Pontus Shock Cavalry

Pontic Royal Cavalry

Heavy cavalry are an excellent tool for a commander, and well able to break lesser opponents.

Like the Companion cavalry of Macedon, these elite horsemen from the lands of Parthia and Pontus were recruited from among the nobility and social elite. Gradually they developed into a permanent and professional bodyguard force. Following both Hellenic and Persian traditions, they were armed with lances and armoured in a similar fashion to their Macedonian counterparts, but their mounts were armoured in eastern style. This gave their charges extra weight and meant that they were not only a counter to other cavalry forces, but could also be sent into the flanks of densely-packed infantry. The eastern influence also meant that the nobles were quite at home using the bow, as they had spent their formative years hunting from horseback.

Abilities

Pontic Royal Cavalry

• Diamond
  The unit moves into a diamond-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

Pontic Royal Cavalry

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

Pontus Units
General (4)
1.Pontic Swordsmen
2.Bronze Shield Pikemen
3.Pontic Royal Cavalry
4.Scythed Chariots
Melee Infantry (3)
5.Hillmen
6.Mob
7.Pontic Swordsmen
Missile Infantry (4)
8.Eastern Archers
9.Eastern Javelinmen
10.Pontic Peltasts
11.Eastern Slingers
Pike Infantry (3)
12.Bronze Shield Pikemen
13.Levy Pikemen
14.Pikemen
Spear Infantry (3)
15.Eastern Spearmen
16.Hoplites
17.Thureos Spears
Melee Cavalry (3)
18.Cappadocian Cavalry
19.Noble Blood Cavalry
20.Citizen Cavalry
Missile Cavalry (1)
21.Horse Skirmishers
Shock Cavalry (1)
22.Pontic Royal Cavalry
Chariot (1)
23.Scythed Chariots
Fixed Artillery (3)
24.Eastern Giant Ballista
25.Eastern Bastion Scorpion
26.Eastern Scorpion (Fixed)
Field Artillery (7)
27.Eastern Bastion Ballista
28.Eastern Ballista
29.Eastern Scorpion
30.Eastern Large Onager
31.Eastern Bastion Onager
32.Eastern Onager
33.Scorpion Pot Ballista
Admiral (3)
34.Tower Penteres - Eastern Archers
35.Assault Tetreres - Hillmen
36.Tower Hexeres - Pontic Swordsmen
Melee Ship (5)
37.Assault Tetreres - Hillmen
38.Tower Hexeres - Pontic Swordsmen
39.Assault Hexeres - Pontic Swordsmen
40.Fire Pot Dieres - Thureos Spears
41.Assault Dieres - Thureos Spears
Missile Ship (7)
42.Scorpion Penteres - Eastern Archers
43.Tower Penteres - Eastern Archers
44.Missile Penteres - Eastern Archers
45.Scorpion Trieres - Eastern Archers
46.Missile Trieres - Eastern Archers
47.Raiding Hemiolia - Eastern Javelinmen
48.Pursuit Trihemiolia - Pontic Peltasts
Artillery Ship (2)
49.Light Artillery Penteres - Eastern Ballista (Ship)
50.Artillery Penteres - Eastern Onager (Ship)