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Citizen Cavalry

Wealthy horse-owners have the same rights as the lesser men of the phalanx.

The early Greek cavalry took roughly the same form throughout the city-states, being comprised of citizens able to afford and maintain a horse. After the Greco-Persian Wars, city-states such as Athens founded more permanent cavalry funded by annual grants. Right through the Peloponnesian War however, this volunteer cavalry continued to be few in numbers, and was used principally to chase skirmishers and fleeing hoplites. It was not that cavalry were ineffectual in Greek warfare, as shown by the Theban victory at the Battle of Delium in 424BC, but until this time they had been underused and lacked the numbers to make a decisive impact. Often wearing a metal helm and a mailed cuirass reaching down to their knees, they were equipped with a long sword and a spear, usable as both a lance and a javelin. However, a lack of saddle and stirrups, unused by the Greeks of the time, made them relatively easy to knock from horseback.

Citizen Cavalry

Unit Name

Citizen Cavalry

Main Unit Key

Gre_Citizen_Cav

Land Unit Key

Gre_Citizen_Cav

Naval Unit Key

greek_transport

Soldiers

90

Category

Cavalry

Class

Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost

570

Recruitment Cost

570

Upkeep Cost

85

Melee Attack

26

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

30

Melee Defence

61

├ Base Defence

41

├ Shield

hoplite_cav

└ Shield Defence

20

Armour

97

├ Armour

spolas

├ Armour Defence

52

└ Shield Armour

45

Health

105

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_heavy

├ Man Health

55

├ Bonus Hit Points

10

├ Mount

rome_hellenic_horse_spear_shield_m

├ Mount Entity

rome_horse_medium

└ Mount Health

40

Base Morale

45

Abilities

Citizen 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.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Citizen Cavalry
  • Good attack
  • Average defence
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Average morale
Requires Buildings
Citizen Cavalry Lv. 0 Stables
Stables
(greek_military_east_stable_2)
Level 1
Satrap's Stables
Satrap's Stables
(greek_military_east_stable_3)
Level 2
Holosideros Barracks
Holosideros Barracks
(greek_military_heavy_2)
Level 1
Hoplite Barracks
Hoplite Barracks
(greek_military_heavy_3)
Level 2
Civil Town
Civil Town
(greek_town_civil_3)
Level 2
Market Town
Market Town
(greek_town_trade_3)
Level 2
Citizen Cavalry Lv. 1 Royal Stables
Royal Stables
(greek_military_east_stable_4)
Level 3
Royal Barracks
Royal Barracks
(greek_military_heavy_4)
Level 3
Civil Colony
Civil Colony
(greek_town_civil_4)
Level 3
Farming Colony
Farming Colony
(greek_town_farm_4)
Level 3
Market Colony
Market Colony
(greek_town_trade_4)
Level 3
Garrison Buildings
Citizen Cavalry x 2 Stables
Stables
(greek_military_east_stable_2)
Level 1
Holosideros Barracks
Holosideros Barracks
(greek_military_heavy_2)
Level 1
Citizen Cavalry x 1 Satrap's Stables
Satrap's Stables
(greek_military_east_stable_3)
Level 2
Hoplite Barracks
Hoplite Barracks
(greek_military_heavy_3)
Level 2