Auxiliary Tarantine Cavalry
Good, skilled horsemen will always find a place in the ranks of the Roman army.Taranto, in Magna Graecia, has a rich history. Founded in 706BC as Taras, it began as the home of the Partheniae, Spartans exiled due to their impure bloodlines. Fortunately, the colony was able to breed superb warhorses, and so its warriors duly grew in reputation. Tarantine cavalry could be combined well with a slow-moving phalanx, providing a rapid and flexible defensive screen for the hoplites’ exposed flanks. Their suitability for such a role, in addition to a growing need for mercenaries in the armies of the Hellenistic world, saw that the Tarantines were much sought after. By the 3rd century BC there was some evidence to suggest that they no longer came exclusively from Taranto itself, the word 'Tarantine' referring more to the unit’s tactics and weaponry rather than its geographic origins.
Unit Name Auxiliary Tarantine Cavalry |
Main Unit Key Aux_Gre_Tarantine_cav |
Land Unit Key Aux_Gre_Tarantine_cav |
Naval Unit Key roman_transport |
Soldiers 90 |
Category Cavalry |
Class Missile Cavalry |
Custom Battle Cost 670 |
Recruitment Cost 670 |
Upkeep Cost 85 |
30 |
├ Missile Weapon rome_wooden_javelin |
├ Projectile javelin_wooden |
├ Missile Damage 17 |
├ Missile Ap Damage 13 |
└ Base Reload Time 9 |
Accuracy 5 |
Range 75 |
Reload 23 |
Shots Per Minute 9 |
Ammunition 18 |
Melee Attack 28 |
38 |
├ Melee Weapon rome_kopis |
├ Melee Damage Base 32 |
├ Melee Damage Ap 6 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Large 0 |
├ Bonus vs Elephants 0 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 6 |
Charge Bonus 22 |
55 |
├ Base Defence 20 |
├ Shield cavalry |
└ Shield Defence 35 |
82 |
├ Armour spolas |
├ Armour Defence 52 |
└ Shield Armour 30 |
110 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium |
├ Man Health 55 |
├ Bonus Hit Points 15 |
├ Mount rome_hellenic_horse_sword_shield_m |
├ Mount Entity rome_horse_medium |
└ Mount Health 40 |
Base Morale 45 |
Abilities
Auxiliary Tarantine Cavalry- 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
- Short range
- Fast rate of fire
- Fast moving
- Very good damage and armour penetration
- Large shield
- Very weak in melee
- Poor morale
Recuitment Requirement | |
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Unit Resouces | Auxilia_Hellenic |
Requires Buildings | |
Lv. 0 |
Auxiliary Barracks
(rome_military_aux_3) Level 2 |
Lv. 1 |
Auxiliary Garrison
(rome_military_aux_4) Level 3 |
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Samnite Wars | |
Hannibal at the Gates | |
Imperator Augustus |