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Raider Cavalry Kingdom of the Lombards (Age of Charlemagne)Kingdom of the Lombards (Age of Charlemagne) Missile Cavalry

Raider Cavalry

A swift steed and a sharp blade are all a raider requires.

Although mounted troops are terrifying and effective as shock cavalry, charging down enemy lines and wreaking havoc, they also performed another, equally important function on the battlefields of the early Middle Ages. Lightly armoured and carrying spears or bows, a unit of fast riding, nimble horses were excellent raiding and skirmishing forces. Acting as a screen force for their main host, mounted skirmishers could flank and outmanoeuvre the enemy, peppering them with arrow or javelin fire before falling back out of range, sowing chaos and disorder amongst their ranks. More nimble melee cavalry struck the weak points in formations, delivering devastating attacks against lightly-armed and armoured missile troops, then retreating before the enemy could effectively counter-attack.

Raider Cavalry

Unit Name

Raider Cavalry

Main Unit Key

cha_lom_raider_cav

Land Unit Key

cha_lom_raider_cav

Naval Unit Key

cha_transport

Soldiers

80

Category

Cavalry

Class

Missile Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost

400

Recruitment Cost

400

Upkeep Cost

120

Missile Damage

70

├ Missile Weapon

cha_jav

├ Projectile

cha_jav_normal

├ Missile Damage

60

├ Missile Ap Damage

10

└ Base Reload Time

14

Accuracy

25

Range

80

Reload

15

Rate of Fire

5

Ammunition

5

Melee Attack

40

Melee Damage

9

├ Melee Weapon

cha_dagger

├ Melee Base Damage

7

├ Armour-piercing Damage

2

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Attack Against Cavalry

0

├ Attack Against Elephants

0

└ Attack Against Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

35

Melee Defence

32

├ Base Defence

2

├ Shield

cha_round_small

└ Shield Defence

30

Armour

6

├ Armour

cha_cloth

├ Armour Defence

6

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

150

├ Man Entity

cha_infantry_very_light

├ Man Health

100

├ Bonus Hit Points

0

├ Mount

cha_rom_horse_sword_shield_vl

├ Mount Entity

cha_horse_very_light

└ Mount Health

50

Morale

34

Abilities

No Ability

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.
  • 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.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses
Upgrade
Required Technology Horse Breeding Cost 120 Upgrade To Night Raiders
Requires Buildings
Raider Cavalry Lv. 0 Muster Hall
Muster Hall
(cha_bld_barracks_1)
Level 0
Barracks
Barracks
(cha_bld_barracks_2)
Level 1
Royal Barracks
Royal Barracks
(cha_bld_barracks_3)
Level 2