Iceni (Imperator Augustus) Shock Cavalry

Briton Chosen Lance Riders

Being able to trample down units like grass, they can make a whole army's flank disappear within seconds!

Following the tradition of elite Hellenic shock cavalry, these horsemen employed heavy armour and fearsome xyston or kontos-like lances. These were considerably longer than normal cavalry spears and balanced by a butt-spike. Using such weapons required Ptolemaic cavalry to forgo shields and steer their mounts with their legs in the same fashion as Saka and Sarmatian archers, and later cataphracts. Unlike their eastern counterparts, Ptolemaic cavalry did not armour their horses in scale until around the 1st century BC. They were heavily armoured themselves, initially wearing bronze cuirasses and helmets but later scale or chainmail armour. Recruited almost exclusively from the richest Greek colonists in Egypt, their numbers were never great but they provided a vital shock element alongside lighter Egyptian and mercenary cavalry.

Abilities

Briton Chosen Lance Riders

• Flying Wedge
  The unit moves into a flying wedge-shaped attack formation.
  Charge bonus, melee attack
  Acceleration, melee defence
• Trample
  Charges are more effective for an extended time.
  Charge bonus
  Exertion: fatigue

Attributes

• Disciplined
  This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
• Encourage
  This unit provides a morale bonus to nearby allies.
• 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

Briton Chosen Lance Riders

• Very good charge
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Weak in prolonged melee
• Good morale

Iceni (Imperator Augustus) Units
General (3)
1.Chariots
2.Heroic Nobles
3.Heroic Riders
Melee Infantry (13)
4.Ambushers
5.Chosen Sword Band
6.Druidic Nobles
7.Heroic Nobles
8.Painted Ones
9.Sword Band
10.Druidic Chieftains
11.Chosen Axe Band
12.Briton Noble Infantry
13.Pict Marauders
14.Briton Long Swords
15.Heroic Guards
16.Briton Levy Swords
Missile Infantry (5)
17.Briton Skirmishers
18.Briton Slingers
19.Briton Archers
20.Pict Noble Bowmen
21.Pict Stalkers
Pike Infantry (1)
22.Great Spears
Spear Infantry (12)
23.Chosen Spear Band
24.Farmers
25.Spear Band
26.Levy Freemen
27.Painted Spear Ones
28.Spear Ambushers
29.Briton Spear Veterans
30.Oak Bearers
31.Pict Spears
32.Grove Guards
33.Briton Levy Spears
34.Briton Heroic Spear Band
Melee Cavalry (7)
35.Heroic Riders
36.Briton Scout Riders
37.Veteran Riders
38.Briton Sword Cavalry
39.Heroic Horse Guards
40.Marauder Horsemen
41.Pict Scouts
Missile Cavalry (1)
42.Pict Raiders
Shock Cavalry (2)
43.Pict Lance Riders
44.Briton Chosen Lance Riders
Chariot (1)
45.Chariots
Fixed Artillery (3)
46.Briton Giant Ballista
47.Briton Bastion Scorpion
48.Briton Scorpion (Fixed)
Field Artillery (6)
49.Briton Bastion Ballista
50.Briton Ballista
51.Briton Scorpion
52.Briton Heavy Onager
53.Briton Bastion Onager
54.Briton Onager
Special (1)
55.Celtic Warhounds
Admiral (2)
56.Heavy Raider - Painted Ones
57.Medium Missile Raider - Briton Slingers
Melee Ship (4)
58.Heavy Raider - Painted Ones
59.Persian Assault Teteres - Spear Band
60.Medium Assault Raider - Sword Band
61.Assault Raider - Levy Freemen
Missile Ship (3)
62.Greek Missile Penteres - Briton Slingers
63.Medium Missile Raider - Briton Slingers
64.Missile Raider - Briton Slingers
Artillery Ship (2)
65.Roman Light Artillery Quinquereme - Briton Ballista (Ship)
66.Roman Artillery Quinquereme - Briton Onager (Ship)