Phoenician Heavy Horses
Once these well trained riders descend on the enemy there is no stopping them.The word 'praetorian' comes from the elite guards of the Praetor, the commanding general. Founded in the 6th century BC, the cohors praetoria consisted of the hand-picked infantry or cavalry who guarded their general and his command tent. At first, they were recruited exclusively from among Roman citizens, but later other Latin peoples were allowed to join. The praetorians enjoyed prestigious status in the Roman army and, when Augustus came to power, they were the only soldiers allowed inside Rome. Augustus anticipated that they could be used politically as well as militarily, something of a gamble for the new Emperor, as he was keen to assert the Republican nature of his regime. Barracked just outside Rome, the praetorians were charged with keeping order during all public events. Later, as the Imperial bodyguard, they served in military campaigns only when the Emperor himself was present. This happened frequently as later Emperors emerged from the ranks of the army during the 1st century AD.
Unit Name Phoenician Heavy Horses |
Main Unit Key Car_Phoenician_Heavy_Horses |
Land Unit Key Car_Phoenician_Heavy_Horses |
Naval Unit Key greek_transport |
Soldiers 90 |
Category Cavalry |
Class Melee Cavalry |
Custom Battle Cost 940 |
Recruitment Cost 940 |
Upkeep Cost 100 |
Melee Attack 36 |
32 |
├ Melee Weapon rome_celtic_spear_elite |
├ Melee Damage Base 21 |
├ Melee Damage Ap 11 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Large 17 |
├ Bonus vs Elephants 19 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 47 |
81 |
├ Base Defence 46 |
├ Shield cavalry |
└ Shield Defence 35 |
92 |
├ Armour mail_improved |
├ Armour Defence 62 |
└ Shield Armour 30 |
140 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_very_heavy |
├ Man Health 60 |
├ Bonus Hit Points 20 |
├ Mount rome_horse_spear_shield_vh |
├ Mount Entity rome_horse_very_heavy |
└ Mount Health 60 |
Base Morale 65 |
Abilities
Phoenician Heavy Horses- 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 - Draco
Reduces the effectiveness against mounted units of any nearby enemies for an extended time.
Bonus vs cavalry, bonus vs elephants, bracing
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.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Transport- Very poor hull strength
- Very slow speed
- Weak ramming
- Very good attack
- Average defence
- Low damage but average armour penetration
- Good morale
Requires Buildings | |
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Lv. 0 |
Hoplite Barracks
(greek_military_heavy_3) Level 2 |
Lv. 1 |
Royal Barracks
(greek_military_heavy_4) Level 3 |
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Hannibal at the Gates | |
Imperator Augustus |