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Germanic Mounted Brigands

Armed with spear and javelin, these mounted raiders are ideal battlefield scouts.

The lack of strong, fast mounts in northern Europe restricted the Germans’ ability to build cavalry forces. Horses were expensive to keep and, given the size and strength of typical Germanic warriors, they were more suited to life as infantry. While the Germans relied primarily on the strength of their infantry, some tribes built reputations as skilled horsemen. Notoriously aggressive in their cavalry tactics, they often seized the initiative when faced with greater numbers. Their confidence as riders was also unshakable; turning their backs on new technologies and techniques, the Germans notably refused to use the four-horned saddle that had revolutionised the cavalry of their Celtic neighbours. Even so, there were a number of tribes that became renowned for their cavalry expertise.

Germanic Mounted Brigands

Unit Name

Germanic Mounted Brigands

Main Unit Key

att_ger_germanic_mounted_brigands

Land Unit Key

att_ger_germanic_mounted_brigands

Naval Unit Key

att_lon_light_tra_ger

Soldiers

80

Category

Cavalry

Class

Missile Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost

600

Recruitment Cost

475

Upkeep Cost

310

Missile Damage

90

├ Missile Weapon

att_javelin

├ Projectile

att_javelin_normal

├ Missile Damage

70

├ Missile Ap Damage

20

└ Base Reload Time

14

Accuracy

0

Range

80

Reload

65

Rate of Fire

12

Ammunition

6

Melee Attack

16

Melee Damage

32

├ Melee Weapon

att_spear

├ Melee Base Damage

24

├ Armour-piercing Damage

8

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Attack Against Cavalry

20

├ Attack Against Elephants

20

└ Attack Against Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

26

Melee Defence

46

├ Base Defence

16

├ Shield

att_round_small

└ Shield Defence

30

Armour

8

├ Armour

att_cloth

├ Armour Defence

3

└ Shield Armour

5

Health

190

├ Man Entity

att_infantry_very_light

├ Man Health

75

├ Bonus Hit Points

5

├ Mount

att_ger_germanic_mounted_brigands_horse

├ Mount Entity

att_horse_very_light

└ Mount Health

110

Morale

34

Abilities

Germanic Mounted Brigands
  • Precision Shot
    Improved missile weapon damage for an extended period. These values are further modified by the unit itself.

Attributes

  • Campaign Stealth
    This unit can move around the campaign map without being seen.
  • Resistant to Fatigue
    Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit.
  • Guerrilla Deployment
    This unit can deploy outside of the deployment zone.
  • Hide (forest)
    This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
  • Ignore Terrain
    Speed penalties caused by the terrain are ignored by this unit.
  • Fire Whilst Moving
    This unit can fire when mounted and moving.
  • Parthian Shot
    This unit can fire all around and not just in-front of itself.
  • Snipe
    This unit remains hidden while firing.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses
Recuitment Requirement
Required Technology Visigothic Military Manoeuvres Cost 119 Upgrade From Germanic Brigands
Upgrade
Required Technology Heavy Cavalry Tactics Cost 188 Upgrade To Germanic Night Raiders
Required Technology Mastery of Terrain Cost 163 Upgrade To Germanic Raiders
Garrison Buildings
Germanic Mounted Brigands x 1 Burg
Burg
(att_bld_barbarian_city_major_1)
Level 1
Small City
Small City
(att_bld_barbarian_city_major_2)
Level 2
City
City
(att_bld_barbarian_city_major_3)
Level 3
Large City
Large City
(att_bld_barbarian_city_major_4)
Level 4
Torp
Torp
(att_bld_barbarian_city_minor_generic_1)
Level 1
Village
Village
(att_bld_barbarian_city_minor_generic_2)
Level 2
Town
Town
(att_bld_barbarian_city_minor_generic_3)
Level 3
Fortified Town
Fortified Town
(att_bld_barbarian_city_minor_generic_4)
Level 4