Samnites (Hannibal at the Gates) Melee Cavalry

Campanian Cavalry

From the 8th century BC, when Greeks settlers established trading posts along Italy’s eastern seaboard in the vicinity of modern-day Naples, the region of Campania was part of Magna Graecia. It remained so, a stalwart of Hellenistic civilisation, until its aggressive Samnite neighbours began to migrate from their mountainous homelands, displacing the Greek culture and language prevalent there. In a land famed for its sweeping landscapes - ideal for the breeding of strong horses - the emergent Campanian nobility developed their renowned cavalry. Carrying heavy javelins for skirmishing and swords for melee, they used speed, agility and flexibility of tactics to inflict damage on more heavily armed, and therefore slower moving, opponents. Following the Samnite Wars with Rome, around the beginning of the 3rd century BC, Campanians provided the basis of the Socii cavalry attached to Roman Legions. Well-trained in their people’s equestrian traditions, they were highly valued horsemen and greatly respected warriors.

Unit Name Campanian Cavalry

Main Unit Key Ita_Campanian_Cavalry

Land Unit Key Ita_Campanian_Cavalry

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 1290

Recruitment Cost 1290

Upkeep Cost 200

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 69

Weapon Damage 41

├ Melee Weapon rome_gladius_elite_Cav

├ Melee Damage Base 36

├ Melee Damage Ap 5

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 0

├ Bonus vs Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 33

Melee Defence 30

├ Base Defence 10

├ Shield cavalry

└ Shield Defence 20

Armour 90

├ Armour bronze

├ Armour Defence 60

└ Shield Armour 30

Health 100

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_heavy

├ Man Health 40

├ Bonus Hit Points 20

├ Mount rome_hellenic_horse_sword_shield_vh

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_very_heavy

└ Mount Health 40

Base Morale 70

Abilities

• Flying Wedge
  The unit moves into a flying wedge-shaped attack formation.
  Charge bonus, melee attack
  Acceleration, melee defence

Attributes

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

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Cohort Barracks (rome_military_main_3) Level 2 Legionary Barracks (rome_military_main_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Hannibal at the Gates	Samnites (Hannibal at the Gates)