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Noble Gothic Lancers

A nobleman sits on a horse better than any low-born rider.

Developed during 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 of Parthia and its successor, Sassanid Persia. 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 his horse using both knees to indicate speed and direction. Later, Rome faced it again at the hands of the steppe nomads who raided its borders during the 3rd century AD. 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 Ostrogothic people, having inherited Rome's administrative and military infrastructures when they subsumed the remnants of the Western Empire, fielded the contus against their enemies in the same way.

Noble Gothic Lancers

Unit Name

Noble Gothic Lancers

Main Unit Key

bel_ost_noble_gothic_landers

Land Unit Key

bel_ost_noble_gothic_landers

Naval Unit Key

att_cor_light_rom

Soldiers

80

Category

Cavalry

Class

Shock Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost

650

Recruitment Cost

800

Upkeep Cost

500

Melee Attack

32

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

217

Melee Defence

37

├ Base Defence

12

├ Shield

att_small

└ Shield Defence

25

Armour

37

├ Armour

att_iron_lamellar

├ Armour Defence

27

└ Shield Armour

10

Health

234

├ Man Entity

att_infantry_medium

├ Man Health

90

├ Bonus Hit Points

19

├ Mount

att_ger_noble_gothic_lancers_horse

├ Mount Entity

att_horse_medium

└ Mount Health

125

Morale

54

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

  • Disciplined
    This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
  • Encourage
    This unit provides a morale bonus to nearby allies.
  • Hide (forest)
    This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses