Socii Equites (Late)
(Polybian Medium Cavalry Turma)The Socii provide excellent cavalrymen, as always. Aside from an upgrade they still fight the same way.
Recruited from the gentry and lower aristocratic classes of Roman society, the equites were the cavalrymen of the royal and early Republican Roman armies. To be a member of the equestrian class meant that a man was rich enough to keep a horse, and provide his own armour, shield and spear. There were usually some 300 equites in each Republican Legion, organised into ten turmae of thirty horsemen each under the command of three decuriones. One of these men would be the praefectus, or commander, of the squadron. Mostly drawn from the young sons of elite society, these were men keen to show their courage. Showing prowess on the battlefield was an important step towards gaining political office and prestige for their families. Mundane duties such as patrol or reconnaissance would be the work of the equites extraordinarii of the Socii, the Romans’ collected Italian allies. During the Samnite and Punic Wars, the equites’ ranks were opened to first class commoners. Although they received none of the equestrians' social and political powers, they eventually replaced the aristocracy in the ranks of the Roman cavalry, allowing the equestrians to become senior officers in the newer Marian Legions.
Unit Name Socii Equites (Late) |
Main Unit Key Rom_Equites_Late_Allied |
Land Unit Key Rom_Equites_Late_Allied |
Naval Unit Key pel_transport |
Soldiers 100 |
Category Cavalry |
Class Melee Cavalry |
Custom Battle Cost 1874 |
Recruitment Cost 1874 |
Upkeep Cost 375 |
Melee Attack 32 |
9 |
├ Melee Weapon cspear2 |
├ Weapon Damage 9 |
├ Weapon Deadliness 0 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 1 |
├ Bonus vs. Elephants 1 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 24 |
47 |
├ Base Defence 21 |
├ Shield cshield2 |
└ Shield Defence 26 |
18 |
├ Armour carm9 |
├ Armour Defence 18 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
20 |
├ Man Entity medium_medium |
├ Man Health 20 |
├ Bonus Hit Points 0 |
├ Mount rome_horse_spear_shield_m |
├ Mount Entity rome_horse_medium_spr |
└ Mount Health 0 |
Base Morale 50 |
Abilities
Socii Equites (Late)- Stamina (good)
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.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Transport- Very poor hull strength
- Very slow speed
- Weak ramming
- Average attack
- Weak defence
- Low damage but average armour penetration
- Poor morale
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Unit Resouces | Auxilia_Italian | ||||||||||||||||
Grand Campaign Regions
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Requires Buildings | |||||||||||||||||
Lv. 0 |
Auxiliary Camp
(rom_ROMAN_military_main_aux_2) Level 1
Auxiliary Barracks
(rom_ROMAN_military_main_aux_3) Level 2 |
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Lv. 1 |
Auxiliary Garrison
(rom_ROMAN_military_main_aux_4) Level 3 |
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Samnite Wars | |
Hannibal at the Gates | |
Macedonian Wars |
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