Rome (Samnite Wars) Shock Cavalry

Auxiliary Persian Cavalry

A wise Roman commander recognises cavalry talent, and values it.

Very few Persians were professional soldiers and, apart from the earlier elite Achaemenid Immortals and some mercenary hoplites, none were formally trained or drilled. Instead, troops were levied by rich land owners as an obligation during times of war. Levied infantry included slingers, archers and javelin throwers, all wearing little armour but some with shields for protection. As might be expected due to the local terrain, cavalry was an important component in an eastern army, and several types were raised. Lighter cavalry wore iron or bronze scale armour over a tunic; these mounted warriors carried javelins and a sword but had no shield. Horse archers were used to wear down infantry with fast, ruthless attacks. Heavy cavalry included a royal bodyguard. The Parthians, and later the Sassanid Persians, developed all-over horse armour to protect their valued steeds as well as the fearsome cataphract warriors. These were as armoured as any late medieval knight.

Abilities

Auxiliary Persian Cavalry

• Trample
  Charges are more effective for an extended time.
  Charge bonus
  Exertion: fatigue

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.
• Resistant to Heat
  This unit tires less quickly in the desert.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Transport

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

Auxiliary Persian Cavalry

• Very good charge
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Weak in prolonged melee
• Good morale

Rome (Samnite Wars) Units
General (3)
1.General & Bodyguard
2.Legatus
3.Legatus Praetorianum Comitari
Command (3)
4.General & Bodyguard
5.Legatus
6.Legatus Praetorianum Comitari
Melee Infantry (35)
7.Auxiliary Bactrian Hillmen
8.Auxiliary Axe Warriors
9.Auxiliary Naked Swords
10.Auxiliary Short Swords
11.Auxiliary Celtic Warriors
12.Auxiliary Falxmen
13.Auxiliary Hillmen
14.Auxiliary Egyptian Infantry
15.Auxiliary Gallic Warriors
16.Auxiliary Scutarii
17.Auxiliary Iberian Swordsmen
18.Auxiliary Coastal Levies
19.Auxiliary Illyrian Raiders
20.Socii Extraordinarii
21.Socii Hastati
22.Auxiliary Thracian Warriors
23.Armoured Legionaries
24.Eagle Cohort
25.Evocati Cohort
26.First Cohort
27.Gladiators
28.Gladiatrices
29.Hastati
30.Legionaries
31.Legionary Cohort
32.Plebs
33.Praetorian Guard
34.Praetorians
35.Principes
36.Veteran Legionaries
37.Dismounted Legatus Praetorianum
38.Gladiator Champions
39.Second Cohort
40.Heavy Legionaries
41.Early Legionaries
Missile Infantry (21)
42.Auxiliary Sabaean Archers
43.Auxiliary Briton Slingers
44.Auxiliary Celtic Skirmishers
45.Auxiliary Dacian Bowmen
46.Auxiliary Dacian Skirmishers
47.Auxiliary Eastern Javelinmen
48.Auxiliary Egyptian Archers
49.Auxiliary Gallic Hunters
50.Auxiliary Longbow Hunters
51.Auxiliary Cretan Archers
52.Auxiliary Peltasts
53.Auxiliary Rhodian Slingers
54.Auxiliary Balearic Slingers
55.Auxiliary Iberian Slingers
56.Auxiliary Numidian Javelinmen
57.Auxiliary Persian Archers
58.Auxiliary Syrian Archers
59.Auxiliary Thracian Peltasts
60.Leves
61.Velites
62.Roman Archers
Spear Infantry (17)
63.Auxiliary Sabaean Spearmen
64.Auxiliary Arabian Spearmen
65.Auxiliary Spear Band
66.Auxiliary Dacian Spears
67.Auxiliary Spear Brothers
68.Auxiliary Hoplites
69.Auxiliary Infantry
70.Auxiliary Parthian Spearmen
71.Gladiator Spearmen
72.Spear Gladiatrices
73.Rorarii
74.Triarii
75.Vigiles
76.City Guards
77.Auxiliary Betica Cohort
78.Roman Auxiliary Spearmen
79.Late Roman Imperial Spearmen
Melee Cavalry (23)
80.Auxiliary Sabaean Cavalry
81.Auxiliary Camel Spearmen
82.Auxiliary Arabian Cavalry
83.Auxiliary Bactrian Light Horse
84.Auxiliary Briton Scout Riders
85.Auxiliary Cavalry
86.Auxiliary Celtic Light Horse
87.Auxiliary Spear Horsemen
88.Auxiliary Cappadocian Cavalry
89.Auxiliary Gallic Light Horse
90.Auxiliary Noble Horse
91.Auxiliary Citizen Cavalry
92.Auxiliary Iberian Cavalry
93.Auxiliary Scutarii Cavalry
94.Auxiliary Illyrian Cavalry
