Mercenary Campanian Cavalry
Mercenary. Hired from a regional pool, not recruited from a building.
Class: heavy · Category: cavalry · Men per unit: 30
Description
The Campanian Cavalry are superb heavy horsemen from southern Italy. Campania was inhabited at first by the Oscans and later by the Etruscans. The main settlement of Campania is believed to have been founded by the Etruscans around 600 BC, with the name of 'Capue' and the resulting Latin name of 'Capua'. The region of Campania fell under the control of the Romans in 343 BC, during the 1st Samnite War. They are a high-status group in both the social and economic sense. Rome relied heavily on them, indeed they were given Roman citizenship, and a monument was erected in their honour.
Stats
| Rank in roster | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men per unit | 30 | █········· 8% |
| Attack | 11 | ███······· 34% |
| Charge bonus | 22 | ████████·· 77% |
| Defence | 27 | ████······ 35% |
| · armour | 8 | █████····· 47% |
| · defence skill | 19 | ████······ 44% |
| · shield | 0 | █········· 0% |
| Morale | 11 | ████······ 39% |
| Discipline | Normal | |
| Training | Highly trained | |
| Upkeep per turn | 839 dn | ████████·· 80% |
Weapons
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack | 11 | 11 | Charge bonus | 22 | 29 | Type | thrown · archery | melee · blade | Damage | piercing | piercing |
| Projectile | javelin | — | Range | 60 | — | Ammunition | 7 | — | Properties | Thrown | — |
Defence
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 27 | — | Armour | 8 | — | Defence skill | 19 | — | Shield | 0 | — |
Condition and terrain
| Hit points | 1 | Mount | light horse | Ground: scrub / sand / forest / snow | 0 / -1 / -4 / -1 | Charge distance | 40 |
| Formations | Square |
Technical stats
| Time between blows (primary / secondary) | 2.5 s / 2.5 s | Extra fatigue in hot climates | 2 | Spacing between men: close / loose | 2.2 × 5.2 m / 3.3 × 7.8 m | Default ranks | 5 |
In battle: Very good stamina
Where to hire it
Mercenaries are hired from a regional pool, not recruited from a building. This unit is offered by 2 pools covering 31 regions, at 3,980 dn to hire and 1 experience.
Mercenary pools: Sicily · Southwest Italy
At least one of those pools sells to any faction that has an army in range, with no faction restriction.
The 31 regions where this unit appears in a mercenary pool
Akragas · Anatolike Sikelia · Arik · Bruttium · Campania · Chonia · Dytike Sikania · Elymia · Epikrateia · Hipparia · Hirpinia · Katania · Kroton · Lokroi Epizephyrioi · Lucania · Lucania Vetus · Maleth · Mamertina · Notia Sikania · Parthenope · Pentria-Carricinia · Poseidonia · Rhegion · Samnium · Sikania · Sikelia · Thourioi · Trinakria · Tyndaritis · Xouthia · Ziz