Caledonians Melee Infantry

Horse Slayers

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. The Alamans are known to have fielded them in AD357, converting them from partial, guerrilla units into full regiments of warriors.

Unit Name Horse Slayers

Main Unit Key att_ger_horse_slayers

Land Unit Key att_ger_horse_slayers

Naval Unit Key att_lon_heavy_tra_ger

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 450

Recruitment Cost 475

Upkeep Cost 235

Melee Attack 27

Melee Damage 36

├ Melee Weapon att_horse_hewer

├ Melee Base Damage 32

├ Armour-piercing Damage 4

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 40

├ Attack Against Elephants 30

└ Attack Against Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 62

Melee Defence 62

├ Base Defence 32

├ Shield att_round_small

└ Shield Defence 30

Armour 20

├ Armour att_horse_stabber_cloak

├ Armour Defence 15

└ Shield Armour 5

Health 94

├ Man Entity att_infantry_light

├ Man Health 75

└ Bonus Hit Points 19

Morale 45

Abilities

• Frenzied Charge
  Increases the effectiveness of the unit's charge for an extended period.

Attributes

• Campaign Stealth
  This unit can move around the campaign map without being seen.
• Resistant to Fatigue
  Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit.
• Guerrilla Deployment
  This unit can deploy outside of the deployment zone.
• Hide (scrub & forest)
  This unit can hide in scrub and forest until enemy units get too close.
• Ignore Terrain
  Speed penalties caused by the terrain are ignored by this unit.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses

Garrison Buildings
x 1	Great Hall (att_bld_barbarian_civic_storyteller_3) Level 2 Hall of Elders (att_bld_barbarian_civic_storyteller_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Langobards
The Last Roman	Langobards (The Last Roman)