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Iberi Lanceari

(Iberian Armoured Cavalry)

These all-purpose heavy cavalrymen have a staying power on the battlefield that is simply unmatched by all but the most elite cavalry forces. They wear good quality mail armour and carry long Iberian-style ovular shields. Combined with their use of a cavalry spear and falcata, this makes them ideal cavalry for both the charge and fierce melee. These are probably the most versatile heavy cavalry in the world, and their status in the Carthaginian army proves it.

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.

Iberi Lanceari

Unit Name

Iberi Lanceari

Main Unit Key

Ibe_Edetani_Heavy_Cav

Land Unit Key

Ibe_Edetani_Heavy_Cav

Naval Unit Key

barbarian_transport_small

Soldiers

100

Category

Cavalry

Class

Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost

2235

Recruitment Cost

2235

Upkeep Cost

447

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

35

Melee Defence

45

├ Base Defence

24

├ Shield

cshield1

└ Shield Defence

21

Armour

24

├ Armour

carm12

├ Armour Defence

24

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

20

├ Man Entity

heavy_heavy

├ Man Health

20

├ Bonus Hit Points

0

├ Mount

rome_iberian_horse_armoured

├ Mount Entity

rome_horse_spc_cataphract_half

└ Mount Health

0

Base Morale

65

Abilities

Iberi 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
Iberi Lanceari
  • Very good attack
  • Average defence
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Good morale
Requires Buildings
Iberi Lanceari Lv. 1 Horse Ranch
Horse Ranch
(rom_BARBARIAN_enclosure_minor_stables_4)
Level 3
Stables
Stables
(rom_BARBARIAN_enclosure_stables_3)
Level 2
Horse Ranch
Horse Ranch
(rom_BARBARIAN_enclosure_stables_4)
Level 3
Faction Availability
Grand Campaign