Etruscan League (Hannibal at the Gates) Melee Cavalry

Warrior Horse

The longsword was a weapon of high worth and status within the Celtic community. A warrior had to prove himself in battle many times before he was permitted to wield one. The two-handed longsword was first developed during the 8th century BC, but fell from favour before re-emerging around 450BC. It is possible that Celtic ironwork was significantly behind that of the Romans, as apparently their longswords bent very easily and had to be straightened against the ground. On the other hand, since Celtic ironworking was several centuries old, some believe that Roman accounts of this practice mistook this practise, and it was actually a ritual to 'decommission' defeated, dishonoured or damaged weapons.

Unit Name Warrior Horse

Main Unit Key Etr_Warrior_Horse

Land Unit Key Etr_Warrior_Horse

Naval Unit Key roman_transport

Soldiers 90

Category Cavalry

Class Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 780

Recruitment Cost 780

Upkeep Cost 85

Missile Damage 34

├ Missile Weapon rome_javelin_precursor

├ Projectile javelin_prec

├ Missile Damage 19

├ Missile Ap Damage 15

└ Base Reload Time 40

Accuracy 5

Range 40

Reload 0

Shots Per Minute 2

Ammunition 3

Melee Attack 30

Weapon Damage 29

├ Melee Weapon rome_hoplite_spear_cav

├ Melee Damage Base 18

├ Melee Damage Ap 11

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 10

├ Bonus vs Elephants 12

└ Bonus vs Infantry 10

Charge Bonus 45

Melee Defence 48

├ Base Defence 28

├ Shield hoplite_cav

└ Shield Defence 20

Armour 97

├ Armour spolas

├ Armour Defence 52

└ Shield Armour 45

Health 110

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_heavy_fast

├ Man Health 55

├ Bonus Hit Points 15

├ Mount rome_horse_spear_shield_m

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_medium

└ Mount Health 40

Base Morale 55

Abilities

• Frenzied Charge
  Increases the effectiveness of the unit's charge for an extended period. The unit will suffer a large fatigue penalty after the charge is over.
  Charge speed, charge damage, acceleration
  Melee defence, fatigue
• 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.

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	Cohort Barracks (rome_military_main_3) Level 2
Lv. 1	Legionary Barracks (rome_military_main_4) Level 3

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)