Excubitores Cavalry Guard
Dogmatic and determined, these mounted warriors see the Emperor is protected.Before the rule of Constantine the Great, the Emperor’s protection was vested to the Praetorian Guard. After an ill-fated rebellion, however, Constantine defeated the Praetorians, dissolved their order and appointed the Scholae Palatinae as his personal guard in their place. Yet even they found themselves relegated to little more than parade troops with little military backbone. The solution arrived In AD460, when Leo I inaugurated the ‘Excubitores’, or 'Sentinels', a small, elite military squad based at Constantinople. Such proximity to the Emperor meant that the Excubitores, and particularly their leader, became extremely important. In fact many future Emperors held that very post before being elevated to the highest office, as in the case of Justin I.
Unit Name Excubitores Cavalry Guard |
Main Unit Key att_rom_excubitores_cavalry_guard |
Land Unit Key att_rom_excubitores_cavalry_guard |
Naval Unit Key att_cor_light_rom |
Soldiers 80 |
Category Cavalry |
Class Melee Cavalry |
Custom Battle Cost 725 |
Recruitment Cost 725 |
Upkeep Cost 405 |
Melee Attack 47 |
32 |
├ Melee Weapon att_axe |
├ Melee Base Damage 16 |
├ Armour-piercing Damage 16 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Attack Against Cavalry 0 |
├ Attack Against Elephants 0 |
└ Attack Against Infantry 10 |
Charge Bonus 52 |
37 |
├ Base Defence 7 |
├ Shield att_round_small |
└ Shield Defence 30 |
35 |
├ Armour att_mail_heavy |
├ Armour Defence 30 |
└ Shield Armour 5 |
239 |
├ Man Entity att_infantry_medium |
├ Man Health 90 |
├ Bonus Hit Points 24 |
├ Mount att_rom_excubitores_cavalry_guard_horse |
├ Mount Entity att_horse_medium |
└ Mount Health 125 |
Morale 45 |
Abilities
Excubitores Cavalry Guard- Diamond
The unit moves into a diamond-shaped attack formation. - Steady
Improves the unit's ability to defend at the cost of their mobility.
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
No Strengths and Weaknesses
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign |