Kingdom of the Lombards (Age of Charlemagne) Melee Cavalry

Gastald Guardsmen

In the Lombard kingdom 'gastald' were both civil, judicial and military administrators, responsible for governing the urban parts of the kingdom in the ruler's stead ('reeves' performed the same function in rural areas). Gastald owed their allegiance directly to the king, which caused friction between them and the extremely territorial dukes, who held great sway within the Lombard state and desired to rule autonomously. As royal power within the Lombard kingdom waned, so too did the gastald - their influence being restricted to purely administrative matters. By the beginning of the Medieval age the title had almost entirely disappeared from use, save for officials in the emergent city-states of Milan, Pisa and Venice, in some cases surviving right up to the time of the Napoleonic Wars.

Unit Name Gastald Guardsmen

Main Unit Key cha_lom_gastald_guardsmen

Land Unit Key cha_lom_gastald_guardsmen

Naval Unit Key cha_transport

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 900

Recruitment Cost 1000

Upkeep Cost 100

Melee Attack 61

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 57

Melee Defence 40

├ Base Defence 15

├ Shield cha_round

└ Shield Defence 25

Armour 46

├ Armour cha_mail

├ Armour Defence 46

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 150

├ Man Entity cha_infantry_very_heavy

├ Man Health 100

├ Bonus Hit Points 0

├ Mount cha_rom_horse_sword_shield_vh

├ Mount Entity cha_horse_very_heavy

└ Mount Health 50

Morale 54

Abilities

• Wedge
  The unit moves into a wedge-shaped attack formation.

Attributes

• Disciplined
  This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
• Encourage
  This unit provides a morale bonus to nearby allies.
• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses

Faction Availability
Age of Charlemagne	Duchy of Benevento (Age of Charlemagne) Kingdom of the Lombards (Age of Charlemagne) Italian Rebels (Age of Charlemagne) Italian Separatists (Age of Charlemagne) Lombard Separatists (Age of Charlemagne) Duchy of Spoleto (Age of Charlemagne)