menu
HomeHome / Divide et Impera / Apulii / Units / Dakes Aristoi Hippeis
Dakes Aristoi Hippeis ApuliiApulii Shock Cavalry

Dakes Aristoi Hippeis

(Dacian Noble Cavalry)

These noblemen are well able to smash an enemy line, given the chance to charge.

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.

Dakes Aristoi Hippeis

Unit Name

Dakes Aristoi Hippeis

Main Unit Key

Dac_Noble_Horsemen

Land Unit Key

Dac_Noble_Horsemen

Naval Unit Key

barbarian_transport_small

Soldiers

100

Category

Cavalry

Class

Shock Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost

2122

Recruitment Cost

2122

Upkeep Cost

424

Melee Attack

36

Weapon Damage

9

├ Melee Weapon

lance3

├ Weapon Damage

9

├ Weapon Deadliness

0

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry

0

├ Bonus vs. Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

2

Charge Bonus

35

Melee Defence

48

├ Base Defence

32

├ Shield

none

└ Shield Defence

16

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_celtic_horse_lance_vh

├ Mount Entity

rome_horse_very_heavy_shock

└ Mount Health

0

Base Morale

60

Abilities

Dakes Aristoi Hippeis
  • Stamina (poor)
    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

Light Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Dakes Aristoi Hippeis
  • Very good charge
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Weak in prolonged melee
  • Good morale
Requires Buildings
Dakes Aristoi Hippeis Lv. 1 Horse Ranch
Horse Ranch
(rom_BARBARIAN_enclosure_minor_stables_4)
Level 3
Horse Ranch
Horse Ranch
(rom_BARBARIAN_enclosure_stables_4)
Level 3
Dakes Aristoi Hippeis Lv. 0 Stables
Stables
(rom_BARBARIAN_enclosure_stables_3)
Level 2