Media Atropatene (Imperator Augustus) Melee Cavalry

Levy Cavalry

The early Greek cavalry took roughly the same form throughout the city-states, being comprised of citizens able to afford and maintain a horse. After the Greco-Persian Wars, city-states such as Athens founded more permanent cavalry funded by annual grants. Right through the Peloponnesian War however, this volunteer cavalry continued to be few in numbers, and was used principally to chase skirmishers and fleeing hoplites. It was not that cavalry were ineffectual in Greek warfare, as shown by the Theban victory at the Battle of Delium in 424BC, but until this time they had been underused and lacked the numbers to make a decisive impact. Often wearing a metal helm and a mailed cuirass reaching down to their knees, they were equipped with a long sword and a spear, usable as both a lance and a javelin. However, a lack of saddle and stirrups, unused by the Greeks of the time, made them relatively easy to knock from horseback.

Unit Name Levy Cavalry

Main Unit Key Eas_Levy_Cav

Land Unit Key Eas_Levy_Cav

Naval Unit Key persian_transport

Soldiers 90

Category Cavalry

Class Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 600

Recruitment Cost 600

Upkeep Cost 70

Melee Attack 23

Weapon Damage 29

├ Melee Weapon rome_spear

├ Melee Damage Base 19

├ Melee Damage Ap 10

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 15

├ Bonus vs Elephants 16

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 32

Melee Defence 49

├ Base Defence 29

├ Shield hoplite_cav

└ Shield Defence 20

Armour 97

├ Armour spolas

├ Armour Defence 52

└ Shield Armour 45

Health 115

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_heavy

├ Man Health 55

├ Bonus Hit Points 10

├ Mount rome_eastern_horse_spear_shield_h

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_heavy

└ Mount Health 50

Base Morale 45

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

• Very poor hull strength
• Very slow speed
• Weak ramming

• Good attack
• Average defence
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Average morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Satrap Kerta (east_city_satrap_3) Level 2 Light Horse Studs (east_military_stables_light_2) Level 1 Cavalry Stables (east_military_stables_light_3) Level 2 Arabaya Stables (east_military_stables_light_4) Level 3
Lv. 1	Satrap Karka (east_city_satrap_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Media Atropatene Gerrhaea Himyar Ma'in Mascat Nabatea Qidri Arabian Rebels Saba Arachosia Aria Drangiana Media Parthava Persia Sagartia
Imperator Augustus	Media Atropatene (Imperator Augustus) Arabian Rebels (Imperator Augustus) Characene (Imperator Augustus) Drangiana (Imperator Augustus) Palmyra (Imperator Augustus) Paradene (Imperator Augustus) Persia (Imperator Augustus)