Ala I Thracia Equestrus Victrix Romanorum
Class: heavy · Category: cavalry · Men per unit: 30
Description
The Roman army possessed many units raised in Thrace, both before and after the creation of the Roman province in A.D. 46. They include both cavalry (alae) and infantry (cohortes), in units of five hundred or (in the case of some cohorts) a thousand strong. Most, if not all, of these units appear to have been formed during the first century A.D... the Roman army was unmethodical in its numbering and naming of units, and every time new Thracian units were raised, they were numbered from cohors (or ala) I upwards... in consequence, there are at least five units which might appear in inscriptions as "ala I Thracum" and at least eleven with the title "cohors I Thracum."
Stats
| Rank in roster | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men per unit | 30 | █········· 8% |
| Attack | 10 | ██········ 19% |
| Charge bonus | 30 | █████████· 91% |
| Defence | 37 | ██████···· 64% |
| · armour | 16 | █████████· 90% |
| · defence skill | 16 | ███······· 28% |
| · shield | 5 | ██████···· 57% |
| Morale | 11 | ████······ 39% |
| Discipline | Normal | |
| Training | Highly trained | |
| Recruitment cost | 2,604 dn | ███████··· 73% |
| Upkeep per turn | 1,048 dn | █████████· 91% |
| Turns to recruit | 16 |
Weapons
Its secondary attack is the stronger one: 13 against 10.
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack | 10 | 13 | Charge bonus | 30 | 23 | Type | melee · blade | melee · blade | Damage | piercing | slashing |
Defence
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 37 | — | Armour | 16 | — | Defence skill | 16 | — | Shield | 5 | — |
Condition and terrain
| Hit points | 1 | Mount | medium horse | Ground: scrub / sand / forest / snow | -2 / -2 / -7 / -2 | Charge distance | 40 |
| Formations | Square |
Technical stats
| Time between blows (primary / secondary) | 2.5 s / 2.5 s | Extra fatigue in hot climates | 5 | Spacing between men: close / loose | 2 × 4.8 m / 3 × 7.2 m | Default ranks | 5 |
In battle: Very good stamina
Who can recruit it
This unit cannot be recruited from any building.