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Auxiliary Cavalry

Skilled in close-combat, these cavalrymen are also well protected.

The thureos, a large oval-shaped shield, became common throughout the Hellenistic world from the 3rd century BC. Made from wood covered in hide, it differed from the earlier Greek hoplon in having a central handgrip, which was protected by a vertical spine running the length of the shield. This in turn could be further reinforced by the addition of a wide metal strip that protected the grip and the user’s hand. Inspired by the sub-rectangular and oval shields of the Celts, possibly through contact with the migrating Galatians, its usage seems to have spread through the Illyrian and Thracian tribes before it was adopted by the Greeks. Although large, the thureos was light in comparison to the traditional hoplon, and was adopted by heavily-armoured peltasts. Named after their shields, 'thureophoroi' could fight as common peltasts, skirmishing with javelins, but could also form up with their larger shields and longer spears in a similar fashion to a phalanx. The versatile and useful design of the thureos meant it was used by many armies, including the auxiliaries and cavalry of the later Roman Legions.

Auxiliary Cavalry

Unit Name

Auxiliary Cavalry

Main Unit Key

Aux_Cav

Land Unit Key

Aux_Cav

Naval Unit Key

roman_transport

Soldiers

90

Category

Cavalry

Class

Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost

630

Recruitment Cost

630

Upkeep Cost

85

Melee Attack

30

Weapon Damage

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

34

Melee Defence

77

├ Base Defence

42

├ Shield

cavalry

└ Shield Defence

35

Armour

87

├ Armour

mail

├ Armour Defence

57

└ Shield Armour

30

Health

115

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_heavy

├ Man Health

55

├ Bonus Hit Points

10

├ Mount

rome_horse_spear_shield_h

├ Mount Entity

rome_horse_heavy

└ Mount Health

50

Base Morale

55

Abilities

Auxiliary Cavalry
  • 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
Auxiliary Cavalry
  • Good attack
  • Average defence
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Average morale
Requires Buildings
Auxiliary Cavalry Lv. 0 Auxiliary Barracks
Auxiliary Barracks
(rome_military_aux_3)
Level 2
Auxiliary Cavalry Lv. 1 Auxiliary Garrison
Auxiliary Garrison
(rome_military_aux_4)
Level 3