Theme of Sicily (Age of Charlemagne) Missile Cavalry

Scout Cavalry

Most armies of the early Middle Ages continued to rely 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 Scout Cavalry

Main Unit Key cha_byz_scout_cavalry

Land Unit Key cha_byz_scout_cavalry

Naval Unit Key cha_transport

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Missile Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 350

Recruitment Cost 350

Upkeep Cost 105

Missile Damage 90

├ Missile Weapon att_javelin

├ Projectile att_javelin_normal

├ Missile Damage 70

├ Missile Ap Damage 20

└ Base Reload Time 14

Accuracy 25

Range 80

Reload 30

Rate of Fire 6

Ammunition 5

Melee Attack 15

Melee Damage 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 35

Melee Defence 50

├ Base Defence 25

├ Shield cha_round

└ Shield Defence 25

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_spear_shield_vl

├ Mount Entity cha_horse_very_light

└ Mount Health 50

Morale 36

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

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Muster Hall (cha_bld_barracks_1) Level 0 Barracks (cha_bld_barracks_2) Level 1 Royal Barracks (cha_bld_barracks_3) Level 2

Faction Availability
Age of Charlemagne	Roman Rebels (Age of Charlemagne) Roman Separatists (Age of Charlemagne) Theme of Sicily (Age of Charlemagne) Republic of Venice (Age of Charlemagne)