Taras (Rise of the Republic) Missile Cavalry

Tarantine Cavalry

Taranto, in Magna Graecia, has a rich history. Founded in 706BC as Taras, it began as the home of the Partheniae, Spartans exiled due to their impure bloodlines. Fortunately, the colony was able to breed superb warhorses, and so its warriors duly grew in reputation. Tarantine cavalry could be combined well with a slow-moving phalanx, providing a rapid and flexible defensive screen for the hoplites’ exposed flanks. Their suitability for such a role, in addition to a growing need for mercenaries in the armies of the Hellenistic world, saw that the Tarantines were much sought after. By the 3rd century BC there was some evidence to suggest that they no longer came exclusively from Taranto itself, the word 'Tarantine' referring more to the unit’s tactics and weaponry rather than its geographic origins.

Unit Name Tarantine Cavalry

Main Unit Key inv_tar_tarantine_cavalry

Land Unit Key inv_tar_tarantine_cavalry

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Missile Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 1000

Recruitment Cost 1000

Upkeep Cost 200

Missile Damage 32

├ Missile Weapon rome_javelin

├ Projectile javelin_normal

├ Missile Damage 20

├ Missile Ap Damage 12

└ Base Reload Time 10

Accuracy 5

Range 80

Reload 23

Shots Per Minute 8

Ammunition 7

Melee Attack 30

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 15

Melee Defence 55

├ Base Defence 35

├ Shield cavalry

└ Shield Defence 20

Armour 65

├ Armour spolas

├ Armour Defence 35

└ Shield Armour 30

Health 80

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium_fast

├ Man Health 40

├ Bonus Hit Points 15

├ Mount rome_hellenic_horse_sword_shield_m

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_medium

└ Mount Health 25

Base Morale 50

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

• Resistant to Fatigue
  Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit.
• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
• Fire Whilst Moving
  This unit can fire when mounted and moving.
• Parthian Shot
  This unit can fire all around and not just in-front of itself.

Strengths & Weaknesses

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

• Short range
• Fast rate of fire
• Fast moving
• Very good damage and armour penetration
• Large shield
• Very weak in melee
• Poor morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Royal Barracks (inv_gre_military_4) Level 3

Garrison Buildings
x 1	Farming Colony (inv_gre_minor_town_farm_4) Level 3 Market Colony (inv_gre_minor_town_trade_4) Level 3 Colony (Master Horse Breeders) (inv_greek_horse_3) Level 2 Colony (Armourer) (inv_greek_iron_armour_3) Level 2 Colony (Weaponsmith) (inv_greek_iron_weapon_3) Level 2

Faction Availability
Rise of the Republic	Taras (Rise of the Republic) Taras Pretenders (Rise of the Republic) Taras Secessionists (Rise of the Republic)