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Equites Consulares

(Military Tribune)

A senator on campaign has his personal bodyguards with him at all times.

During the 4th century BC the Romans abandoned the phalanx in favour of armies consisting chiefly of hastati, principes and triarii. These were deployed in maniples: compact blocks of men, arranged in a checkerboard formation. This allowed flexibility when moving across the battlefield, particularly when compared to the sluggish movements of a solid pike phalanx. Like most sophisticated city-states of the ancient world, Rome expected its men to fight, and supply their own war gear when they did so. A cynical observer might be tempted to note that the manipular Legion also made sure that the hierarchy of Rome was preserved. The youngest and least wealthy became hastati, the first line of battle in a Roman Legion. Behind them came the second line of principes, older and richer men, and finally came the triarii, the most experienced warriors. “Going to the triarii” was a Roman saying that came to be used in all kinds of situations, implying that everything else had been tried and found wanting.

Equites Consulares

Unit Name

Equites Consulares

Main Unit Key

Rom_Senator_Guard

Land Unit Key

Rom_Senator_Guard

Naval Unit Key

pel_transport

Soldiers

100

Category

Cavalry

Class

Command

Custom Battle Cost

1837

Recruitment Cost

1837

Upkeep Cost

367

Melee Attack

33

Weapon Damage

9

├ Melee Weapon

cspear3

├ Weapon Damage

9

├ Weapon Deadliness

0

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry

2

├ Bonus vs. Elephants

2

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

22

Melee Defence

49

├ Base Defence

18

├ Shield

cshield3

└ Shield Defence

31

Armour

16

├ Armour

carm8

├ Armour Defence

16

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

20

├ Man Entity

heavy_heavy

├ Man Health

20

├ Bonus Hit Points

0

├ Mount

rome_horse_spear_shield_h

├ Mount Entity

rome_horse_heavy_spr

└ Mount Health

0

Base Morale

65

Abilities

Equites Consulares
  • Stamina (poor)
    Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat.
  • Cavalry Testudo
    The unit raises shields in a defensive formation that increases missile defense but while in the formation, the unit has decreased attack
  • 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

Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Equites Consulares
  • Very good attack
  • Average defence
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Good morale
Recuitment Requirement
Required Technology Roman Unit Upgrades Cost 652 Upgrade From Custodes Corporis Legati
Upgrade
Required Technology Roman Unit Upgrades Cost 345 Upgrade To Legatus Legionis