Mercenary Galatian Noble Cavalry
Mercenary. Hired from a regional pool, not recruited from a building.
Class: heavy · Category: cavalry · Men per unit: 30
Description
These wealthy noblemen form a heavily armoured and expensive cavalry unit that is very powerful. Carrying spears, helmets and reinforced round shields, they are made up of experienced and influential warriors. Although their numbers may be few, they can turn the tide in many a battle by sheer weight and daring.
Stats
| Rank in roster | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men per unit | 30 | █········· 8% |
| Attack | 17 | █████████· 87% |
| Charge bonus | 29 | █████████· 88% |
| Defence | 44 | █████████· 85% |
| · armour | 15 | ████████·· 82% |
| · defence skill | 26 | ████████·· 78% |
| · shield | 3 | ████······ 37% |
| Morale | 14 | ████████·· 79% |
| Discipline | Normal | |
| Training | Trained | |
| Upkeep per turn | 1,162 dn | ██████████ 95% |
Weapons
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack | 17 | 12 | Charge bonus | 29 | 35 | Type | thrown · blade | melee · blade | Damage | piercing | piercing |
| Projectile | javelin | — | Range | 50 | — | Ammunition | 2 | — | Properties | Used just before charging into combat | — |
Defence
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 44 | — | Armour | 15 | — | Defence skill | 26 | — | Shield | 3 | — |
Condition and terrain
| Hit points | 1 | Mount | medium horse | Ground: scrub / sand / forest / snow | -1 / -1 / -5 / -1 | Charge distance | 40 |
| Formations | Square · Wedge |
Technical stats
| Time between blows (primary / secondary) | 2.5 s / 2.5 s | Extra fatigue in hot climates | 5 | Spacing between men: close / loose | 2 × 4.8 m / 3 × 7.2 m | Default ranks | 5 |
In battle: Very good stamina · Powerful charge
Where to hire it
Mercenaries are hired from a regional pool, not recruited from a building. This unit is offered by 5 pools covering 9 regions, at 6,744–7,506 dn to hire and 3–4 experience.
Mercenary pools: Antioch · Galatia · Kabyle · Pergamon · Seleucia
At least one of those pools sells to any faction that has an army in range, with no faction restriction.
Some pools additionally restrict it to Asti · Cabyle · Odrysian Kingdom · Pergamon · Seleucid Empire · Seleucid Rebels (Asia Minor) · Seleucid Rebels (Upper Satrapies).
The 9 regions where this unit appears in a mercenary pool
Anatolike Tolistobogia · Kabylia · Kaikia · Mesopotamia · Nea Tektosagia · Syria · Tektosagia · Tolistobogia · Trokmia