Rome (Caesar in Gaul) Missile Cavalry

Germanic Scout Riders

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.

Unit Name Germanic Scout Riders

Main Unit Key CiG_Ger_Scout_Riders

Land Unit Key Ger_Scout_Riders

Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport_small

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Missile Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 440

Recruitment Cost 440

Upkeep Cost 90

Missile Damage 32

├ Missile Weapon rome_javelin

├ Projectile javelin_normal

├ Missile Damage 20

├ Missile Ap Damage 12

└ Base Reload Time 10

Accuracy 5

Range 80

Reload 10

Shots Per Minute 7

Ammunition 7

Melee Attack 34

Weapon Damage 34

├ Melee Weapon rome_celtic_hellenic_sword_cav

├ Melee Damage Base 30

├ Melee Damage Ap 4

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 0

├ Bonus vs Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 24

Melee Defence 40

├ Base Defence 10

├ Shield germanic_cav

└ Shield Defence 30

Armour 30

├ Armour cloth

├ Armour Defence 10

└ Shield Armour 20

Health 70

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_light_fast

├ Man Health 40

├ Bonus Hit Points 10

├ Mount rome_celtic_horse_sword_shield_vl

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_very_light

└ Mount Health 20

Base Morale 45

Abilities

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

Attributes

• Resistant to Fatigue
  Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit.
• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
• Fire Whilst Moving
  This unit can fire when mounted and moving.
• Parthian Shot
  This unit can fire all around and not just in-front of itself.
• Resistant to Cold
  This unit tires less quickly in snow.

Strengths & Weaknesses

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

• Good attack
• Average defence
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Average morale

Recuitment Requirement
Unit Resouces	CiG_Regional_German
Caesar in Gaul Regions Provinces Regions Silva Nigra Argentorate Noviiomagos Uburzis
Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Field of Mars (rome_military_1) Level 0 Auxiliary Camp (rome_military_aux_2) Level 1 Auxiliary Barracks (rome_military_aux_3) Level 2 Auxiliary Garrison (rome_military_aux_4) Level 3 Manipular Barracks (rome_military_main_2) Level 1 Cohort Barracks (rome_military_main_3) Level 2 Legionary Barracks (rome_military_main_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Caesar in Gaul	Rome (Caesar in Gaul) Roman intervention forces (Caesar in Gaul) Roman Secessionists (Caesar in Gaul)