Eastern Rebels (Imperator Augustus) Melee Cavalry

Cappadocian Cavalry

Very competent warriors, particularly in close-combat.

Cappadocian horsemen could be found in many armies of Asia Minor, but were most common in the forces of Pontus and Armenia. Although the riders had scale armour and open helmets, so as not to impair their vision, their horses were unarmoured, allowing them a good degree of speed and manoeuvrability. They were certainly faster across ground than the heavy cataphracts used by eastern armies. These horsemen were most often placed on the flanks of an army to counter any enemy infantry skirmishers or light horse. Charges into spear or pike-armed phalanxes would have been stupid, and fatal. At the Battle of Gaugamela in 331BC, Cappadocian cavalry overwhelmed Alexander’s Asian and Greek mercenary cavalry, only to be halted by the Thessalians.

Abilities

Cappadocian Cavalry

• 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

Cappadocian Cavalry

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

Eastern Rebels (Imperator Augustus) Units
General (1)
1.Noble Blood Cavalry
Melee Infantry (12)
2.Hillmen
3.Mob
4.Georgian Medium Swordsmen
5.Desert Swordsmen
6.Sughdian Warriors
7.Hellenic Infantry
8.Phrygian Infantry
9.Phrada Sword Infantry
10.Gor Light Swordsmen
11.Hyrcanian Noble Swordsmen
12.Gazaca's Sword Infantry
13.Artacoanian Noble Sparabara
Missile Infantry (8)
14.Eastern Archers
15.Eastern Javelinmen
16.Eastern Slingers
17.Immortals
18.Sparabara
19.Takabara
20.Gedrosian Desert Archers
21.Colchis Slingers
Pike Infantry (1)
22.Persian-Hellenic Pikemen
Spear Infantry (9)
23.Eastern Spearmen
24.Georgian Light Spearmen
25.Desert Spearmen
26.Babylonian Spearmen
27.Colchis Light Spearmen
28.Indo - Persian Spearmen
29.Persian Sparabara
30.Colchis Heavy Spearmen
31.Alexandria Arachosia Guard
Melee Cavalry (5)
32.Cappadocian Cavalry
33.Desert Camel Spearmen
34.Barcanian Horsemen
35.Noble Mounted Axemen
36.Carmanian Camel Cataphracts
Missile Cavalry (3)
37.Horse Skirmishers
38.Desert Camel Archers
39.Bam's Mounted Archers
Shock Cavalry (1)
40.Median Cataphracts
Chariot (1)
41.Persian Scythed Chariots
Fixed Artillery (3)
42.Eastern Giant Ballista
43.Eastern Bastion Scorpion
44.Eastern Scorpion (Fixed)
Field Artillery (6)
45.Eastern Bastion Ballista
46.Eastern Ballista
47.Eastern Scorpion
48.Eastern Large Onager
49.Eastern Bastion Onager
50.Eastern Onager
Admiral (2)
51.Scorpion Penteres - Eastern Archers
52.Light Artillery Penteres - Eastern Ballista (Ship)
Melee Ship (3)
53.Assault Tetreres - Hillmen
54.Fire Pot Dieres - Eastern Spearmen
55.Assault Dieres - Eastern Spearmen
Missile Ship (7)
56.Scorpion Penteres - Eastern Archers
57.Tower Penteres - Eastern Archers
58.Missile Penteres - Eastern Archers
59.Raiding Hemiolia - Eastern Javelinmen
60.Pursuit Trihemiolia - Eastern Javelinmen
61.Scorpion Trieres - Eastern Slingers
62.Missile Trieres - Eastern Slingers
Artillery Ship (2)
63.Light Artillery Penteres - Eastern Ballista (Ship)
64.Artillery Penteres - Eastern Onager (Ship)