Syracuse Melee Cavalry

Citizen 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 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

• 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	Holosideros Barracks (greek_military_heavy_2) Level 1 Hoplite Barracks (greek_military_heavy_3) Level 2 Civil Town (greek_town_civil_3) Level 2 Market Town (greek_town_trade_3) Level 2
Lv. 1	Royal Barracks (greek_military_heavy_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

Garrison Buildings
x 2	Holosideros Barracks (greek_military_heavy_2) Level 1
x 1	Hoplite Barracks (greek_military_heavy_3) Level 2

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Athens Athenian Boule Syracuse Syracusan Nobles Baktria Baktrian Nobles Cimmeria Cimmerian Nobles Colchis Colchian Nobles Epirus Epirean Nobles Knossos Rhodos Trapezos Macedon Macedonian Nobles Massilia Massilian Nobles Pergamon Pergamenes Nobles Hellenic Rebels Pontus Pontic Nobles Egypt Egyptian Nobles Egyptian Rebels Cyprus Cyrenaica 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) Pontus (Imperator Augustus) Egypt (Imperator Augustus) Egyptian Nobles (Imperator Augustus) Egyptian Rebels (Imperator Augustus) Spartan Rebels (Imperator Augustus)