Samnites (Samnite Wars) Melee Cavalry

Italian Cavalry

Before Rome controlled the whole of Italy it shared the peninsula with others, such as the Etruscans and Samnites. These various petty kingdoms, cities and tribes often fought each other, but also united against common external threats. It was as the Etruscans waned and Greek influence fell away that the Romans began steadily accumulating land and power. After three wars against the Samnites, Rome finally became the dominant power in Italy, and extracted pledges of loyalty and military aid from the 'Socii Latini', its Latin allies. There were further rebellions against Rome’s dominance, the most significant being the Allied War of 90-88BC, when many of the Socii turned on Rome. Clearly, this gave the Romans pause, as the peace settlement after was surprisingly generous: it gave the Socii the right of full Roman citizenship, giving them a stake in Rome's continued survival and effectively uniting the whole of Italy under their rule.

Unit Name Italian Cavalry

Main Unit Key Ita_Cav

Land Unit Key Ita_Cav

Naval Unit Key roman_transport

Soldiers 90

Category Cavalry

Class Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 540

Recruitment Cost 540

Upkeep Cost 70

Melee Attack 29

Weapon Damage 29

├ Melee Weapon rome_spear_cav

├ Melee Damage Base 19

├ Melee Damage Ap 10

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 10

├ Bonus vs Elephants 12

└ Bonus vs Infantry 10

Charge Bonus 31

Melee Defence 71

├ Base Defence 36

├ Shield cavalry

└ Shield Defence 35

Armour 72

├ Armour chest

├ Armour Defence 42

└ Shield Armour 30

Health 105

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium

├ Man Health 55

├ Bonus Hit Points 10

├ Mount rome_hellenic_horse_spear_shield_m

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_medium

└ Mount Health 40

Base Morale 50

Abilities

• Flying Wedge
  The unit moves into a flying wedge-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.

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	Field of Mars (rome_military_1) Level 0 Auxiliary Camp (rome_military_aux_2) Level 1 Auxiliary Barracks (rome_military_aux_3) Level 2 Manipular Barracks (rome_military_main_2) Level 1 Cohort Barracks (rome_military_main_3) Level 2 Civil Town (rome_town_civil_3) Level 2 Market Town (rome_town_trade_3) Level 2
Lv. 1	Auxiliary Garrison (rome_military_aux_4) Level 3 Legionary Barracks (rome_military_main_4) Level 3 Civil Colonia (rome_town_civil_4) Level 3 Market Colonia (rome_town_trade_4) Level 3

Garrison Buildings
x 2	Town (Amber Trader) (rome_amber_3) Level 2 Colonia (Amber Road) (rome_amber_4) Level 3 Civil Municipium (rome_city_civil_3) Level 2 Garrison Municipium (rome_city_garrison_3) Level 2 Town (Glass Maker) (rome_glass_3) Level 2 Colonia (Master Glass Maker) (rome_glass_4) Level 3 Town (Shaft Mine) (rome_gold_3) Level 2 Colonia (Sluiced Mine) (rome_gold_4) Level 3 Town (Grain Irrigated Farm) (rome_grain_3) Level 2 Colonia (Grain Estate) (rome_grain_4) Level 3 Colonia (Master Horse Breeders) (rome_horse_3) Level 2 Village (Iron Workshop) (rome_iron_1) Level 0 Town (Shieldmaker) (rome_iron_armour_2) Level 1 Colonia (Armourer) (rome_iron_armour_3) Level 2 Town (Blacksmith) (rome_iron_weapon_2) Level 1 Colonia (Weaponsmith) (rome_iron_weapon_3) Level 2 Town (Shaft Mine) (rome_lead_3) Level 2 Colonia (Sluiced Mine) (rome_lead_4) Level 3 Town (Leather Workshop) (rome_leather_3) Level 2 Colonia (Master Leather Workshop) (rome_leather_4) Level 3 Town (Timber Yard) (rome_lumber_3) Level 2 Colonia (Timber Trader) (rome_lumber_4) Level 3 Town (Marble Cutter) (rome_marble_3) Level 2 Colonia (Marble Architect) (rome_marble_4) Level 3 Legionary Barracks (rome_military_main_4) Level 3 Town (Mola Olearia) (rome_olive_3) Level 2 Colonia (Olive Oil Trader) (rome_olive_4) Level 3 Town (Dye Works) (rome_purple_dye_3) Level 2 Colonia (Master Dye Works) (rome_purple_dye_4) Level 3 Town (Silk Market) (rome_silk_3) Level 2 Colonia (Silk Road) (rome_silk_4) Level 3 Village (rome_town_1) Level 0 Civil Settlement (rome_town_civil_2) Level 1 Civil Town (rome_town_civil_3) Level 2 Civil Colonia (rome_town_civil_4) Level 3 Farming Settlement (rome_town_farm_2) Level 1 Farming Town (rome_town_farm_3) Level 2 Farming Colonia (rome_town_farm_4) Level 3 Market Settlement (rome_town_trade_2) Level 1 Market Town (rome_town_trade_3) Level 2 Market Colonia (rome_town_trade_4) Level 3 Town (Winemaker) (rome_wine_3) Level 2 Colonia (Master Winemaker) (rome_wine_4) Level 3
x 4	Civil Urbs (rome_city_civil_4) Level 3 Garrison Urbs (rome_city_garrison_4) Level 3 Cohort Barracks (rome_military_main_3) Level 2

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Etruscan League Latin Rebels
Samnite Wars	Italian Rebels (Samnite Wars) Samnites (Samnite Wars)
Hannibal at the Gates	Etruscan League (Hannibal at the Gates) Latin Rebels (Hannibal at the Gates) Samnites (Hannibal at the Gates)