Lepidus' Secessionists (Imperator Augustus) Shock Cavalry

Socii Equites Extraordinarii

The equites extraordinarii were drawn from amongst the Socii, allied non-citizens who provided most of the early Republic's cavalry. Up to a third of allied cavalry could be selected to join the equites extraordinarii. As there were typically two or three times the number of Socii than Roman cavalry, a consular army of two Legions could have some 1,800 Socii cavalry, of which at least 600 would be considered part of the elite equites extraordinarii. By tradition, Roman cavalry was habitually deployed on the right flank, while the equites extraordinarii were sent to the left. This imbalance was famously exploited by Hannibal at the Battle of Cannae in 216BC, when the Carthaginian cavalry under Hasdrubal routed the weaker Roman cavalry while the crack Numidian light cavalry waylaid their Socii allies, such was the difference in troop quality. Following the Marian Reforms, and the Allied Wars of 90-88BC, the Socii were reduced to nothing; as full citizens they were absorbed by the regular Roman Legions.

Unit Name Socii Equites Extraordinarii

Main Unit Key Aux_Ita_Socii_Equites_Extraordinarii

Land Unit Key Aux_Ita_Socii_Equites_Extraordinarii

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Shock Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 840

Recruitment Cost 840

Upkeep Cost 140

Melee Attack 34

Weapon Damage 25

├ Melee Weapon rome_lance

├ Melee Damage Base 14

├ Melee Damage Ap 11

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 10

├ Bonus vs Elephants 10

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 57

Melee Defence 11

├ Base Defence 11

├ Shield none

└ Shield Defence 0

Armour 60

├ Armour bronze

├ Armour Defence 60

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 100

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_very_heavy

├ Man Health 45

├ Bonus Hit Points 20

├ Mount rome_hellenic_horse_lance_vh

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_very_heavy_shock

└ Mount Health 35

Base Morale 55

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

• Disciplined
  This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
• 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 charge
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Weak in prolonged melee
• Good morale

Recuitment Requirement
Unit Resouces	Auxilia_Italian
Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Auxiliary Barracks (rome_military_aux_3) Level 2 Auxiliary Garrison (rome_military_aux_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Rome Senate loyalists Senate Secessionists Slaves
Samnite Wars	Lucania (Samnite Wars) Rome (Samnite Wars) Rome (Samnite Wars)
Hannibal at the Gates	Rome (Hannibal at the Gates) Senate loyalists (Hannibal at the Gates) Senate Secessionists (Hannibal at the Gates)
Imperator Augustus	Antony's Rome (Imperator Augustus) Antony's Rivals (Imperator Augustus) Antony's Secessionists (Imperator Augustus) Lepidus' Rome (Imperator Augustus) Lepidus' Rivals (Imperator Augustus) Lepidus' Secessionists (Imperator Augustus) Octavian's Rome (Imperator Augustus) Octavian's Rivals (Imperator Augustus) Octavian's Secessionists (Imperator Augustus) Pompey's Rome (Imperator Augustus) Pompey's Rivals (Imperator Augustus) Pompey's Secessionists (Imperator Augustus) Latin Rebels (Imperator Augustus)