Mercenary Celtic Light Horse

The Celts held horses in high regard; they were prestige possessions, and revered for their strength and vitality. As a result Celtic cavalry, like that of many armies, was the preserve of the wealthy nobility. Developments in saddle technology gave horsemen a firm seat without the need for stirrups: four pommels held the rider's thighs and this, in turn, allowed greater movement when using a sword or spear. With this improvement, cavalry tactics emerged and two-man chariots declined; they were no longer the only fast-moving strike force. Some cavalrymen carried long swords and, in the same fashion as traditional chariot riders, were given to dismounting and fighting on foot. Celtic horsemen became a much sought-after mercenary force and, over the centuries, served in the Carthaginian, Egyptian and Roman armies.

Unit Name Mercenary Celtic Light Horse

Main Unit Key Mer_Cel_Light_Horse

Land Unit Key Mer_Cel_Light_Horse

Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport_small

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 450

Recruitment Cost 340

Upkeep Cost 250

Missile Damage 32

├ Missile Weapon rome_javelin_precursor

├ Projectile javelin_prec

├ Missile Damage 20

├ Missile Ap Damage 12

└ Base Reload Time 15

Accuracy 5

Range 40

Reload 0

Shots Per Minute 4

Ammunition 2

Melee Attack 42

Weapon Damage 27

├ Melee Weapon rome_celtic_spear_cav

├ Melee Damage Base 20

├ Melee Damage Ap 7

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 10

├ Bonus vs Elephants 10

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 39

Melee Defence 56

├ Base Defence 16

├ Shield caetra_cavalry

└ Shield Defence 40

Armour 15

├ Armour cloth

├ Armour Defence 10

└ Shield Armour 5

Health 75

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_light

├ Man Health 40

├ Bonus Hit Points 10

├ Mount rome_celtic_horse_spear_shield_l

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_light

└ Mount Health 25

Base Morale 45

Abilities

• 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.

Strengths & Weaknesses

• Very poor hull strength
• Very slow speed
• Weak ramming

• Average attack
• Weak defence
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Poor morale

Caesar in Gaul Mercenaries Pool

Mercenaries Pool
No.	Pool	Province	Region	Initial Unit Count	Chance To Replenish	Max Replenish Per Turn	Max Count
1	gaul_province_pool_arduenna_silva	Arduenna Silva	Divoduron Durocorteron Noviodunon Treverorum	1	0.15	1	3
2	gaul_province_pool_germania_inferior	Germania Inferior	Atuatuca Bagacum	1	0.15	1	3
3	gaul_province_pool_helvetia	Helvetia	Octoduron Turicum	1	0.15	1	3
4	gaul_province_pool_insubria	Insubria	Medhlan Vercelum	1	0.15	1	3
5	gaul_province_pool_liguria	Liguria	Genua Pollentia	1	0.15	1	3
6	gaul_province_pool_maxima_sequanorum	Maxima Sequanorum	Rauricon Vesontio	1	0.15	1	3
7	gaul_province_pool_silva_carbonaria	Silva Carbonaria	Bratuspantion Gesoriacum Nemetocenna	1	0.15	1	3

Hannibal at the Gates Mercenaries Pool

Mercenaries Pool
No.	Pool	Province	Region	Initial Unit Count	Chance To Replenish	Max Replenish Per Turn	Max Count
8	pun_province_pool_aquitania	Aquitania	Burdigala Iruna	0	0.5	1	3

Empire Divided Mercenaries Pool

Mercenaries Pool
No.	Pool	Province	Region	Initial Unit Count	Chance To Replenish	Max Replenish Per Turn	Max Count
9	rom_province_pool_hercynia	Hercynia	Bergium Budorgis Istros	0	0.15	1	3
10	rom_province_pool_pannonia	Pannonia	Aquincum Segestica Singidun	0	0.15	1	3
11	rom_province_pool_provincia	Narbonensis	Massilia Narbo Tolosa	0	0.15	1	3
12	rom_province_pool_raetia_et_noricum	Raetia et Noricum	Kelheim Koria Noreia Octoduris	0	0.15	1	3
13	rom_province_pool_belgica	Belgica	Nemecatum Treverorum	0	0.15	1	3
14	rom_province_pool_cisalpina	Cisalpina	Genua Mediolanum Patavium	0	0.15	1	3

Grand Campaign Mercenaries Pool

Mercenaries Pool
No.	Pool	Province	Region	Initial Unit Count	Chance To Replenish	Max Replenish Per Turn	Max Count
15	rom_province_pool_hercynia	Hercynia	Casurgis Istros	0	0.15	1	3
16	rom_province_pool_pannonia	Pannonia	Singidun Segestica Akink	0	0.15	1	3
17	rom_province_pool_provincia	Provincia	Tolosa Massalia	0	0.15	1	3
18	rom_province_pool_raetia_et_noricum	Raetia et Noricum	Octuduron Noreia Koria	0	0.15	1	3
19	rom_province_pool_belgica	Belgica	Treverorum Nemetocenna	0	0.15	1	3
20	rom_province_pool_cisalpina	Cisalpina	Medhlan Genua Patavium	0	0.15	1	3

Faction Mercenaries Pool

Mercenaries Pool
No.	Pool	Faction	Initial Unit Count	Chance To Replenish	Max Replenish Per Turn	Max Count
21	rom_faction_pool_carthage	Carthage (Hannibal at the Gates) Adirim loyalists Carthage	1	0.15	1	3