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Mercenary Ionian Hippeus Mercenaries Melee Cavalry

Mercenary Ionian Hippeus

Claiming ancestry to the origins of Greek civilisations, these riders fight in the name of their forefathers.

The Ionian Greeks occupied the westernmost coast of Asia Minor, facing out into the Aegean Sea, with the rest of the Anatolian plateau to the east. When the king of Lydia, Croesus, was defeated by the Achaemenid Empire in 547BC, Ionian lands were left vulnerable. Subjugated by the Persians, they retained a deal of theoretical independence, but found themselves at the whim of local tyrants. In 499BC, at the behest of one of these tyrants, the Ionians initiated a revolt which was the ultimate catalyst for the first Greco-Persian war. Their position - so close to both Persia and the Greek states of the Peloponnese - meant that Ionian cities were often caught in the ongoing conflict between them.

Mercenary Ionian Hippeus

Unit Name

Mercenary Ionian Hippeus

Main Unit Key

Pel_Mer_Ionian_Hippeus

Land Unit Key

Mer_Pel_Ionian_Hippeus

Naval Unit Key

pel_transport

Soldiers

80

Category

Cavalry

Class

Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost

1070

Recruitment Cost

1070

Upkeep Cost

190

Missile Damage

13

├ Missile Weapon

rome_javelin_precursor

├ Projectile

javelin_prec

├ Missile Damage

11

├ Missile Ap Damage

2

└ Base Reload Time

25

Accuracy

5

Range

59

Reload

0

Shots Per Minute

2

Ammunition

2

Melee Attack

36

Weapon Damage

29

├ Melee Weapon

rome_spear_cav_elite

├ Weapon Damage

24

├ Weapon Deadliness

5

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry

15

├ Bonus vs. Elephants

15

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

22

Melee Defence

41

├ Base Defence

25

├ Shield

none

└ Shield Defence

16

Armour

60

├ Armour

bronze

├ Armour Defence

60

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

40

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_very_heavy

├ Man Health

20

├ Bonus Hit Points

20

├ Mount

pel_greek_horse_h

├ Mount Entity

rome_horse_medium_shock

└ Mount Health

0

Base Morale

55

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

  • Disciplined
    This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
  • Encourage
    This unit provides a morale bonus to nearby allies.
  • 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
Mercenary Ionian Hippeus
  • Very good charge
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Weak in prolonged melee
  • Good morale

Macedonian Wars Mercenaries Pool

Mercenaries Pool
Macedonian Wars
No. Pool Province Region Initial Unit Count Chance To Replenish Max Replenish Per Turn Max Count
1 pel_generic Aigian Khios
Mytilene
Oinoi
Samos
0 0.15 1 4
2 pel_generic Aitolia Naupaktos
Thermon
0 0.15 1 4
3 pel_generic Ambrakia Ambrakia
Anaktorio
Pronnoi
0 0.15 1 4
4 pel_generic Amphipolis Amphipolis
Krinides
0 0.15 1 4
5 pel_generic Argolis Argos
Korinthos
Mantinea
Melos
0 0.15 1 4
6 pel_generic Attike Athenai
Laurion
Naxos
Paros
0 0.15 1 4
7 pel_generic Boiotia Delphi
Lamia
Opos
Thebai
0 0.15 1 4
8 pel_generic Dodekanisa Karpathos
Kos
Lindos
Rodos
0 0.15 1 4
9 pel_generic Elis Elis
Olympia
Patrai
Zakynthos
0 0.15 1 4
10 pel_generic Epeiros Antigonia
Dodona
Elaea
Korkyra
0 0.15 1 4
11 pel_generic Euboia Andros
Kalkis
Karystos
Oreos
0 0.15 1 4
12 pel_generic Hellespontos Byzantion
Kypsela
Perinthos
Sestos
0 0.15 1 4
13 pel_generic Ionia Ephesos
Halikarnassos
Knidos
Miletos
0 0.15 1 4
14 pel_generic Kalkidiki Mende
Olinthos
Torone
0 0.15 1 4
15 pel_generic Karia Kibyra
Kolossai
Phaselis
Xanthos
0 0.15 1 4
16 pel_generic Krete Gortyna
Knossos
Kydonia
0 0.15 1 4
17 pel_generic Lakedaimon Kythera
Messenia
Pylos
Sparta
0 0.15 1 4
18 pel_generic Lydia Sardeis
Smyrna
0 0.15 1 4
19 pel_generic Makedonia Pella
Argos Orestiko
Arnisa
Dion
0 0.15 1 4
20 pel_generic Mysia Ilion
Kyzikos
Myrina
Pergamon
0 0.15 1 4
21 pel_generic Thessalia Larisa
Pharsalos
Pherae
0 0.15 1 4
22 pel_generic Thraike Abdera
Ainos
Maroneia
Thasos
0 0.15 1 4
Khios
Mytilene
Oinoi
Samos
Naupaktos
Thermon
Ambrakia
Anaktorio
Pronnoi
Amphipolis
Krinides
Argos
Korinthos
Mantinea
Melos
Athenai
Laurion
Naxos
Paros
Delphi
Lamia
Opos
Thebai
Karpathos
Kos
Lindos
Rodos
Elis
Olympia
Patrai
Zakynthos
Antigonia
Dodona
Elaea
Korkyra
Andros
Kalkis
Karystos
Oreos
Byzantion
Kypsela
Perinthos
Sestos
Ephesos
Halikarnassos
Knidos
Miletos
Mende
Olinthos
Torone
Kibyra
Kolossai
Phaselis
Xanthos
Gortyna
Knossos
Kydonia
Kythera
Messenia
Pylos
Sparta
Sardeis
Smyrna
Pella
Argos Orestiko
Arnisa
Dion
Minor Cyclades
Minor Dodecanese
Minor Islands
Minor Saronic
Minor Sporades
Ilion
Kyzikos
Myrina
Pergamon
Antipodes
Larisa
Pharsalos
Pherae
Abdera
Ainos
Maroneia
Thasos