Dacia (Imperator Augustus) Melee Cavalry

Dacian Horsemen

The exact origins of the Dacians are something of a mystery. Dacian lands were centred around the Carpathian Mountains but, unlike their Thracian neighbours, they seldom got involved in the conflicts of others. The Dacians fought almost entirely on foot, and usually looked to their Sarmatian allies when serious cavalry were needed. Many Dacian infantry fought as peltasts, equipped with javelins, short swords and oval shields, but they also fielded archers. However, the Dacians were most feared because of a weapon called the 'falx', which they used with deadly, limb-lopping skill. A two-handed sword with a forward-curving blade, a falx could cut a man in two from the top of his head to his breastbone. This weapon was so effective that the Romans improved their legionary armour to cope with it. The brow-ridge on later legionary helmets was there to stop a blow from a falx. Rome’s eventual victory in the Dacian Wars (AD101-106), celebrated by Trajan’s Column, finally dealt with the warlike Dacian tribes once and for all.

Unit Name Dacian Horsemen

Main Unit Key GAR_Dac_Garrisoned_Horsemen

Land Unit Key GAR_Dac_Garrisoned_Horsemen

Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport_small

Soldiers 120

Category Cavalry

Class Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 904

Recruitment Cost 1130

Upkeep Cost 100

Melee Attack 20

Weapon Damage 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 18

Melee Defence 38

├ Base Defence 17

├ Shield cshield1

└ Shield Defence 21

Armour 12

├ Armour carm6

├ Armour Defence 12

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 20

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_heavy

├ Man Health 20

├ Bonus Hit Points 0

├ Mount rome_celtic_horse_spear_shield_h

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_heavy_spr

└ Mount Health 0

Base Morale 45

Abilities

• 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.
• 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

• Very poor hull strength
• Very slow speed
• Weak ramming

• Good attack
• Average defence
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Average morale

