Syracuse Shock Cavalry

Hippeus Lancers

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 Hippeus Lancers

Main Unit Key Gre_Hippeus_Lancers

Land Unit Key Gre_Hippeus_Lancers

Naval Unit Key greek_transport

Soldiers 90

Category Cavalry

Class Shock Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 820

Recruitment Cost 900

Upkeep Cost 100

Melee Attack 35

Weapon Damage 31

├ Melee Weapon rome_lance

├ Melee Damage Base 16

├ Melee Damage Ap 15

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 10

├ Bonus vs Elephants 12

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 56

Melee Defence 25

├ Base Defence 25

├ Shield none

└ Shield Defence 0

Armour 74

├ Armour bronze

├ Armour Defence 74

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 140

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_very_heavy

├ Man Health 60

├ Bonus Hit Points 20

├ Mount rome_hellenic_horse_lance_vh

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_very_heavy_shock

└ Mount Health 60

Base Morale 65

Abilities

• Diamond
  The unit moves into a diamond-shaped attack formation.
  Charge bonus, melee attack
  Acceleration, melee defence
• Trample
  Charges are more effective for an extended time.
  Charge bonus
  Exertion: fatigue

Attributes

• Disciplined
  This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
• Encourage
  This unit provides a morale bonus to nearby allies.
• 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

• Very good charge
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Weak in prolonged melee
• Good morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 1	Royal Barracks (greek_military_heavy_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Athens Athenian Boule Syracuse Syracusan Nobles Colchis Colchian Nobles Knossos Rhodos Trapezos Massilia Massilian Nobles Pergamon Pergamenes Nobles Hellenic Rebels
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)