Avars (Age of Charlemagne) Shock Cavalry

Avar Lancers

Developed from the cavalry skills of their ancestors, lancers were a type of heavy cavalry. Those of the nomadic steppe tribes wore scale armour to protect themselves and their mounts, and used a long lance known as a kontos, which enabled them to deliver devastating charges in a fashion comparable to the deadly cataphract cavalry from the east. Their scale armour was made from horn, or later metal, and allowed its wearers to easily run down their western counterparts. However, lancers were still vulnerable to dense pike or spear-armed formations. Archery provided a solution: sustained volleys from skirmishing foot and horse archers were used to thin and spread out the enemy prior to a devastating, thunderous charge.

Unit Name Avar Lancers

Main Unit Key cha_avar_lancers

Land Unit Key cha_avar_lancers

Naval Unit Key cha_longship_transport

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Shock Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 500

Recruitment Cost 500

Upkeep Cost 150

Missile Damage 53

├ Missile Weapon att_bow_reflex_horse

├ Projectile att_arrow_reflex_normal_horse

├ Missile Damage 37

├ Missile Ap Damage 16

└ Base Reload Time 17

Accuracy 0

Range 150

Reload 25

Rate of Fire 5

Ammunition 2

Melee Attack 37

Melee Damage 40

├ Melee Weapon cha_lance

├ Melee Base Damage 36

├ Armour-piercing Damage 4

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 0

├ Attack Against Elephants 0

└ Attack Against Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 107

Melee Defence 2

├ Base Defence 2

├ Shield cha_none

└ Shield Defence 0

Armour 10

├ Armour cha_cloth_helmet

├ Armour Defence 10

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 150

├ Man Entity cha_infantry_light

├ Man Health 100

├ Bonus Hit Points 0

├ Mount cha_nom_horse_lance_l

├ Mount Entity cha_horse_light

└ Mount Health 50

Morale 34

Abilities

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

Attributes

• 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.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Mead Hall (cha_bld_mead_hall_1) Level 0 Warrior's Hall (cha_bld_mead_hall_2) Level 1 Champion's Hall (cha_bld_mead_hall_3) Level 2

Garrison Buildings
x 1	Mead Hall (cha_bld_mead_hall_1) Level 0 Warrior's Hall (cha_bld_mead_hall_2) Level 1 Champion's Hall (cha_bld_mead_hall_3) Level 2

Faction Availability
Age of Charlemagne	Avars (Age of Charlemagne) Avar Rebels (Age of Charlemagne) Nomad Separatists (Age of Charlemagne) Avar Separatists (Age of Charlemagne)