Saxons Melee Cavalry

Saxon Mounted Warband

Arguably the first time the 'Saxones' - an aggressive Germanic tribe - was mentioned was by the Egyptian writer Claudius Ptolemy in 'Geographia', during the 2nd century AD. At the time they were thought to occupy land to the north of the Lower Elbe river, where modern-day Hamburg stands today. The Emperor Julian mentioned the 'Saxones' again, in AD356, during a speech against his rival, Magnentius, with whom they had allied. In the 3rd century pressure on the Roman Empire's northern frontier due to alarmingly-frequent Saxon raids led to dedicated defence of the 'Saxon Shore' on both sides of the English Channel. Following the collapse of the Western Empire in the 5th century, several branches of Saxons, along with their neighbours the Angles and Jutes, migrated to the former Roman province of Britannia. Over the ensuing years, they settled there in large numbers, eventually becoming known as the 'English' and the place, 'England'.

Unit Name Saxon Mounted Warband

Main Unit Key att_nor_saxon_mounted_warband

Land Unit Key att_nor_saxon_mounted_warband

Naval Unit Key att_lon_light_tra_nor

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 550

Recruitment Cost 400

Upkeep Cost 270

Missile Damage 90

├ Missile Weapon att_javelin_precursor

├ Projectile att_javelin_precursor_normal

├ Missile Damage 70

├ Missile Ap Damage 20

└ Base Reload Time 14

Accuracy 0

Range 80

Reload 15

Rate of Fire 5

Ammunition 2

Melee Attack 42

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 37

Melee Defence 17

├ Base Defence 2

├ Shield att_round

└ Shield Defence 15

Armour 38

├ Armour att_mail

├ Armour Defence 23

└ Shield Armour 15

Health 235

├ Man Entity att_infantry_medium

├ Man Health 90

├ Bonus Hit Points 20

├ Mount att_nor_saxon_mounted_warband_horse

├ Mount Entity att_horse_medium

└ Mount Health 125

Morale 36

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.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Pastures (att_bld_barbarian_farm_livestock_2) Level 1 Livestock Herd (att_bld_barbarian_farm_livestock_3) Level 2 Livestock Pens (att_bld_barbarian_farm_livestock_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Saxons Saxon Separatists