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Hippotoxotes Syracuse (Rise of the Republic)Syracuse (Rise of the Republic) Missile Cavalry

Hippotoxotes

Horseback archery was a great military innovation even before the legendary Parthian Shot was developed.

The Greco-Persian wars were a series of conflicts between Achaemenid Persia and the Greek city-states, starting in 499BC and enduring for the next half-century. The battles between these powers saw the clash of Greek-style phalanxes and supporting troops against the diverse Persian army, which had mastered the bow, using it to great effect both on foot and on horseback. After the war against the Persians ended, Greek generals would have been fools not to acknowledge the effectiveness of mounted archers, which could attack and quickly retreat, and were impossible for hoplites to catch up with. As Athens' cavalry corps grew in numbers, a two hundred-strong body of hippotoxotes (horse archers) were fielded to support the main army. According to Xenophon, they even led the cavalry charge, riding ahead to soften up the enemy before retreating behind the main lines.

Hippotoxotes

Unit Name

Hippotoxotes

Main Unit Key

inv_gre_hippotoxotes

Land Unit Key

inv_gre_hippotoxotes

Naval Unit Key

pel_transport

Soldiers

80

Category

Cavalry

Class

Missile Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost

650

Recruitment Cost

650

Upkeep Cost

130

Missile Damage

35

├ Missile Weapon

rome_bow_horse

├ Projectile

arrow_normal_horse

├ Missile Damage

31

├ Missile Ap Damage

4

└ Base Reload Time

12

Accuracy

5

Range

125

Reload

0

Shots Per Minute

5

Ammunition

15

Melee Attack

10

Weapon Damage

24

├ Melee Weapon

rome_shortsword

├ Melee Damage Base

20

├ Melee Damage Ap

4

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Large

0

├ Bonus vs Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

5

Melee Defence

10

├ Base Defence

10

├ Shield

none

└ Shield Defence

0

Armour

15

├ Armour

light_padded

├ Armour Defence

15

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

75

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_medium

├ Man Health

40

├ Bonus Hit Points

10

├ Mount

rome_horse_spear_shield_m

├ Mount Entity

rome_horse_medium

└ Mount Health

25

Base Morale

30

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

  • Hide (forest)
    This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Hippotoxotes
  • Long range
  • Average rate of fire
  • Fast moving
  • Good damage but low armour penetration
  • Very weak in melee
  • Very poor morale
Requires Buildings
Hippotoxotes Lv. 0 Hoplite Barracks
Hoplite Barracks
(inv_gre_military_3)
Level 2
Royal Barracks
Royal Barracks
(inv_gre_military_4)
Level 3
Garrison Buildings
Hippotoxotes x 1 Farming Town
Farming Town
(inv_gre_minor_town_farm_3)
Level 2
Market Town
Market Town
(inv_gre_minor_town_trade_3)
Level 2
Town (Horse Breeders)
Town (Horse Breeders)
(inv_greek_horse_2)
Level 1