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Gothic Lancers

The Goths know the importance of striking hard and true.

Developed during their early part of the 1st century AD by the eastern empires of the time, the ‘kontos’ lance was at least four metres long. Designed to be used by cavalrymen, it was initially fielded by the cataphracts and clibinarii of Parthia and its successors, the Sassanid Persians. In fact the Parthian cataphracts who annihilated the Roman army at the Battle of Carrhae in 55BC may also have used an early version of the kontos. Literally as long as a bargepole, from where it gets its Greek name, a kontos was generally used two-handed whilst its wielder controlled their horse using both knees to indicate speed and direction. Later on, Rome faced this deadly new cavalry weapon again at the hands of the brutal steppe nomads who raided its borders during the 3rd century AD. As a reaction to having faced lance-armed warriors and come off worse, the Romans soon had their own version, spelled ‘contus’. The contus lance was still in use 1,000 years later by the Roman Empire’s successors - the Byzantines in the east and the Germanic peoples in the west.

Gothic Lancers

Unit Name

Gothic Lancers

Main Unit Key

att_ger_gothic_lancers

Land Unit Key

att_ger_gothic_lancers

Naval Unit Key

att_lon_light_tra_ger

Soldiers

80

Category

Cavalry

Class

Shock Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost

550

Recruitment Cost

550

Upkeep Cost

270

Melee Attack

25

Melee Damage

10

├ Melee Weapon

att_lance

├ Melee Base Damage

3

├ Armour-piercing Damage

7

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Attack Against Cavalry

10

├ Attack Against Elephants

0

└ Attack Against Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

215

Melee Defence

35

├ Base Defence

5

├ Shield

att_round_small

└ Shield Defence

30

Armour

8

├ Armour

att_cloth

├ Armour Defence

3

└ Shield Armour

5

Health

202

├ Man Entity

att_infantry_very_light

├ Man Health

75

├ Bonus Hit Points

17

├ Mount

att_ger_gothic_lancers_horse

├ Mount Entity

att_horse_very_light

└ Mount Health

110

Morale

36

Abilities

Gothic Lancers
  • Wedge
    The unit moves into a wedge-shaped attack formation.

Attributes

  • Resistant to Fatigue
    Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit.
  • Hide (forest)
    This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses
Upgrade
Required Technology Heavy Cavalry Tactics Cost 231 Upgrade To Noble Gothic Lancers
Requires Buildings
Gothic Lancers Lv. 0 Livestock Herd
Livestock Herd
(att_bld_barbarian_farm_livestock_3)
Level 2
Livestock Pens
Livestock Pens
(att_bld_barbarian_farm_livestock_4)
Level 3
Sparring Fields
Sparring Fields
(att_bld_barbmigs_military_warriors_3)
Level 2
Warriors' Encampment
Warriors' Encampment
(att_bld_barbmigs_military_warriors_4)
Level 3
Garrison Buildings
Gothic Lancers x 1 Livestock Herd
Livestock Herd
(att_bld_barbarian_farm_livestock_3)
Level 2
Livestock Pens
Livestock Pens
(att_bld_barbarian_farm_livestock_4)
Level 3