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Germanic Spear Riders

These expert horsemen are a useful way of harrassing an enemy to despair and death.

The lack of strong, fast mounts in northern Europe restricted the Germans’ ability to build cavalry forces. Horses were expensive to keep and, given the size and strength of the typical German tribesman, he was more suited to life as an infantryman. Even so, there were a number of tribes that became renowned for their expertise as horsemen; the Usipi and, in particular, the Tencteri tribes, who dwelt on the east of the river Rhine, possessed much-admired cavalrymen. The Tencteri had a strong tradition: their children were raised playing with horses, which were well-respected and treasured possessions. The horse was always inherited by the strongest, most warlike man within a family, helping to create a strong cavalry presence within the tribe. German light cavalry often attacked in a circular motion, throwing javelins before stabbing at close quarters with spears and wheeling to the right. By attacking in a circle, no single man ever led or brought up the rear and, as the attack rotated, each man in turn came into contact with the enemy.

Germanic Spear Riders

Unit Name

Germanic Spear Riders

Main Unit Key

Ger_Spear_Riders

Land Unit Key

Ger_Spear_Riders

Naval Unit Key

barbarian_transport

Soldiers

90

Category

Cavalry

Class

Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost

370

Recruitment Cost

370

Upkeep Cost

70

Melee Attack

21

Weapon Damage

29

├ Melee Weapon

rome_celtic_spear_cav

├ Melee Damage Base

19

├ Melee Damage Ap

10

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Large

12

├ Bonus vs Elephants

14

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

58

Melee Defence

60

├ Base Defence

25

├ Shield

celtic

└ Shield Defence

35

Armour

57

├ Armour

cloth

├ Armour Defence

27

└ Shield Armour

30

Health

105

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_medium

├ Man Health

55

├ Bonus Hit Points

10

├ Mount

rome_celtic_horse_spear_shield_m

├ Mount Entity

rome_horse_medium

└ Mount Health

40

Base Morale

45

Abilities

Germanic Spear Riders
  • Wedge
    The unit moves into a wedge-shaped attack formation.
    Charge bonus, melee attack
    Acceleration, melee defence
  • Frenzied Charge
    Increases the effectiveness of the unit's charge for an extended period. The unit will suffer a large fatigue penalty after the charge is over.
    Charge speed, charge damage, acceleration
    Melee defence, fatigue

Attributes

  • Hide (forest)
    This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
  • Resistant to Cold
    This unit tires less quickly in snow.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Germanic Spear Riders
  • Good attack
  • Average defence
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Average morale
Requires Buildings
Germanic Spear Riders Lv. 0 Coin Mint
Coin Mint
(barb_artisan_coin_3)
Level 2
Germanic Spear Riders Lv. 1 Coin Hoard
Coin Hoard
(barb_artisan_coin_4)
Level 3
Carnyx Maker
Carnyx Maker
(barb_artisan_maker_4)
Level 3