 Cavalry Spearman
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| Availability: | Carthaginians, Iberians, Macedonians, Persians, Ptolemies, Romans, Seleucids, Spartans |
| Trained At: | Barracks, Civic Centre |
| Advance Required: | None |
| Bonuses: | 2.0x vs. Infantry Swordsman, 1.5x Infantry Skirmisher, 1.5x All Cavalry |
| Countered By: | Infantry Spearman, Infantry Archer, Elephants. |
| Attack: | 6 Hack 5 Pierce / 2 seconds |
| Armor: | 4.0 Hack, 3.0 Pierce, 15.0 Crush |
| Hitpoints: | 160 |
| Range: | Long Melee (6) |
| Cost: | 100 food, 50 wood |
| Speed: | 19.3 walk, 32.2 run |
| Population: | 1 |
| These represent the unit's base general stats, most civilizations will differ. | |
Cavalry Spearmen are melee Cavalry that deal both pierce and hack damage in combat against with significant bonuses against Infantry Swordsmen, Infantry Skirmishers and Siege Units, in addition to often being heavily armored. In addition they are quite nimble, capable of quickly entering a foray and then retreating to safety - this proves useful against most ranged units even Archers despite them receiving bonuses against Cavalry. They typically are used to Flank opponents to quickly rout ranged infantry behind a mass of spearmen or hit swordsmen. Promoted Cavalry Spearmen receive upgrades to all their attacks, along with hitpoints and armor making them more effective.
Cavalry Spearmen are sometimes produced at the Civilization Center and/or usually found at the Barracks. While the Persians have a special Stable building that produces all their cavalry.
Naming[]
- Carthaginians: Ḥayyāl Romaḥ Raḫūv (Italic Cavalry)
- Celts: None
- Hellenes: None
- Athenians: None
- Macedonians: Thessalian Lancer (Xystophoros Thessalikos)
- Spartans: Hippeús Symmakhikós (Allied Greek Cavalry)
- Iberians: Lantzari (Cavalry Spearman)
- Mauryans: None
- Persians: Katpaduka Asabara (Cappadocian Cavalry)
- Ptolemies: Hippeus Makedonikos (Macedonian Settler Cavalry)
- Romans (Republican): Eques Romanus (Roman Cavalry)
- Seleucids: Hippos Hetairike (Companion Cavalry)