Gallic Roman Pretenders (Empire Divided) Melee Cavalry

Equites Scutarii

Scutarii, or shield bearers, take their name from the Latin word scutum, or shield, although it is highly unlikely the Iberians used this title for themselves. Regardless, the scutarii carried the thureos, a large, oval, wooden shield that was perfectly suited for use in man-to-man combat. They wore little armour, and this gave them greater mobility than many of their opponents, particularly the armoured Roman legionaries. This mobility was used to charge forward and then feign retreat in the hope of getting the enemy to pursue and break their lines. Once an enemy unit took the bait, the retreat would end, and a genuine attack on now-out-of-position and unsupported foes would be staged: a simple tactic, perhaps, but still a deadly one when used well.

Unit Name Equites Scutarii

Main Unit Key 3c_Gal_Equites_Scutarii

Land Unit Key 3c_Rom_Equites_Scutarii

Naval Unit Key 3c_pel_transport

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 1320

Recruitment Cost 1320

Upkeep Cost 265

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 35

├ Base Defence 10

├ Shield scutum_imperial

└ Shield Defence 25

Armour 100

├ Armour bronze

├ Armour Defence 60

└ Shield Armour 40

Health 95

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_heavy

├ Man Health 40

├ Bonus Hit Points 20

├ Mount 3c_Rom_Horse_Mask_Sword

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_heavy

└ Mount Health 35

Base Morale 70

Abilities

• Cavalry Testudo
  The unit raises their shields and turns towards the aggressor.
  Protection against missiles
  Can't move
• 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

Faction Availability
Empire Divided	Gallic Rome (Empire Divided) Gallic Roman Pretenders (Empire Divided) Gallic Roman Secessionists (Empire Divided)