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Machimoi Hippeis

(Egyptian Cavalry)

These spear-armed cavalrymen fight in close combat in service of the Pharaoh.

Native troops supported the Greek phalanxes of Ptolemaic Egypt. Brave and proud warriors, Egyptians fulfilled several roles, but were most commonly used as peltasts, skirmishers on the flanks of the phalanxes, or as non-phalanx infantry in difficult terrain. Although the Ptolemies adopted all the trappings of the Pharaohs and their religious infrastructure, there was still much unrest among the native population long after the succession. This was due mainly to the way the Greek overlords used the traditions of the Pharaohs to fill their coffers at the expensive of ordinary people. The core of Ptolemaic armies was always Greek until the Battle of Raphia in 217BC, when they faced such a large Seleucid force and Ptolemy IV was forced to muster some 30,000 native Egyptians for the first time. Need overcame the suspicion of the disenchanted natives; the performance of the Egyptians in battle eventually led to a greater proportion of native troops in the Egyptian army and, in time, more diverse roles for those men as they gained the trust of their Greek commanders.

Machimoi Hippeis

Unit Name

Machimoi Hippeis

Main Unit Key

AOR_17_Egyptian_Cavalry

Land Unit Key

AOR_17_Egyptian_Cavalry

Naval Unit Key

pel_transport

Soldiers

120

Category

Cavalry

Class

Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost

1530

Recruitment Cost

1530

Upkeep Cost

306

Melee Attack

30

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

25

Melee Defence

43

├ Base Defence

22

├ Shield

cshield1

└ Shield Defence

21

Armour

10

├ Armour

carm4

├ Armour Defence

10

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

20

├ Man Entity

medium_light

├ Man Health

20

├ Bonus Hit Points

0

├ Mount

rome_hellenic_horse_spear_shield_m

├ Mount Entity

rome_horse_medium_spr

└ Mount Health

0

Base Morale

35

Abilities

Machimoi Hippeis
  • Stamina (average)
    Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat.

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
Machimoi Hippeis
  • Average attack
  • Weak defence
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Poor morale
Recuitment Requirement
Maximum Number 8
Unit Resouces DEI_Egypt
Requires Buildings
Machimoi Hippeis Lv. 0 Alexandria
Alexandria
(dei_main_city_ALEXANDRIA_3)
Level 2
Fortified Alexandria
Fortified Alexandria
(dei_main_city_ALEXANDRIA_3_fort)
Level 2
Commercial Alexandria
Commercial Alexandria
(dei_main_city_ALEXANDRIA_3_trade)
Level 2
Alexandria
Alexandria
(dei_main_city_ALEXANDRIA_4)
Level 3
Fortified Alexandria
Fortified Alexandria
(dei_main_city_ALEXANDRIA_4_fort)
Level 3
Commercial Alexandria
Commercial Alexandria
(dei_main_city_ALEXANDRIA_4_trade)
Level 3
Hellenistic Kleroukhia
Hellenistic Kleroukhia
(rom_HELLENIC_city_major_3)
Level 2
Hellenistic Metropolis
Hellenistic Metropolis
(rom_HELLENIC_city_major_4)
Level 3
Hellenic Garrison Kleroukhia
Hellenic Garrison Kleroukhia
(rom_HELLENIC_city_major_fort_3)
Level 2
Hellenic Fortified Metropolis
Hellenic Fortified Metropolis
(rom_HELLENIC_city_major_fort_4)
Level 3
Hellenic Trade Kleroukhia
Hellenic Trade Kleroukhia
(rom_HELLENIC_city_major_trade_3)
Level 2
Hellenic Economic Metropolis
Hellenic Economic Metropolis
(rom_HELLENIC_city_major_trade_4)
Level 3
Hellenistic Komai
Hellenistic Komai
(rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_grain_3)
Level 2
Hellenistic Town
Hellenistic Town
(rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_grain_4)
Level 3
Hellenistic Komai (Salt)
Hellenistic Komai (Salt)
(rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_salt_3)
Level 2
Hellenistic Town (Salt)
Hellenistic Town (Salt)
(rom_HELLENIC_city_minor_salt_4)
Level 3
Faction Availability
Grand Campaign



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