Dacian Rebels Shock Cavalry

Noble Horsemen

The exact origins of the Dacians are something of a mystery. Dacian lands were centred around the Carpathian Mountains but, unlike their Thracian neighbours, they seldom got involved in the conflicts of others. The Dacians fought almost entirely on foot, and usually looked to their Sarmatian allies when serious cavalry were needed. Many Dacian infantry fought as peltasts, equipped with javelins, short swords and oval shields, but they also fielded archers. However, the Dacians were most feared because of a weapon called the 'falx', which they used with deadly, limb-lopping skill. A two-handed sword with a forward-curving blade, a falx could cut a man in two from the top of his head to his breastbone. This weapon was so effective that the Romans improved their legionary armour to cope with it. The brow-ridge on later legionary helmets was there to stop a blow from a falx. Rome’s eventual victory in the Dacian Wars (AD101-106), celebrated by Trajan’s Column, finally dealt with the warlike Dacian tribes once and for all.

Unit Name Noble Horsemen

Main Unit Key Dac_Noble_Horsemen

Land Unit Key Dac_Noble_Horsemen

Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport_small

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Shock Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 1270

Recruitment Cost 1270

Upkeep Cost 200

Melee Attack 53

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 63

Melee Defence 22

├ Base Defence 22

├ Shield none

└ Shield Defence 0

Armour 60

├ Armour scale_elite

├ Armour Defence 60

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 100

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_very_heavy

├ Man Health 45

├ Bonus Hit Points 20

├ Mount rome_celtic_horse_lance_vh

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_very_heavy_shock

└ Mount Health 35

Base Morale 70

Abilities

• Wedge
  The unit moves into a 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 charge
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Weak in prolonged melee
• Good morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Horse Ranch (barb_agriculture_horse_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Apulii Getae Getae tribal council Getae Secessionists Dacian Rebels
Imperator Augustus	Bastarnae (Imperator Augustus) Dacia (Imperator Augustus) Dacian Nobles (Imperator Augustus) Dacian Secessionists (Imperator Augustus) Dacian Rebels (Imperator Augustus) Thrace (Imperator Augustus)