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Kappadokioi Xistophoroi (Romanized)

(Cappadocian Lancers)

Long spears give these cavalrymen a fearsome charge.

Developed from the cavalry skills of their ancestors, the steppe lancers of the Scythian, or Saka, tribes and the Sarmatians were a type of heavy cavalry comparable to their Hellenic counterparts. They wore scale armour to protect themselves and their mounts, and used a long lance known as a kontos. This enabled them to deliver devastating charges in a fashion comparable to the Alexandrian Companion cavalry. The scale armour was made from horn, or later metal, and allowed the wearers to run down their western counterparts. They were still vulnerable to dense pike or spear-armed formations. Archery provided a solution: sustained volleys from skirmishing foot and horse archers were used to thin and spread out the enemy. At the Battle of Carrhae in 53BC, the tightly-packed Roman infantry were forced to spread out by Parthian archers, which enabled their cataphracts to charge and break an overconfident Roman force four times their number.

Kappadokioi Xistophoroi (Romanized)

Unit Name

Kappadokioi Xistophoroi (Romanized)

Main Unit Key

AOR_29_Cappadocian_Lancers_RomAux

Land Unit Key

AOR_29_Cappadocian_Lancers_RomAux

Naval Unit Key

barbarian_transport

Soldiers

100

Category

Cavalry

Class

Shock Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost

2308

Recruitment Cost

2308

Upkeep Cost

462

Melee Attack

39

Weapon Damage

9

├ Melee Weapon

alance3

├ Weapon Damage

9

├ Weapon Deadliness

0

├ Armour Piercing

Yes

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry

0

├ Bonus vs. Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

2

Charge Bonus

42

Melee Defence

49

├ Base Defence

33

├ Shield

none

└ Shield Defence

16

Armour

20

├ Armour

carm10

├ Armour Defence

20

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

20

├ Man Entity

heavy_medium

├ Man Health

20

├ Bonus Hit Points

0

├ Mount

rome_hellenic_horse_lance_vh

├ Mount Entity

rome_horse_very_heavy_shock

└ Mount Health

0

Base Morale

55

Abilities

Kappadokioi Xistophoroi (Romanized)
  • Stamina (low)
    Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat.
  • Flying Wedge
    The unit assumes a wedge formation that increases charge speed and bonus

Attributes

  • Fire Whilst Moving
    This unit can fire when mounted and moving.
  • Hide (forest)
    This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
  • Resistant to Cold
    This unit tires less quickly in snow.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Kappadokioi Xistophoroi (Romanized)
  • Very good charge
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Weak in prolonged melee
  • Good morale
Recuitment Requirement
Maximum Number 6
Unit Resouces Auxilia_Assyrian
Requires Buildings
Kappadokioi Xistophoroi (Romanized) Lv. 0 Auxiliary Camp
Auxiliary Camp
(rom_ROMAN_military_main_aux_2)
Level 1
Auxiliary Barracks
Auxiliary Barracks
(rom_ROMAN_military_main_aux_3)
Level 2
Kappadokioi Xistophoroi (Romanized) Lv. 1 Auxiliary Garrison
Auxiliary Garrison
(rom_ROMAN_military_main_aux_4)
Level 3