Sclavenians Melee Infantry

Horse Butchers

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

Melee Damage 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

Melee Defence 17

├ Base Defence 2

├ Shield att_round

└ Shield Defence 15

Armour 18

├ Armour att_cloth

├ Armour Defence 3

└ Shield Armour 15

Health 80

├ Man Entity att_infantry_light

├ Man Health 75

└ Bonus Hit Points 5

Morale 45

Abilities

• 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

Recuitment Requirement
Required Technology Cost 125 Upgrade From

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Sclavenians Sclavenian Separatists