Ala I Batavorum Equitata
Class: missile · Category: cavalry · Men per unit: 30
Description
Dio Cassius comments upon Hadrian and the rigorous training that he insisted his troops be tutored: "So excellently, indeed, had his soldiery been trained that the cavalry of the Batavians, as they were called, swam the Ister with their arms. Seeing all this, the barbarians stood in terror of the Romans, they employed Hadrian as an arbitrator of their differences".(Dio Cassius Liber LXIX 9.6) The implication is that the Batavians possessed a unique skill. However, there is a gravestone of a certain Soranus, a trooper in a Batavian milliary cohort. Soranus' epitaph records that in AD118 he, before the Emperor Hadrian, swam the Danube and performed the following feats:
Stats
| Rank in roster | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men per unit | 30 | █········· 8% |
| Attack | 12 | █████····· 48% |
| Charge bonus | 23 | ████████·· 80% |
| Defence | 34 | ██████···· 55% |
| · armour | 16 | █████████· 90% |
| · defence skill | 13 | █········· 13% |
| · shield | 5 | ██████···· 57% |
| Morale | 11 | ████······ 39% |
| Discipline | Normal | |
| Training | Highly trained | |
| Recruitment cost | 3,430 dn | █████████· 89% |
| Upkeep per turn | 1,381 dn | ██████████ 98% |
| Turns to recruit | 16 |
Weapons
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack | 12 | 9 | Charge bonus | 23 | 30 | Type | thrown · archery | melee · blade | Damage | piercing | piercing |
| Projectile | javelin | — | Range | 50 | — | Ammunition | 6 | — | Properties | Thrown | — |
Defence
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 34 | — | Armour | 16 | — | Defence skill | 13 | — | Shield | 5 | — |
Condition and terrain
| Hit points | 1 | Mount | medium horse | Ground: scrub / sand / forest / snow | -2 / -2 / -8 / -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 / 3.6 × 6.72 m | Default ranks | 5 |
In battle: Can form Cantabrian circle · Very good stamina
Who can recruit it
This unit cannot be recruited from any building.