key Rom_Praetorian_Cav |
Naval Unit Key roman_transport |
Soldiers 90 |
Category Cavalry |
Class Melee Cavalry |
Custom Battle Cost 1000 |
Recruitment Cost 1000 |
Upkeep Cost 100 |
Melee Attack 39 |
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 39 |
92 |
├ Base Defence 57 |
├ Shield cavalry |
└ Shield Defence 35 |
87 |
├ Armour mail |
├ Armour Defence 57 |
└ Shield Armour 30 |
140 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_very_heavy |
├ Man Health 60 |
├ Bonus Hit Points 20 |
├ Mount rome_horse_spear_shield_vh |
├ Mount Entity rome_horse_very_heavy |
└ Mount Health 60 |
Base Morale 65 |
Abilities
Praetorian Cavalry- 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. - 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
Transport- Very poor hull strength
- Very slow speed
- Weak ramming
- Very good attack
- Average defence
- Low damage but average armour penetration
- Good morale
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Samnite Wars | |
Imperator Augustus |