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Greuthungi Noble Cavalry

Protected by chainmail, these spear-armed riders are deadly in melee.

The Gothi were not a single tribe, but a confederation of Germanic warrior bands united under a single leader. During Aurelian's reign as Rome's Emperor, his forces pursued the Gothi into their territory north of the Danube and won many engagements, earning the title 'Gothicus Maximus'. After losing 5000 warriors and their king, Cannabas-Cannabaudes, the Gothi retreated north of the Danube river. In AD 291, two decades after their catastrophic loss to the Romans, the Gothi divided into two factions along tribal lines at the Dniester river, with the Greutungi and Tervingi and tribes heading east and west respectively. The Tervingi, also known as forest people, later became the Visigoths, while Greutungi became known as the Ostrogoths.

Greuthungi Noble Cavalry

Unit Name

Greuthungi Noble Cavalry

Main Unit Key

3c_Goth_Greuthungi_Noble_Cavalry_commander

Land Unit Key

3c_Goth_Greuthungi_Noble_Cavalry

Naval Unit Key

3c_barbarian_transport

Soldiers

80

Category

Cavalry

Class

Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost

1350

Recruitment Cost

1350

Upkeep Cost

270

Melee Attack

49

Weapon Damage

31

├ Melee Weapon

rome_celtic_spear_cav_elite

├ Melee Damage Base

24

├ Melee Damage Ap

7

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Large

10

├ Bonus vs Elephants

10

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

48

Melee Defence

40

├ Base Defence

20

├ Shield

cavalry

└ Shield Defence

20

Armour

90

├ Armour

scale_elite

├ Armour Defence

60

└ Shield Armour

30

Health

90

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_very_heavy

├ Man Health

45

├ Bonus Hit Points

20

├ Mount

3c_Got_Greuthungi_Horse

├ Mount Entity

rome_horse_medium

└ Mount Health

25

Base Morale

70

Abilities

Greuthungi Noble Cavalry
  • Wedge
    The unit moves into a wedge-shaped attack formation.
    Charge bonus, melee attack
    Acceleration, melee defence

Attributes

  • Encourage
    This unit provides a morale bonus to nearby allies.
  • 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
Greuthungi Noble Cavalry
  • Very good attack
  • Average defence
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Good morale