Taras (Rise of the Republic) Melee Cavalry

Hippeus

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.

Unit Name Hippeus

Main Unit Key inv_gre_hippeus

Land Unit Key inv_gre_hippeus

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 850

Recruitment Cost 850

Upkeep Cost 170

Melee Attack 40

Weapon Damage 25

├ Melee Weapon rome_spear_cav

├ Melee Damage Base 20

├ Melee Damage Ap 5

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 15

├ Bonus vs Elephants 15

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 25

Melee Defence 25

├ Base Defence 25

├ Shield none

└ Shield Defence 0

Armour 60

├ Armour bronze

├ Armour Defence 60

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 80

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium

├ Man Health 40

├ Bonus Hit Points 20

├ Mount pel_greek_horse_h

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_medium_shock

└ Mount Health 20

Base Morale 40

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

• Good attack
• Average defence
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Average morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Hoplite Barracks (inv_gre_military_3) Level 2 Royal Barracks (inv_gre_military_4) Level 3

Garrison Buildings
x 1	Hippeis Stables (inv_gre_military_buff_horse_4) Level 3 Farming Town (inv_gre_minor_town_farm_3) Level 2 Market Town (inv_gre_minor_town_trade_3) Level 2 Town (Horse Breeders) (inv_greek_horse_2) Level 1
x 2	Farming Colony (inv_gre_minor_town_farm_4) Level 3 Market Colony (inv_gre_minor_town_trade_4) Level 3 Colony (Master Horse Breeders) (inv_greek_horse_3) Level 2 Colony (Armourer) (inv_greek_iron_armour_3) Level 2 Colony (Weaponsmith) (inv_greek_iron_weapon_3) Level 2

Faction Availability

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