Tarantine Cavalry

Tarantine Cavalry
Unit information
Introduced in	Chronicles: Battle for Greece
Type	Mounted archer
Statistics
Hit points	60
Pierce attack	4
Attack bonus	+4 vs Archer +4 vs Spearman +2 vs Cavalry archer +3 vs Infantry
Reload time	2.7
Attack delay	0.6
Range	6
Minimum range	2
Accuracy	90%
Projectile speed	7
Melee armor	0
Pierce armor	0
Armor class	Archer Cavalry archer (+1) Cavalry Skirmisher Unique unit
Speed	1.35
Line of Sight	6
Collision size	0.25

“	Unique mounted skirmisher. Strong vs. archers.	”
—In-game description

The Tarantine Cavalry is an untrainable mounted archer unit in Chronicles: Battle for Greece. It is present in campaign scenarios and is available in the Scenario Editor.

It is functionally similar to the Genitour, although very different statistically.

Campaign appearances

Chronicles: Battle for Greece

• Gates of the Gods: Tarantine Cavalry (named Skirmisher Cavalry) can appear as mercenaries employed by Babylon that are bought off by the Persians.
• Greeks Bearing Gifts: Tarantine Cavalry (named Skirmisher Cavalry) are employed by bandits trying to capture Achaemenid supply carts.
• The Battle of Marathon: Tarantine Cavalry are employed by bandits to harass the Athenians and the allied Greeks.
• Wrath of the Regent: The Persian Garrison in Byzantium employs Tarantine Cavalry.
• Speeches and Spears: The Skirmisher Cavalry fielded by the Macedonians are renamed Tarantine Cavalry.
• The Fall of Athens: The Athenians will deploy Tarantine Cavalry when attempting to retake their Storehouses.

Alexander the Great

• The Battle of the Granicus: The Skirmisher Cavalry deployed by the Persian Army against the Macedonian forces are renamed Tarantine Cavalry. Tarantine Cavalry also number among the Greek Mercenaries that block Alexander's forces following the Persian Army's retreat.

Alexander's Skirmisher Cavalry

Alexander's Skirmisher Cavalry
Unit information
Introduced in	Chronicles: Alexander the Great
Type	Mounted archer
Civilization	Macedonians
Training
Trained at	Macedonian Command Post
Food	50
Wood	45
Training time	23 seconds
Statistics
Hit points	40
Pierce attack	3
Attack bonus	+4 vs Archer +4 vs Spearman +2 vs Cavalry archer
Reload time	2.7
Attack delay	0.6
Range	4, 5 ()
Minimum range	1
Accuracy	90%
Projectile speed	7
Melee armor	0, 1 ()
Pierce armor	2, 4 ()
Armor class	Archer Cavalry archer (+1) Cavalry Skirmisher Unique unit
Speed	1.35
Line of Sight	6
Collision size	0.25

“	Anti-archer Mounted Skirmisher that cannot attack at close range. Strong vs. Ranged Soldiers.	”
—In-game description

Alexander's Skirmisher Cavalry is a special version of the unit available in the Alexander the Great campaign in Chronicles: Alexander the Great. It can be trained at the Macedonian Command Post if chosen over Alexander's Heavy Cavalry in The Battle of the Hydaspes. Its attributes are largely modified from those of the Tarantine Cavalry. It is hidden in the Scenario Editor.

It gains +1/+2 armor and +1 range automatically when advancing to the Imperial Age.

Campaign appearances

Alexander the Great

• The Battle of the Hydaspes: Alexander can make a lasting decision to choose between Alexander's Skirmisher Cavalry or Alexander's Heavy Cavalry as trainable units.

Trivia

• The appearance of the Tarantine Cavalry is based on Seleucid and Ptolemaic Reformed Armies 168-145 BC Volume 2: The Ptolemaic Army by Montvert Publications.
• Its appearance in the Battle for Greece campaign is anachronistic, as its model features 2nd-century BC equipment.
• It reuses the spear from the Age of Empires Scout, complete with the obsolete stone spearhead.
• Despite being functionally similar to the Genitour, it is affected by Parthian Tactics.

Gallery

In-game Tarantine Cavalry