Ostrogothic Kingdom (The Last Roman) Faction

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Ostrogothic Kingdom (The Last Roman) Military Tier 10

Western Heavy Cavalry Tactics

The thunder of cavalry sweeps away all before it.

As the Roman Empire divided and struggled into late antiquity, one of the chief problems its army had to address was its cavalry, which was greatly inferior compared to that of its enemies. The Hunnic and barbarian hordes that swept down from the steppes did so on horseback, and to the east the Sassanid armies smashed their foes apart with decisive heavy cataphracts. Rome was slow to adapt to the changing face of mounted warfare, as their chief allies primarily fielded foot soldiers. The Eastern Roman Empire, particularly, developed the clibinarii based on the eastern cataphracts, as a response to the threat posed by the unstoppable Sassanid charge. There is some debate amongst historians as to when cavalry achieved superiority over infantry, beginning the paradigm shift leading to the eventual rise of mounted knights and their dominance of the battlefield. Many believe it started at the Battle of Adrianople when the power of the Gothic heavy cavalry swept the Romans' heavy infantry from the field. However, many centuries passed before the medieval knights' spectacular war-winning combination of heavy horse and armour became the norm.

Effects

Recruitment capacity: +1 (all forces)
Charge bonus: +5% for cavalry units (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
Charge bonus: +5% (faction_to_force_own_unseen)

Requires
Requires Technologies	New Conscription System New Tactics

Enables
Enables Technologies	Federate Forces
Enables Units Upgrade	Catafractarii Cost 150 Upgrade To Scholae Gentiles Contarii Cost 150 Upgrade To Scholae Gentiles Equites Dalmatae Cost 150 Upgrade To Equites Promoti

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