Roma (Samnite Wars) Melee Cavalry

Equites Singulares

The word 'praetorian' comes from the elite guards of the Praetor, the commanding general. Founded in the 6th century BC, the cohors praetoria consisted of the hand-picked infantry or cavalry who guarded their general and his command tent. At first, they were recruited exclusively from among Roman citizens, but later other Latin peoples were allowed to join. The praetorians enjoyed prestigious status in the Roman army and, when Augustus came to power, they were the only soldiers allowed inside Rome. Augustus anticipated that they could be used politically as well as militarily, something of a gamble for the new Emperor, as he was keen to assert the Republican nature of his regime. Barracked just outside Rome, the praetorians were charged with keeping order during all public events. Later, as the Imperial bodyguard, they served in military campaigns only when the Emperor himself was present. This happened frequently as later Emperors emerged from the ranks of the army during the 1st century AD.

Unit Name Equites Singulares

Main Unit Key Rom_Praetorian_Cav

Land Unit Key Rom_Praetorian_Cav

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 100

Category Cavalry

Class Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 2089

Recruitment Cost 2089

Upkeep Cost 418

Melee Attack 36

Weapon Damage 9

├ Melee Weapon cspear4

├ Weapon Damage 9

├ Weapon Deadliness 0

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 2

├ Bonus vs. Elephants 2

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 28

Melee Defence 57

├ Base Defence 26

├ Shield cshield3

└ Shield Defence 31

Armour 18

├ Armour carm9

├ Armour Defence 18

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 20

├ Man Entity heavy_heavy

├ Man Health 20

├ Bonus Hit Points 0

├ Mount rome_horse_spear_shield_vh

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_very_heavy_spr

└ Mount Health 0

Base Morale 65

Abilities

• Stamina (poor)
  Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat.
• Cavalry Testudo
  The unit raises shields in a defensive formation that increases missile defense but while in the formation, the unit has decreased attack
• 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

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

Recuitment Requirement
Maximum Number	10
Unit Resouces	DEI_Italy
Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Roma (dei_main_city_ROME_3) Level 2 Fortified Roma (dei_main_city_ROME_3_fort) Level 2 Commercial Roma (dei_main_city_ROME_3_trade) Level 2 Elite Roman Barracks (rom_ROMAN_military_main_heavy_3) Level 2
Lv. 1	Roma (dei_main_city_ROME_4) Level 3 Fortified Roma (dei_main_city_ROME_4_fort) Level 3 Commercial Roma (dei_main_city_ROME_4_trade) Level 3 Provincial Barracks (rom_ROMAN_military_main_heavy_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Roma Defensores Senatus Slaves
Samnite Wars	Lucania (Samnite Wars) Roma (Samnite Wars) Roma (Samnite Wars)
Imperator Augustus	Antonius (Imperator Augustus) Adversarii Antonii (Imperator Augustus) Lepidus (Imperator Augustus) Adversarii Lepidi (Imperator Augustus) Octavius (Imperator Augustus) Adversarii Octavii (Imperator Augustus) Pompeius (Imperator Augustus) Adversarii Pompeii (Imperator Augustus) Latin Rebels (Imperator Augustus)