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Cantabrae Eponereidam

(Cantabrian Cavalry)

The skills of mounted archery should always be appreciated by any commander.

A specialist skirmish unit, the Cantabrians rode some of the finest mounts in the Iberian peninsula. These speedy and dextrous cavalrymen were renowned for their tactical skill, introducing their own distinct attack formation that best exploited their speed and skirmishing. In a 'Cantabrian Circle', the riders skilfully created a continually moving circle, making them difficult to target whilst ensuring a continuous shower of javelins rained down on the enemy. Incredibly effective at disrupting infantry lines, slow-moving heavy troops are their most obvious target. Enemies often broke ranks in an attempt to reduce casualties, but that played straight into the hands of the Iberian infantry. Having fallen victim to the Cantabrian circle on many occasions, the Romans later adopted it as a tactic for their own cavalry.

Cantabrae Eponereidam

Unit Name

Cantabrae Eponereidam

Main Unit Key

Ibe_Cantabrian_Cav

Land Unit Key

Ibe_Cantabrian_Cav

Naval Unit Key

barbarian_transport_small

Soldiers

120

Category

Cavalry

Class

Missile Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost

898

Recruitment Cost

898

Upkeep Cost

180

Missile Damage

15

├ Missile Weapon

javelin3

├ Projectile

javelin3

├ Missile Damage

15

├ Missile Ap Damage

0

└ Base Reload Time

9

Accuracy

15

Range

90

Reload

28

Shots Per Minute

9

Ammunition

5

Melee Attack

30

Weapon Damage

11

├ Melee Weapon

bsword2

├ Weapon Damage

11

├ Weapon Deadliness

0

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry

0

├ Bonus vs. Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

20

Melee Defence

34

├ Base Defence

13

├ Shield

cshield1

└ Shield Defence

21

Armour

2

├ Armour

carm0

├ Armour Defence

2

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

20

├ Man Entity

medium_light

├ Man Health

20

├ Bonus Hit Points

0

├ Mount

rome_iberian_horse_sword_shield_l

├ Mount Entity

rome_horse_light

└ Mount Health

0

Base Morale

35

Abilities

Cantabrae Eponereidam
  • Stamina (good)
    Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat.
  • Cantabrian Circle
    The unit fires whilst riding in a circle that increases reload skill
  • Concentrate Fire
    The unit fires its missiles towards a spot causing damage to everyone in the area of effect

Attributes

  • Parthian Shot
    This unit can fire all around and not just in-front of itself.
  • 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.
  • Fire Whilst Moving
    This unit can fire when mounted and moving.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Light Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Cantabrae Eponereidam
  • Short range
  • Fast rate of fire
  • Fast moving
  • Very good damage and armour penetration
  • Large shield
  • Very weak in melee
  • Poor morale
Requires Buildings
Cantabrae Eponereidam 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
Cantabrae Eponereidam Lv. 0 Stables
Stables
(rom_BARBARIAN_enclosure_stables_3)
Level 2
Faction Availability
Grand Campaign
Hannibal at the Gates