Messapians (Rise of the Republic) Missile Cavalry

Iapygian Horse Skirmishers

The Apulia region of southeastern Italy was inhabited by Iapygian tribes, an ancient Indo-European people who were most likely Illyrians who had crossed the Adriatic Sea and settled. Three tribes inhabited Italy's eastern coasts: the Daunians, Peucetians and Messapians. All three spoke the same language, but were different in other aspects of their culture and traditions. Iapygians were similar to Greeks in that they did not have a centralised kingdom, instead co-existing as independent city-states. Relations between Iapygians and their Greek neighbours were initially peaceful and focused on trade until 473BC, when the Greek polis Taras attempted to conquer Iapygian towns. Apulian city-states participated in the Second Peloponnesian War as allies of Athens, providing archers for their expeditionary force against Syracuse. Ultimately, the entire expedition was destroyed, further damaging relations between the Iapygians and Greeks.

Unit Name Iapygian Horse Skirmishers

Main Unit Key inv_app_horse_skirmishers

Land Unit Key inv_app_horse_skirmishers

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Missile Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 650

Recruitment Cost 650

Upkeep Cost 130

Missile Damage 32

├ Missile Weapon rome_javelin

├ Projectile javelin_normal

├ Missile Damage 20

├ Missile Ap Damage 12

└ Base Reload Time 10

Accuracy 5

Range 80

Reload 18

Shots Per Minute 7

Ammunition 7

Melee Attack 9

Weapon Damage 25

├ Melee Weapon rome_spear_cav

├ Melee Damage Base 20

├ Melee Damage Ap 5

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 15

├ Bonus vs Elephants 15

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 5

Melee Defence 50

├ Base Defence 10

├ Shield caetra_cavalry

└ Shield Defence 40

Armour 15

├ Armour cloth

├ Armour Defence 10

└ Shield Armour 5

Health 70

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_light

├ Man Health 40

├ Bonus Hit Points 5

├ Mount rome_horse_sword_shield_l

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_light

└ Mount Health 25

Base Morale 30

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

• Hide (scrub & forest)
  This unit can hide in scrub and forest until enemy units get too close.
• Fire Whilst Moving
  This unit can fire when mounted and moving.

Strengths & Weaknesses

• 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

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Hoplite Barracks (inv_gre_military_3) Level 2 Royal Barracks (inv_gre_military_4) Level 3

Garrison Buildings
x 2	Capitoline Hill (inv_all_capitoline_hill) Level 0 Metropolis (inv_gre_major_town_4) Level 3 Civil Colony (inv_gre_minor_town_civil_4) Level 3 Farming Colony (inv_gre_minor_town_farm_4) Level 3 Market Colony (inv_gre_minor_town_trade_4) Level 3 Colony (Amber Road) (inv_greek_amber_4) Level 3 Colony (Sluiced Mine) (inv_greek_gold_4) Level 3 Colony (Grain Estate) (inv_greek_grain_4) Level 3 Colony (Master Horse Breeders) (inv_greek_horse_3) Level 2 Colony (Armourer) (inv_greek_iron_armour_3) Level 2 Colony (Weaponsmith) (inv_greek_iron_weapon_3) Level 2 Colony (Sluiced Mine) (inv_greek_lead_4) Level 3 Colony (Master Leather Workshop) (inv_greek_leather_4) Level 3 Colony (Timber Trader) (inv_greek_lumber_4) Level 3 Colony (Marble Architect) (inv_greek_marble_4) Level 3 Colony (Olive Oil Trader) (inv_greek_olive_4) Level 3 Colony (Master Dye Works) (inv_greek_purple_dye_4) Level 3 Colony (Salt Workshop) (inv_greek_salt_4) Level 3 Colony (Master Winemaker) (inv_greek_wine_4) Level 3
x 1	Megapolis (inv_gre_major_town_3) Level 2 Farming Town (inv_gre_minor_town_farm_3) Level 2 Market Town (inv_gre_minor_town_trade_3) Level 2 Town (Horse Breeders) (inv_greek_horse_2) Level 1

Faction Availability
Rise of the Republic	Daunians (Rise of the Republic) Messapians (Rise of the Republic) Peucetians (Rise of the Republic) Iapygian Rebels (Rise of the Republic)