socii equites extraordinarii rome 2 flying wedge

SOCII EQUITES EXTRAORDINARII ROME 2 FLYING WEDGE FULL

It can also rally after routing more often. This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. Charge bonus, melee attack Acceleration, melee defence Attributes. In a standard consular army the best third of the socii cavalry and the best fifth of their infantry are selected to serve as Extraordinarii, a special.

The consuls can enroll the troops of the socii in all regions of Italia. These are Italia’s best horsemen, fighting as lance armed shock cavalry. ├ Mount Entityrome_horse_very_heavy_shock Flying Wedge The unit moves into a flying wedge-shaped attack formation. In a consular army the best third of the allied cavalry is selected to serve as extraordinarii. Land Unit KeyAux_Ita_Socii_Equites_Extraordinarii Main Unit KeyAux_Ita_Socii_Equites_Extraordinarii

SOCII EQUITES EXTRAORDINARII ROME 2 FLYING WEDGE FULL

Following the Marian Reforms, and the Allied Wars of 90-88BC, the Socii were reduced to nothing as full citizens they were absorbed by the regular Roman Legions. This imbalance was famously exploited by Hannibal at the Battle of Cannae in 216BC, when the Carthaginian cavalry under Hasdrubal routed the weaker Roman cavalry while the crack Numidian light cavalry waylaid their Socii allies, such was the difference in troop quality. By tradition, Roman cavalry was habitually deployed on the right flank, while the equites extraordinarii were sent to the left. As there were typically two or three times the number of Socii than Roman cavalry, a consular army of two Legions could have some 1,800 Socii cavalry, of which at least 600 would be considered part of the elite equites extraordinarii. Up to a third of allied cavalry could be selected to join the equites extraordinarii. The equites extraordinarii were drawn from amongst the Socii, allied non-citizens who provided most of the early Republic's cavalry.

Socii equites extraordinarii rome 2 flying wedge