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Citizen Cavalry

Wealthy horse-owners have the same rights as the lesser men of the phalanx.

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.

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Citizen Cavalry

Unit Name

Citizen Cavalry

Main Unit Key

Gre_Citizen_Cav

Land Unit Key

Gre_Citizen_Cav

Naval Unit Key

pel_transport

Soldiers

80

Category

Cavalry

Class

Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost

540

Recruitment Cost

540

Upkeep Cost

100

Melee Attack

37

Weapon Damage

26

├ Melee Weapon

rome_hoplite_spear_cav

├ Melee Damage Base

20

├ Melee Damage Ap

6

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Large

10

├ Bonus vs Elephants

10

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

28

Melee Defence

28

├ Base Defence

13

├ Shield

hoplite_cav

└ Shield Defence

15

Armour

70

├ Armour

spolas

├ Armour Defence

35

└ Shield Armour

35

Health

75

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_heavy

├ Man Health

40

├ Bonus Hit Points

10

├ Mount

rome_hellenic_horse_spear_shield_m

├ Mount Entity

rome_horse_medium

└ Mount Health

25

Base Morale

45

Abilities

Citizen Cavalry
  • Diamond
    The unit moves into a diamond-shaped attack formation.
    Charge bonus, melee attack
    Acceleration, melee defence

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
Citizen Cavalry
  • Good attack
  • Average defence
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Average morale
Requires Buildings
Citizen Cavalry Lv. 0 Holosideros Barracks
Holosideros Barracks
(greek_military_heavy_2)
Level 1
Hoplite Barracks
Hoplite Barracks
(greek_military_heavy_3)
Level 2
Royal Barracks
Royal Barracks
(greek_military_heavy_4)
Level 3
Garrison Buildings
Citizen Cavalry x 2 Holosideros Barracks
Holosideros Barracks
(greek_military_heavy_2)
Level 1
Hoplite Barracks
Hoplite Barracks
(greek_military_heavy_3)
Level 2