Gallic Rome (Empire Divided) Melee Cavalry

Auxiliary Thracian Light Cavalry

There were some forty tribes of Thracians, who shared a common language and culture and inhabited a vast area north of the Greek lands. They were seen as war-loving, rebellious, rambunctious, and bad enemies, yet good allies in a fight. Many leaders dreaded a time when the Thracians would be united under a single leader and sweep southwards. Such a turn of events never happened, but Thracians could be found across much of the European world fighting as mercenaries, often specialising as skirmishers and light troops. The forward curving rhomphaia, with its razor-sharp blade and long handle, could lop off limbs in the hands of a skilled user, and Thracians were certainly skilled in its use. The most famous Thracian 'general' of all never actually fought an action in Thrace or in command of a Thracian army; he was Spartacus, the commander of the last great slave rebellion against Rome between 73 and 71 BC.

Unit Name Auxiliary Thracian Light Cavalry

Main Unit Key 3c_Aux_Thracian_Light_Cavalry

Land Unit Key 3c_Aux_Thracian_Light_Cavalry

Naval Unit Key 3c_pel_transport

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 500

Recruitment Cost 500

Upkeep Cost 100

Melee Attack 39

Weapon Damage 27

├ Melee Weapon rome_celtic_spear_cav

├ Melee Damage Base 20

├ Melee Damage Ap 7

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 10

├ Bonus vs Elephants 10

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 33

Melee Defence 51

├ Base Defence 11

├ Shield caetra_fast_cav

└ Shield Defence 40

Armour 15

├ Armour cloth

├ Armour Defence 10

└ Shield Armour 5

Health 75

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_light

├ Man Health 40

├ Bonus Hit Points 10

├ Mount rome_celtic_horse_spear_shield_l

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_light

└ Mount Health 25

Base Morale 45

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

• 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

• Average attack
• Weak defence
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Poor morale

Recuitment Requirement
Unit Resouces	3c_Thracian_Auxilia
Empire Divided Regions Provinces Regions Thracia Antheia Naissos Odessos Pulpudeva
Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Auxiliary Camp (3c_rome_military_aux_1) Level 0 Auxiliary Barracks (3c_rome_military_aux_2) Level 1 Auxiliary Garrison (3c_rome_military_aux_3) Level 2

Faction Availability
Empire Divided	Gallic Rome (Empire Divided) Gallic Roman Pretenders (Empire Divided) Gallic Roman Secessionists (Empire Divided) Britannia (Empire Divided) Hispania Citerior (Empire Divided) Lusitania (Empire Divided) Palmyra (Empire Divided) Palmyrene Pretenders (Empire Divided) Palmyrene Secessionists (Empire Divided) Roman Pretenders (Empire Divided) Roman Secessionists (Empire Divided) Rome (Empire Divided)