The Turma is an Atlantean cavalry archer available in the Classical Age. They are only good against other archers. Turmae are similar to Egyptian Slingers, but are stronger, more expensive and more mobile.
Attack bonuses[]
- Archers: ×4
- Throwing Axeman: ×2
- Turma (Hero): ×4
- Arcus (Hero): ×4
God Bonuses and Upgrades[]
General[]
Oranos increases Turma speed by 10%.
Medium Archers, Heavy Archers and Champion Archers all increase LOS by 1 and HP and attack by 10%. Heavy Archers and Champion Archers gives +2 range- Levy Counter Units and Conscript Counter Units decrease training time by 20%.
- Copper Weapons, Bronze Weapons and Iron Weapons increase attack by 10%.
- Copper Mail, Bronze Mail and Iron Mail decrease hack vulnerability by 10%.
- Copper Shields, Bronze Shields and Iron Shields decrease pierce vulnerability by 10%.
- Burning Pitch increases attack against buildings by ×3 and against ships by 50%.
- Volcanic Forge (Leto) decreases pierce vulnerability by 10% (Extended Edition).
- Lemurian Descendants (Theia) increases LOS by 9.
- Mail of Orichalkos (Rheia) decreases hack and pierce vulnerability by 10%.
- Heart of the Titans (Prometheus): costs 20% less wood and gold to upgrade into Turma Hero.
Strategy[]
Turmae make excellent raiders because their attributes make them very resistant to ranged attacks, and they can defeat most archers easily. They also have a strong bonus against Throwing Axemen, but it is mitigated to some extent by their low hack armor, which makes anything other than true archers very dangerous, especially cavalry that can outrun them. In the Classical Age they are also important as they are the only way for the Atlanteans to counter archers in that age. Unlike the Norse and Greeks they cannot train true cavalry until the Heroic Age, thus Turmae fulfill the anti-archer role for the Classical Age but are essentially obsolete or relegated to a support role by the Heroic Age.
Mythology[]
The swift, front-armored Atlantean Turma is exceptionally good against archers such as the Toxotes and Arcus, but is weak against all other units.
The training of the Atlantean Turma was very focused and dangerous, requiring years to perfect. Both horse and rider had to be athletic, tough, and fast. A veteran Turma could kill a bird in flight with a well-aimed javelin throw. The horses, descended from wild Atlantean stock, were no less exceptional. These horses were so prized that capturing even one from the Atlanteans in battle was considered great good fortune - even if the battle was lost. Many great bloodlines were founded in other regions by such captured Atlantean stock.
Turma Hero[]
Like all Atlantean human units, a Turma can be converted into a Hero at any time, provided the player has sufficient resources.
Attack bonuses[]
- Archers: ×4
- Throwing Axeman: ×2
- Myth units: ×7
- Animals of Set: ×5
- Turma (Hero): ×4
- Arcus (Hero): ×4
God Bonuses and Upgrades[]
General[]
- Copper Weapons, Bronze Weapons and Iron Weapons increase attack by 10%.
- Copper Mail, Bronze Mail and Iron Mail decrease hack vulnerability by 10%.
- Copper Shields, Bronze Shields and Iron Shields decrease pierce vulnerability by 10%.
- Burning Pitch increases attack against buildings by ×3 and against ships by 50%.
- Heroic Renewal (Hyperion) regenerates 1.5 HP/second (2.5 in the Extended Edition).
- Volcanic Forge (Leto): reduces pierce vulnerability by 15% (Extended Edition).
Changelog[]
The Titans[]
- Originally, Turmae cost 40 gold, and Turma Heroes cost 40 gold. With patch 1.02, they cost 45 gold and 75 gold, respectively.
Trivia[]
- The name "Turma" originates from Roman military terminology referring to a squadron of cavalry units.
- These units' internal names are Javelin Cavalry and Javelin Cavalry Hero, respectively.
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