Pontus Melee Cavalry

Comes

Rome’s Empire became so large that in its later period the Emperor could not be everywhere at once. As such he appointed ‘Comites’, trusted, high-ranking military and administrative figures who ran certain parts of the Empire in his stead. ‘Comes’ – the singular - is Latin for ‘Companion’, used here in direct reference to the Companions of Alexander the Great, the most trusted lieutenants of the greatest military leader the world had yet seen (and someone all Roman Emperors aspired to be like). The Comites were the Emperor’s own inner circle, the leading officials of the Empire, wielding posts of myriad descriptions and reasonability, from the ‘Comes Britanniarum’, who was in charge of Roman Britain’s defence, to the ‘Comes Sacrae Vestis’ – master of the Emperor’s wardrobe!

Unit Name Comes

Main Unit Key att_rom_comes

Land Unit Key att_rom_comes

Naval Unit Key att_cor_light_rom

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 625

Recruitment Cost 775

Upkeep Cost 480

Melee Attack 29

Melee Damage 40

├ Melee Weapon att_spatha

├ Melee Base Damage 36

├ Armour-piercing Damage 4

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 0

├ Attack Against Elephants 0

└ Attack Against Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 48

Melee Defence 48

├ Base Defence 38

├ Shield att_oval

└ Shield Defence 10

Armour 57

├ Armour att_scale

├ Armour Defence 27

└ Shield Armour 30

Health 282

├ Man Entity att_infantry_heavy

├ Man Health 90

├ Bonus Hit Points 57

├ Mount att_rom_comes_horse

├ Mount Entity att_horse_heavy

└ Mount Health 135

Morale 43

Abilities

• Diamond
  The unit moves into a diamond-shaped attack formation.

Attributes

• Disciplined
  This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
• 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

No Strengths and Weaknesses

Recuitment Requirement
Required Technology Cost 194 Upgrade From
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Required Technology Cost 219 Upgrade To

Faction Availability
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