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Mounted Swordsmen Kingdom of Charlemagne (Age of Charlemagne)Kingdom of Charlemagne (Age of Charlemagne) Melee Infantry

Mounted Swordsmen

Mounted swordsmen strike fear and death into their enemies’ hearts.

The difficulty of obtaining iron in the early Middle Ages, combined with a lack of understanding of how to mass-produce welded weaponry meant that iron-forged blades were the weapons of noblemen who could afford the otherwise-prohibitive cost. Blades in the early Middle Ages were created through a process known as 'pattern welding', where iron rods, twisted together and ground down, formed a soft, carbonised centre for the blade that helped it better absorb the shock of a blow. Around this core, thin iron plates were then 'carburized' (hardened, essentially) onto the blade to give it increased strength. This style of layering metal pieces over each other gave blades a distinctive banding pattern, similar in appearance to the age-rings of a tree trunk.

Mounted Swordsmen

Unit Name

Mounted Swordsmen

Main Unit Key

cha_fra_mounted_swordsmen

Land Unit Key

cha_fra_mounted_swordsmen

Naval Unit Key

cha_transport

Soldiers

160

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

750

Recruitment Cost

750

Upkeep Cost

225

Melee Attack

34

Melee Damage

40

├ Melee Weapon

att_spatha

├ Melee Base Damage

36

├ Armour-piercing Damage

4

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Attack Against Cavalry

0

├ Attack Against Elephants

0

└ Attack Against Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

17

Melee Defence

62

├ Base Defence

37

├ Shield

cha_round

└ Shield Defence

25

Armour

53

├ Armour

cha_mail_long

├ Armour Defence

53

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

100

├ Man Entity

cha_infantry_heavy

├ Man Health

100

└ Bonus Hit Points

0

Morale

47

Abilities

Mounted Swordsmen
  • Shield Wall
    The unit moves into a close formation and raises shields.

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
Recuitment Requirement
Required Technology Mounted Infantry Cost 120 Upgrade From Armoured Swordsmen