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Lanceari

(Iberian Heavy Cavalry)

These men are heavily armoured shock cavalry in possession of a lance. They are able to deliver a devastating 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.

Lanceari

Unit Name

Lanceari

Main Unit Key

Ibe_Heavy_Cav

Land Unit Key

Ibe_Heavy_Cav

Naval Unit Key

barbarian_transport_small

Soldiers

100

Category

Cavalry

Class

Shock Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost

2213

Recruitment Cost

2213

Upkeep Cost

443

Melee Attack

38

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

33

Melee Defence

45

├ Base Defence

19

├ Shield

cshield2

└ Shield Defence

26

Armour

24

├ Armour

carm12

├ Armour Defence

24

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

20

├ Man Entity

heavy_heavy

├ Man Health

20

├ Bonus Hit Points

0

├ Mount

cataphract_horse

├ Mount Entity

rome_horse_spc_cataphract

└ Mount Health

0

Base Morale

60

Abilities

Lanceari
  • 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.
  • 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
Lanceari
  • Very good charge
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Weak in prolonged melee
  • Good morale
Requires Buildings
Lanceari Lv. 0 Horse Pens
Horse Pens
(rom_BARBARIAN_enclosure_minor_stables_2)
Level 1
Stables
Stables
(rom_BARBARIAN_enclosure_minor_stables_3)
Level 2
Horse Pens
Horse Pens
(rom_BARBARIAN_enclosure_stables_2)
Level 1
Stables
Stables
(rom_BARBARIAN_enclosure_stables_3)
Level 2
Lanceari 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