Pergamon Missile Cavalry

Tarantine Cavalry

Taranto, in Magna Graecia, has a rich history. Founded in 706BC as Taras, it began as the home of the Partheniae, Spartans exiled due to their impure bloodlines. Fortunately, the colony was able to breed superb warhorses, and so its warriors duly grew in reputation. Tarantine cavalry could be combined well with a slow-moving phalanx, providing a rapid and flexible defensive screen for the hoplites’ exposed flanks. Their suitability for such a role, in addition to a growing need for mercenaries in the armies of the Hellenistic world, saw that the Tarantines were much sought after. By the 3rd century BC there was some evidence to suggest that they no longer came exclusively from Taranto itself, the word 'Tarantine' referring more to the unit’s tactics and weaponry rather than its geographic origins.

Unit Name Tarantine Cavalry

Main Unit Key Gre_Tarantine_Cav

Land Unit Key Gre_Tarantine_Cav

Naval Unit Key greek_transport

Soldiers 90

Category Cavalry

Class Missile Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 570

Recruitment Cost 570

Upkeep Cost 85

Missile Damage 30

├ Missile Weapon rome_wooden_javelin

├ Projectile javelin_wooden

├ Missile Damage 17

├ Missile Ap Damage 13

└ Base Reload Time 9

Accuracy 5

Range 75

Reload 23

Shots Per Minute 9

Ammunition 18

Melee Attack 14

Weapon Damage 36

├ Melee Weapon rome_celtic_hellenic_sword

├ Melee Damage Base 32

├ Melee Damage Ap 4

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 0

├ Bonus vs Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 5

Charge Bonus 19

Melee Defence 51

├ Base Defence 16

├ Shield cavalry

└ Shield Defence 35

Armour 77

├ Armour leather

├ Armour Defence 47

└ Shield Armour 30

Health 105

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium

├ Man Health 55

├ Bonus Hit Points 10

├ Mount rome_hellenic_horse_sword_shield_m

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_medium

└ Mount Health 40

Base Morale 40

Abilities

• Diamond
  The unit moves into a diamond-shaped attack formation.
  Charge bonus, melee attack
  Acceleration, melee defence
• Quick Reload
  Improved reloading for an extended time.
  Shots per minute
  Exertion: fatigue

Attributes

• Resistant to Fatigue
  Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit.
• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
• Fire Whilst Moving
  This unit can fire when mounted and moving.
• Parthian Shot
  This unit can fire all around and not just in-front of itself.

Strengths & Weaknesses

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

• Short range
• Fast rate of fire
• Fast moving
• Very good damage and armour penetration
• Large shield
• Very weak in melee
• Poor 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	Athens Athenian Boule Syracuse Syracusan Nobles Epirus Epirean Nobles Knossos Rhodos Trapezos Macedon Macedonian Nobles Massilia Massilian Nobles Pergamon Pergamenes Nobles Hellenic Rebels Egypt Egyptian Nobles Egyptian Rebels Cyprus Seleucid Seleucid Nobles Arachosia Aria Drangiana Media Parthava Persia Sagartia Sardes Spartan Rebels Sparta Spartan Gerousia
Samnite Wars	Greek Cities (Samnite Wars)
Caesar in Gaul	Massilia (Caesar in Gaul)
Hannibal at the Gates	Syracuse (Hannibal at the Gates) Syracusan Nobles (Hannibal at the Gates) Emporion (Hannibal at the Gates) Massilia (Hannibal at the Gates) Hellenic Rebels (Hannibal at the Gates)
Imperator Augustus	Judea (Imperator Augustus) Hellenic Rebels (Imperator Augustus) Egypt (Imperator Augustus) Egyptian Nobles (Imperator Augustus) Egyptian Rebels (Imperator Augustus) Spartan Rebels (Imperator Augustus)