Colchis Melee Cavalry

Noble Blood Cavalry

These spear-armed cavalrymen fight well in close-combat, making them a useful striking force.

Like the Companion cavalry of Macedon, these elite horsemen from the lands of Parthia and Pontus were recruited from among the nobility and social elite. Gradually they developed into a permanent and professional bodyguard force. Following both Hellenic and Persian traditions, they were armed with lances and armoured in a similar fashion to their Macedonian counterparts, but their mounts were armoured in eastern style. This gave their charges extra weight and meant that they were not only a counter to other cavalry forces, but could also be sent into the flanks of densely-packed infantry. The eastern influence also meant that the nobles were quite at home using the bow, as they had spent their formative years hunting from horseback.

Abilities

Noble Blood 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.
• Resistant to Heat
  This unit tires less quickly in the desert.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Transport

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

Noble Blood Cavalry

• Very good attack
• Average defence
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Good morale

Colchis Units
General (4)
1.Hippeus Lancers
2.Artacoanian Noble Sparabara
3.Colchis Heavy Spearmen
4.Carmanian Camel Cataphracts
Melee Infantry (4)
5.Axemen
6.Hillmen
7.Kartli Axemen
8.Mob
Missile Infantry (4)
9.Eastern Archers
10.Eastern Javelinmen
11.Eastern Slingers
12.Peltasts
Spear Infantry (2)
13.Eastern Spearmen
14.Hoplites
Melee Cavalry (2)
15.Noble Blood Cavalry
16.Citizen Cavalry
Missile Cavalry (2)
17.Horse Archers
18.Horse Skirmishers
Shock Cavalry (1)
19.Hippeus Lancers
Fixed Artillery (4)
20.Greek Giant Ballista
21.Greek Polybolos
22.Greek Bastion Scorpion
23.Greek Scorpion (Fixed)
Field Artillery (5)
24.Greek Bastion Ballista
25.Greek Ballista
26.Greek Heavy Onager
27.Greek Bastion Onager
28.Greek Onager
Admiral (2)
29.Scorpion Penteres - Eastern Archers
30.Light Artillery Penteres - Eastern Ballista (Ship)
Melee Ship (5)
31.Assault Tetreres - Hillmen
32.Assault Tetreres - Kartli Axemen
33.Assault Tetreres - Hoplites
34.Fire Pot Dieres - Peltasts
35.Assault Dieres - Peltasts
Missile Ship (5)
36.Scorpion Penteres - Eastern Archers
37.Tower Penteres - Eastern Archers
38.Missile Penteres - Eastern Archers
39.Missile Trieres - Eastern Archers
40.Raiding Hemiolia - Eastern Javelinmen
Artillery Ship (2)
41.Light Artillery Penteres - Greek Ballista (Ship)
42.Artillery Penteres - Greek Onager (Ship)