Garrison Buildings
x 1	Alexandria (Occupied) (dei_main_city_ALEXANDRIA_1) Level 0 Alexandria (Occupied) (dei_main_city_ALEXANDRIA_2) Level 1 Alexandria (Occupied) (dei_main_city_ALEXANDRIA_3) Level 2 Antioch (Occupied) (dei_main_city_ANTIOCH_1) Level 0 Antioch (Occupied) (dei_main_city_ANTIOCH_2) Level 1 Antioch (Occupied) (dei_main_city_ANTIOCH_3) Level 2 Athens (Occupied) (dei_main_city_ATHENS_1) Level 0 Athens (Occupied) (dei_main_city_ATHENS_2) Level 1 Athens (Occupied) (dei_main_city_ATHENS_3) Level 2 Qart-Hadasht (Occupied) (dei_main_city_CARTHAGE_1) Level 0 Qart-Hadasht (Occupied) (dei_main_city_CARTHAGE_2) Level 1 Qart-Hadasht (Occupied) (dei_main_city_CARTHAGE_3) Level 2 Fortified Hierapytna (Occupied) (dei_main_city_KNOSSOS_3_fort) Level 2 Fortified Massalia (Occupied) (dei_main_city_MASSILIA_3_fort) Level 2 Fortified Pella (Occupied) (dei_main_city_PELLA_3_fort) Level 2 Fortified Pergamon (Occupied) (dei_main_city_PERGAMON_3_fort) Level 2 Roma (Occupied) (dei_main_city_ROME_1) Level 0 Roma (Occupied) (dei_main_city_ROME_2) Level 1 Roma (Occupied) (dei_main_city_ROME_3) Level 2 Fortified Syracuse (Occupied) (dei_main_city_SYRACUSE_3_fort) Level 2 Fortified Rhodos (Occupied) (dei_minor_city_RHODES_3_fort) Level 2 Fortified Sparta (Occupied) (dei_minor_city_SPARTA_3_fort) Level 2 Proving Grounds (rom_BARBARIAN_artisans_major_bronze_3) Level 2 Hall of Champions (rom_BARBARIAN_artisans_major_bronze_4) Level 3 Builder's Hall (rom_BARBARIAN_artisans_major_wood_4) Level 3 Barbarian Garrison Hundred (rom_BARBARIAN_city_major_fort_3) Level 2 Horse Pens (rom_BARBARIAN_enclosure_stables_2) Level 1
x 2	Fortified Alexandria (Occupied) (dei_main_city_ALEXANDRIA_3_fort) Level 2 Commercial Alexandria (Occupied) (dei_main_city_ALEXANDRIA_4_trade) Level 3 Fortified Antioch (Occupied) (dei_main_city_ANTIOCH_3_fort) Level 2 Commercial Antioch (Occupied) (dei_main_city_ANTIOCH_4_trade) Level 3 Fortified Athens (Occupied) (dei_main_city_ATHENS_3_fort) Level 2 Commercial Athens (Occupied) (dei_main_city_ATHENS_4_trade) Level 3 Fortified Qart-Hadasht (Occupied) (dei_main_city_CARTHAGE_3_fort) Level 2 Commercial Qart-Hadasht (Occupied) (dei_main_city_CARTHAGE_4_trade) Level 3 Commercial Hierapytna (Occupied) (dei_main_city_KNOSSOS_4_trade) Level 3 Commercial Massalia (Occupied) (dei_main_city_MASSILIA_4_trade) Level 3 Commercial Pella (Occupied) (dei_main_city_PELLA_4_trade) Level 3 Commercial Pergamon (Occupied) (dei_main_city_PERGAMON_4_trade) Level 3 Fortified Roma (Occupied) (dei_main_city_ROME_3_fort) Level 2 Commercial Syracuse (Occupied) (dei_main_city_SYRACUSE_4_trade) Level 3 Commercial Rhodos (Occupied) (dei_minor_city_RHODES_4_trade) Level 3 Commercial Sparta (Occupied) (dei_minor_city_SPARTA_4_trade) Level 3 Barbarian Economic Oppidium (rom_BARBARIAN_city_major_trade_4) Level 3 Stables (rom_BARBARIAN_enclosure_stables_3) Level 2 Horse Ranch (rom_BARBARIAN_enclosure_stables_4) Level 3
x 4	Alexandria (Occupied) (dei_main_city_ALEXANDRIA_4) Level 3 Antioch (Occupied) (dei_main_city_ANTIOCH_4) Level 3 Athens (Occupied) (dei_main_city_ATHENS_4) Level 3 Qart-Hadasht (Occupied) (dei_main_city_CARTHAGE_4) Level 3 Fortified Hierapytna (Occupied) (dei_main_city_KNOSSOS_4_fort) Level 3 Fortified Massalia (Occupied) (dei_main_city_MASSILIA_4_fort) Level 3 Fortified Pella (Occupied) (dei_main_city_PELLA_4_fort) Level 3 Fortified Pergamon (Occupied) (dei_main_city_PERGAMON_4_fort) Level 3 Roma (Occupied) (dei_main_city_ROME_4) Level 3 Fortified Roma (Occupied) (dei_main_city_ROME_4_fort) Level 3 Fortified Syracuse (Occupied) (dei_main_city_SYRACUSE_4_fort) Level 3 Fortified Rhodos (Occupied) (dei_minor_city_RHODES_4_fort) Level 3 Fortified Sparta (Occupied) (dei_minor_city_SPARTA_4_fort) Level 3 Barbarian Fortified Oppidium (rom_BARBARIAN_city_major_fort_4) Level 3 Fortified Barbarian Pagus (Copper) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_copper_fort_4) Level 3
x 5	Fortified Alexandria (Occupied) (dei_main_city_ALEXANDRIA_4_fort) Level 3 Fortified Antioch (Occupied) (dei_main_city_ANTIOCH_4_fort) Level 3 Fortified Athens (Occupied) (dei_main_city_ATHENS_4_fort) Level 3 Fortified Qart-Hadasht (Occupied) (dei_main_city_CARTHAGE_4_fort) Level 3
x 3	Hierapytna (Occupied) (dei_main_city_KNOSSOS_4) Level 3 Massalia (Occupied) (dei_main_city_MASSILIA_4) Level 3 Pella (Occupied) (dei_main_city_PELLA_4) Level 3 Pergamon (Occupied) (dei_main_city_PERGAMON_4) Level 3 Commercial Roma (Occupied) (dei_main_city_ROME_4_trade) Level 3 Syracuse (Occupied) (dei_main_city_SYRACUSE_4) Level 3 Rhodos (Occupied) (dei_minor_city_RHODES_4) Level 3 Sparta (Occupied) (dei_minor_city_SPARTA_4) Level 3 Barbarian Oppidium (rom_BARBARIAN_city_major_4) Level 3 Barbarian Pagus (Fish) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_fish_4) Level 3 Barbarian Pagus (Glassware) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_glass_4) Level 3 Barbarian Pagus (Gold) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_gold_4) Level 3 Barbarian Pagus (Grain) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_grain_4) Level 3 Barbarian Pagus (Leather) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_hides_4) Level 3 Barbarian Pagus (Warhorse) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_horse_4) Level 3 Barbarian Pagus (Iron) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_iron_4) Level 3 Barbarian Pagus (Limestone) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_limestone_4) Level 3 Barbarian Pagus (Marble) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_marble_4) Level 3 Barbarian Pagus (Olive Oil) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_olives_4) Level 3 Barbarian Pagus (Purple Dye) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_purple_dye_4) Level 3 Barbarian Pagus (Salt) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_salt_4) Level 3 Barbarian Pagus (Silk) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_silk_4) Level 3 Barbarian Pagus (Lead) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_silver_4) Level 3 Barbarian Pagus (Trained Slaves) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_slave_4) Level 3 Barbarian Pagus (Timber) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_timber_4) Level 3 Fortified Timber Camp (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_timber_fort_4) Level 3 Timber Trade Camp (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_timber_trade_4) Level 3 Barbarian Pagus (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_township_4) Level 3 Barbarian Pagus (Wine) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_wine_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Daci Getae Tribal Council Apulii Getae Dacian Rebels
Imperator Augustus	Dacia (Imperator Augustus) Dacian Nobles (Imperator Augustus) Dacian Rebels (Imperator Augustus)