95.Socii Equites
96.Equites
97.Legionary Cavalry
98.Praetorian Cavalry
99.Legatus Praetorianum
100.Mounted Sword Legionaries
101.Equites Singulares Augusti
102.Equites Octavo Dalmatia
Missile Cavalry (11)
103.Auxiliary Camel Archers
104.Auxiliary Horse Skirmishers
105.Auxiliary Germanic Scout Riders
106.Auxiliary Tarantine Cavalry
107.Auxiliary Cantabrian Cavalry
108.Auxiliary Numidian Cavalry
109.Auxiliary Parthian Horse Archers
110.Auxiliary Sarmatian Horse Archers
111.Auxiliary Armoured Horse Archers
112.Auxiliary Scythian Horse Archers
113.Auxiliary Thracian Cavalry
Shock Cavalry (4)
114.Socii Equites Extraordinarii
115.Auxiliary Persian Cavalry
116.Auxiliary Armoured Lancers
117.Auxiliary Sarmatian Lancers
Elephant (2)
118.Auxiliary African Elephants
119.Auxiliary Indian War Elephants
Fixed Artillery (4)
120.Roman Giant Ballista
121.Roman Polybolos
122.Roman Bastion Scorpion
123.Roman Scorpion (Fixed)
Field Artillery (7)
124.Roman Bastion Ballista
125.Roman Ballista
126.Roman Beehive Onager
127.Roman Scorpion
128.Roman Heavy Onager
129.Roman Bastion Onager
130.Roman Onager
Special (1)
131.War Dogs
Admiral (2)
132.Pursuit Trihemiolia - Leves
133.Assault Quadreme - Principes
Melee Ship (34)
134.Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Sabaean Spearmen
135.Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Arabian Spearmen
136.Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Bactrian Hillmen
137.Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Spear Band
138.Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Axe Warriors
139.Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Celtic Warriors
140.Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Dacian Spears
141.Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Hillmen
142.Assault Quadreme - Auxiliary Egyptian Infantry
143.Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Gallic Warriors
144.Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Spear Brothers
145.Assault Quadreme - Auxiliary Hoplites
146.Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Iberian Swordsmen
147.Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Coastal Levies
148.Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Illyrian Raiders
149.Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Infantry
150.Assault Quadreme - Socii Extraordinarii
151.Assault Quadreme - Socii Hastati
152.Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Parthian Spearmen
153.Tower Hexareme - Evocati Cohort
154.Assault Hexareme - Evocati Cohort
155.Fire Pot Bireme - Hastati
156.Assault Bireme - Hastati
157.Assault Quadreme - Legionaries
158.Fire Pot Bireme - Legionaries
159.Assault Bireme - Legionaries
160.Assault Quadreme - Legionary Cohort
161.Fire Pot Bireme - Legionary Cohort
162.Assault Bireme - Legionary Cohort
163.Assault Quadreme - Principes
164.Tower Hexareme - Triarii
165.Assault Hexareme - Triarii
166.Tower Hexareme - Veteran Legionaries
167.Assault Hexareme - Veteran Legionaries
Missile Ship (20)
168.Missile Trireme - Auxiliary Sabaean Archers
169.Missile Trireme - Auxiliary Briton Slingers
170.Missile Trireme - Auxiliary Celtic Skirmishers
171.Missile Trireme - Auxiliary Dacian Bowmen
172.Missile Trireme - Auxiliary Eastern Javelinmen
173.Missile Quinquereme - Auxiliary Egyptian Archers
174.Missile Trireme - Auxiliary Longbow Hunters
175.Missile Quinquereme - Auxiliary Cretan Archers
176.Missile Quinquereme - Auxiliary Peltasts
177.Missile Quinquereme - Auxiliary Rhodian Slingers
178.Missile Trireme - Auxiliary Balearic Slingers
179.Missile Trireme - Auxiliary Iberian Slingers
180.Missile Trireme - Auxiliary Numidian Javelinmen
181.Missile Trireme - Auxiliary Persian Archers
182.Missile Trireme - Auxiliary Thracian Peltasts
183.Raiding Hemiolia - Leves
184.Scorpion Trireme - Leves
185.Missile Trireme - Leves
186.Pursuit Trihemiolia - Leves
187.Missile Quinquereme - Velites
Artillery Ship (2)
188.Light Artillery Quinquereme - Roman Ballista (Ship)
189.Artillery Quinquereme - Roman Onager (Ship)