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.
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 |
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 |
45 |
├ Base Defence 24 |
├ Shield cshield1 |
└ Shield Defence 21 |
24 |
├ Armour carm12 |
├ Armour Defence 24 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
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
- Very good attack
- Average defence
- Low damage but average armour penetration
- Good morale
Requires Buildings | |
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Lv. 1 |
Horse Ranch
(rom_BARBARIAN_enclosure_minor_stables_4) Level 3
Stables
(rom_BARBARIAN_enclosure_stables_3) Level 2
Horse Ranch
(rom_BARBARIAN_enclosure_stables_4) Level 3 |
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign |