Carthage (Hannibal at the Gates) Shock Cavalry

Noble Cavalry

Carthaginian citizens were rarely called to military service because their armies were mostly legions of mercenaries and levied troops. Only men from the wealthiest and most powerful families, such as Hannibal Barca and his brothers, got the opportunity to serve. The army was, in many ways, their family’s private army rather than belonging to Carthage. Modelled after Macedon’s revered Companion cavalry, the noble horsemen of Carthage were a drilled and disciplined force that rode the finest African and Spanish horses. In the 3rd century BC they were rightly considered to be amongst some of the finest heavy cavalry in the world.

Unit Name Noble Cavalry

Main Unit Key Car_Noble_Cav

Land Unit Key Car_Noble_Cav

Naval Unit Key greek_transport

Soldiers 90

Category Cavalry

Class Shock Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 800

Recruitment Cost 880

Upkeep Cost 100

Melee Attack 29

Weapon Damage 31

├ Melee Weapon rome_lance

├ Melee Damage Base 16

├ Melee Damage Ap 15

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 10

├ Bonus vs Elephants 12

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 56

Melee Defence 23

├ Base Defence 23

├ Shield none

└ Shield Defence 0

Armour 74

├ Armour bronze

├ Armour Defence 74

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 140

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_very_heavy

├ Man Health 60

├ Bonus Hit Points 20

├ Mount rome_hellenic_horse_lance_vh

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_very_heavy_shock

└ Mount Health 60

Base Morale 65

Abilities

• Diamond
  The unit moves into a diamond-shaped attack formation.
  Charge bonus, melee attack
  Acceleration, melee defence
• Trample
  Charges are more effective for an extended time.
  Charge bonus
  Exertion: fatigue

Attributes

• Disciplined
  This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
• Encourage
  This unit provides a morale bonus to nearby allies.
• 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

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

• Very good charge
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Weak in prolonged melee
• Good morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Hoplite Barracks (greek_military_heavy_3) Level 2
Lv. 1	Royal Barracks (greek_military_heavy_4) Level 3

Garrison Buildings
x 1	Hoplite Barracks (greek_military_heavy_3) Level 2
x 2	Royal Barracks (greek_military_heavy_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Carthage Adirim loyalists Punic Rebels
Hannibal at the Gates	Carthage (Hannibal at the Gates) Adirim loyalists (Hannibal at the Gates) Punic Rebels (Hannibal at the Gates)
Imperator Augustus	Punic Rebels (Imperator Augustus)