Seleucid Melee Cavalry

Light Cavalry

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.

Unit Name Light Cavalry

Main Unit Key Gre_Light_Cav

Land Unit Key Gre_Light_Cav

Naval Unit Key greek_transport

Soldiers 90

Category Cavalry

Class Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 500

Recruitment Cost 500

Upkeep Cost 85

Melee Attack 24

Weapon Damage 29

├ Melee Weapon rome_spear_cav

├ Melee Damage Base 19

├ Melee Damage Ap 10

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 10

├ Bonus vs Elephants 12

└ Bonus vs Infantry 10

Charge Bonus 26

Melee Defence 72

├ Base Defence 34

├ Shield caetra_fast_cav

└ Shield Defence 38

Armour 69

├ Armour leather

├ Armour Defence 47

└ Shield Armour 22

Health 100

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium

├ Man Health 55

├ Bonus Hit Points 10

├ Mount rome_hellenic_horse_spear_shield_l

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_light

└ Mount Health 35

Base Morale 40

Abilities

• 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

• Average attack
• Weak defence
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Poor morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Muster Field (greek_military_1) Level 0 Stables (greek_military_east_stable_2) Level 1 Satrap's Stables (greek_military_east_stable_3) Level 2 Holosideros Barracks (greek_military_heavy_2) Level 1 Hoplite Barracks (greek_military_heavy_3) Level 2 Periokos Camp (greek_military_light_2) Level 1 Skirmisher Camp (greek_military_light_3) Level 2 Civil Town (greek_town_civil_3) Level 2 Market Town (greek_town_trade_3) Level 2
Lv. 1	Royal Stables (greek_military_east_stable_4) Level 3 Royal Barracks (greek_military_heavy_4) Level 3 Mercenary Camp (greek_military_light_4) Level 3 Civil Colony (greek_town_civil_4) Level 3 Farming Colony (greek_town_farm_4) Level 3 Market Colony (greek_town_trade_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
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