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Auxiliary Tarantine Cavalry Pompey's Rome (Imperator Augustus)Pompey's Rome (Imperator Augustus) Missile Cavalry

Auxiliary Tarantine Cavalry

Good, skilled horsemen will always find a place in the ranks of the Roman army.

Taranto, in Magna Graecia, has a rich history. Founded in 706BC as Taras, it began as the home of the Partheniae, Spartans exiled due to their impure bloodlines. Fortunately, the colony was able to breed superb warhorses, and so its warriors duly grew in reputation. Tarantine cavalry could be combined well with a slow-moving phalanx, providing a rapid and flexible defensive screen for the hoplites’ exposed flanks. Their suitability for such a role, in addition to a growing need for mercenaries in the armies of the Hellenistic world, saw that the Tarantines were much sought after. By the 3rd century BC there was some evidence to suggest that they no longer came exclusively from Taranto itself, the word 'Tarantine' referring more to the unit’s tactics and weaponry rather than its geographic origins.

Auxiliary Tarantine Cavalry

Unit Name

Auxiliary Tarantine Cavalry

Main Unit Key

Aux_Gre_Tarantine_cav

Land Unit Key

Aux_Gre_Tarantine_cav

Naval Unit Key

roman_transport

Soldiers

90

Category

Cavalry

Class

Missile Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost

670

Recruitment Cost

670

Upkeep Cost

85

Missile Damage

30

├ Missile Weapon

rome_wooden_javelin

├ Projectile

javelin_wooden

├ Missile Damage

17

├ Missile Ap Damage

13

└ Base Reload Time

9

Accuracy

5

Range

75

Reload

23

Shots Per Minute

9

Ammunition

18

Melee Attack

28

Weapon Damage

38

├ Melee Weapon

rome_kopis

├ Melee Damage Base

32

├ Melee Damage Ap

6

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Large

0

├ Bonus vs Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

6

Charge Bonus

22

Melee Defence

55

├ Base Defence

20

├ Shield

cavalry

└ Shield Defence

35

Armour

82

├ Armour

spolas

├ Armour Defence

52

└ Shield Armour

30

Health

110

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_medium

├ Man Health

55

├ Bonus Hit Points

15

├ Mount

rome_hellenic_horse_sword_shield_m

├ Mount Entity

rome_horse_medium

└ Mount Health

40

Base Morale

45

Abilities

Auxiliary Tarantine Cavalry
  • Quick Reload
    Improved reloading for an extended time.
    Shots per minute
    Exertion: fatigue

Attributes

  • Resistant to Fatigue
    Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit.
  • Hide (forest)
    This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
  • Fire Whilst Moving
    This unit can fire when mounted and moving.
  • Parthian Shot
    This unit can fire all around and not just in-front of itself.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Auxiliary Tarantine Cavalry
  • Short range
  • Fast rate of fire
  • Fast moving
  • Very good damage and armour penetration
  • Large shield
  • Very weak in melee
  • Poor morale
Recuitment Requirement
Unit Resouces Auxilia_Hellenic
Requires Buildings
Auxiliary Tarantine Cavalry Lv. 0 Auxiliary Barracks
Auxiliary Barracks
(rome_military_aux_3)
Level 2
Auxiliary Tarantine Cavalry Lv. 1 Auxiliary Garrison
Auxiliary Garrison
(rome_military_aux_4)
Level 3