Ligurian Horsemen
Veteran riders from Liguria are prized for their versatility.While Celts often lacked the formal organisations and tactics of their more 'civilised' opponents, they did have extremely able metalworkers, and long experience as mercenaries. In battle, they were not outmatched on an individual level by Romans or Greeks. Celts often favoured the spear in battle. It is a simple weapon, and a typical Celtic warrior might carry several into a fight: lighter javelins to hurl at the enemy on the approach or charge, and sometimes an iron-tipped spear for close combat. Some spears were crafted with barbed tips to cause further damage as they were pulled from wounds. Spears were also convenient for displaying trophies, in the shape of rotting enemy heads. This bloody appearance by the Celts, and a ferocious appetite for battle, was often enough to un-man opponents. Celtic warriors would send a chorus of chants, taunts and insults aimed towards foes, and blow their unearthly-sounding 'carnyx' battle horns. The whole display was intended to frighten foes, and put the warriors into the right frame of mind for battle.
Unit Name Ligurian Horsemen |
Main Unit Key Lig_Ligurian_Cavalry |
Land Unit Key Lig_Ligurian_Cavalry |
Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport |
Soldiers 90 |
Category Cavalry |
Class Melee Cavalry |
Custom Battle Cost 750 |
Recruitment Cost 750 |
Upkeep Cost 85 |
34 |
├ Missile Weapon rome_javelin_precursor |
├ Projectile javelin_prec |
├ Missile Damage 19 |
├ Missile Ap Damage 15 |
└ Base Reload Time 40 |
Accuracy 5 |
Range 40 |
Reload 0 |
Shots Per Minute 2 |
Ammunition 2 |
Melee Attack 32 |
29 |
├ Melee Weapon rome_spear_cav |
├ Melee Damage Base 19 |
├ Melee Damage Ap 10 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Large 10 |
├ Bonus vs Elephants 12 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 10 |
Charge Bonus 41 |
65 |
├ Base Defence 28 |
├ Shield oval |
└ Shield Defence 37 |
90 |
├ Armour mail |
├ Armour Defence 57 |
└ Shield Armour 33 |
110 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_heavy_fast |
├ Man Health 55 |
├ Bonus Hit Points 15 |
├ Mount rome_celtic_horse_spear_shield_m |
├ Mount Entity rome_horse_medium |
└ Mount Health 40 |
Base Morale 55 |
Abilities
Ligurian Horsemen- 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 - Frenzy
Improves a unit's charge and weapon damage for an extended period.
Charge damage, Weapon damage
Exertion: fatigue
Attributes
- Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Transport- Very poor hull strength
- Very slow speed
- Weak ramming
- Good attack
- Average defence
- Low damage but average armour penetration
- Average morale
Requires Buildings | |
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Lv. 0 |
Stables
(barb_agriculture_horse_3) Level 2 |
Lv. 1 |
Horse Ranch
(barb_agriculture_horse_4) Level 3 |
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Samnite Wars | |
Caesar in Gaul | |
Hannibal at the Gates | |
Imperator Augustus |