Gothi (Empire Divided) Melee Cavalry

Taifali Cavalry

Possibly an eastern Germanic or even Sarmatian people, the Taifali followed the Gothic king, Cniva, on his campaigns in Moesia and Dacia during the 3rd century AD. Coming into contact with the Roman Empire, they soon became famous for their excellent horsemen. Having been defeated by the Emperor Constantine, the Taifali continued to harass their oppressors until finally pacified around AD336. However, this did not lead to their automatic absorption into the Roman Empire, and those Taifali who chose not to resettle within its boundaries became self-governing allies of Rome. This may have been due to perceived difficulties in successfully governing such a harsh, mountainous region, or because the Romans needed a buffer against an increasing number of incursions by the marauding steppe nomads.

Unit Name Taifali Cavalry

Main Unit Key 3c_Ala_Taifali_Cavalry

Land Unit Key 3c_Ala_Taifali_Cavalry

Naval Unit Key 3c_barbarian_transport

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 700

Recruitment Cost 700

Upkeep Cost 140

Missile Damage 32

├ Missile Weapon rome_javelin_precursor

├ Projectile javelin_prec

├ Missile Damage 20

├ Missile Ap Damage 12

└ Base Reload Time 15

Accuracy 5

Range 40

Reload 0

Shots Per Minute 4

Ammunition 2

Melee Attack 40

Weapon Damage 29

├ Melee Weapon rome_spear_cav_elite

├ Melee Damage Base 24

├ Melee Damage Ap 5

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 15

├ Bonus vs Elephants 15

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 32

Melee Defence 35

├ Base Defence 15

├ Shield cavalry

└ Shield Defence 20

Armour 75

├ Armour mail_improved

├ Armour Defence 45

└ Shield Armour 30

Health 80

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium

├ Man Health 40

├ Bonus Hit Points 15

├ Mount rome_scythian_horse_spear_shield_m

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_medium

└ Mount Health 25

Base Morale 60

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
• Resistant to Cold
  This unit tires less quickly in snow.

Strengths & Weaknesses

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

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

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Stables (3c_barb_agriculture_horse_3) Level 2 Horse Ranch (3c_barb_agriculture_horse_4) Level 3

Garrison Buildings
x 1	Stables (3c_barb_agriculture_horse_3) Level 2 Horse Ranch (3c_barb_agriculture_horse_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Empire Divided	Alani (Empire Divided) Alani Pretenders (Empire Divided) Alani Secessionists (Empire Divided) Gothi (Empire Divided) Gothi Pretenders (Empire Divided) Gothi Secessionists (Empire Divided) Marcomanni (Empire Divided) Marcomanni Pretenders (Empire Divided) Marcomanni Secessionists (Empire Divided)