Horse Butchers
It is a cruel and messy affair, butchery, but victory is victory, no matter the means.Unconventional tactics often led to victory through their ingenuity and the resultant confusion they cause among the enemy, and there are few as unconventional as horse hewing. First noted as swift 'runners' who backed up charioteers during the Bronze Age in Pharaonic Egypt. The first account of "horse-stabbing" is by Caesar during his Gallic conquests. Caesar recounts the effectiveness of the enemy, who broke his horsemen and terrified their steeds. He was so impressed that, upon their defeat, he drafted horse hewers into his army and used them in future campaigns. Horse-stabbers (or 'hewers' as they are sometimes called) were also depicted on coins throughout late antiquity, particulary on pagan iconography. Several tribes also made fully-fledged military divisions of horse-stabbers.
Unit Name Horse Butchers |
Main Unit Key att_slav_horse_butchers |
Land Unit Key att_slav_horse_butchers |
Naval Unit Key att_lon_heavy_tra_ger |
Soldiers 160 |
Category Melee Infantry |
Class Melee Infantry |
Custom Battle Cost 500 |
Recruitment Cost 500 |
Upkeep Cost 275 |
Melee Attack 45 |
32 |
├ Melee Weapon att_bearded_axe |
├ Melee Base Damage 16 |
├ Armour-piercing Damage 16 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Attack Against Cavalry 20 |
├ Attack Against Elephants 0 |
└ Attack Against Infantry 10 |
Charge Bonus 35 |
17 |
├ Base Defence 2 |
├ Shield att_round |
└ Shield Defence 15 |
18 |
├ Armour att_cloth |
├ Armour Defence 3 |
└ Shield Armour 15 |
80 |
├ Man Entity att_infantry_light |
├ Man Health 75 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 5 |
Morale 45 |
Abilities
Horse Butchers- Cavalry Counter-Tactics
Improves unit's damage against cavalry for an extended time. - Rapid Advance
Improved unit movement speed over an extended period.
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
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign |