Blyemmes Noble Horsemen
Armoured melee horsemen hailing from the Blyemmes peoples. Deadly against infantry.The thureos, a large oval-shaped shield, became common throughout the Hellenistic world from the 3rd century BC. Made from wood covered in hide, it differed from the earlier Greek hoplon in having a central handgrip, which was protected by a vertical spine running the length of the shield. This in turn could be further reinforced by the addition of a wide metal strip that protected the grip and the user’s hand. Inspired by the sub-rectangular and oval shields of the Celts, possibly through contact with the migrating Galatians, its usage seems to have spread through the Illyrian and Thracian tribes before it was adopted by the Greeks. Although large, the thureos was light in comparison to the traditional hoplon, and was adopted by heavily-armoured peltasts. Named after their shields, 'thureophoroi' could fight as common peltasts, skirmishing with javelins, but could also form up with their larger shields and longer spears in a similar fashion to a phalanx. The versatile and useful design of the thureos meant it was used by many armies, including the auxiliaries and cavalry of the later Roman Legions.
Unit Name Blyemmes Noble Horsemen |
Main Unit Key Mro_Blyemmes_Cavalry |
Land Unit Key Mro_Blyemmes_Cavalry |
Naval Unit Key egyptian_transport |
Soldiers 90 |
Category Cavalry |
Class Melee Cavalry |
Custom Battle Cost 690 |
Recruitment Cost 690 |
Upkeep Cost 85 |
Melee Attack 29 |
28 |
├ Melee Weapon rome_celtic_spear_anti_cav |
├ Melee Damage Base 20 |
├ Melee Damage Ap 8 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Large 23 |
├ Bonus vs Elephants 26 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 44 |
71 |
├ Base Defence 36 |
├ Shield cavalry |
└ Shield Defence 35 |
107 |
├ Armour scale_elite |
├ Armour Defence 77 |
└ Shield Armour 30 |
130 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_heavy_fast |
├ Man Health 55 |
├ Bonus Hit Points 15 |
├ Mount cataphract_half_horse |
├ Mount Entity rome_horse_very_heavy |
└ Mount Health 60 |
Base Morale 55 |
Abilities
Blyemmes Noble Horsemen- Trample
Charges are more effective for an extended time.
Charge bonus
Exertion: fatigue - Diamond
The unit moves into a diamond-shaped attack formation.
Charge bonus, melee attack
Acceleration, melee defence
Attributes
- Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close. - Resistant to Heat
This unit tires less quickly in the desert.
Strengths & Weaknesses
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. 0 |
Heavy Horse Studs
(east_military_stables_heavy_2) Level 1
Royal Stables
(east_military_stables_heavy_3) Level 2 |
Lv. 1 |
Nisean Stables
(east_military_stables_heavy_4) Level 3 |
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Hannibal at the Gates | |
Imperator Augustus |