Royal Horsemen
The best horsemen fight for the king's household.Most armies of the early Middle Ages relied heavily on foot soldiers. This was due to the large number of low-status soldiers with little equipment of their own – certainly not horses – and little real training to speak of. In fact, cavalry-heavy forces were not generally part of the military fashion of the time until the development of the stirrup and the peaked saddle made them more attractive to the western powers. The stirrup increased the endurance, manoeuvrability and speed of the horse and reduced its rider's fatigue as the animal was easier to control; this, along with advances in armour technology, meant cavalry – now as heavy as the eastern cataphracts of antiquity - once again became a fixture on the battlefield.
Unit Name Royal Horsemen |
Main Unit Key cha_cel_royal_horsemen |
Land Unit Key cha_cel_royal_horsemen |
Naval Unit Key cha_longship_transport |
Soldiers 80 |
Category Cavalry |
Class Melee Cavalry |
Custom Battle Cost 1000 |
Recruitment Cost 1000 |
Upkeep Cost 300 |
Melee Attack 40 |
32 |
├ Melee Weapon att_spear |
├ Melee Base Damage 24 |
├ Armour-piercing Damage 8 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Attack Against Cavalry 20 |
├ Attack Against Elephants 20 |
└ Attack Against Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 45 |
36 |
├ Base Defence 11 |
├ Shield cha_round |
└ Shield Defence 25 |
54 |
├ Armour cha_scale |
├ Armour Defence 54 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
150 |
├ Man Entity cha_infantry_heavy |
├ Man Health 100 |
├ Bonus Hit Points 0 |
├ Mount cha_ger_horse_spear_shield_h |
├ Mount Entity cha_horse_heavy |
└ Mount Health 50 |
Morale 51 |
Abilities
Royal Horsemen- Wedge
The unit moves into a wedge-shaped attack formation.
Attributes
- Disciplined
This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often. - Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
Strengths & Weaknesses
No Strengths and Weaknesses