Mercenary Iberian Noble Cavalry
Mercenary. Hired from a regional pool, not recruited from a building.
Class: missile · Category: cavalry · Men per unit: 32
Description
The East was renowned for its horse-archers, and these one may have strongly participate in forging the legend. The wealthiest people of their homeland, Caucasian Iberia, their equipment and horses are some of the best. Indeed, they fight mainly as ranged cavalry, so they need light armours, but they won't recoil if they need to fight right in the middle of the melee. This led to a mix of light and heavy cavalry features, like a scale armour over the torso, but with rest of the body bare. They use the composite bow, which is one of the strongest bow that existed, yet a small one; this is the perfect weapon when fighting on a horse back.
Stats
| Rank in roster | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men per unit | 32 | ██········ 23% |
| Attack | 12 | █████····· 48% |
| Charge bonus | 27 | █████████· 85% |
| Defence | 31 | █████····· 45% |
| · armour | 16 | █████████· 90% |
| · defence skill | 15 | ██········ 23% |
| · shield | 0 | █········· 0% |
| Morale | 12 | ██████···· 57% |
| Discipline | Normal | |
| Training | Trained | |
| Upkeep per turn | 1,312 dn | ██████████ 97% |
Weapons
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack | 12 | 11 | Charge bonus | 27 | 35 | Type | missile · archery | melee · blade | Damage | piercing | piercing |
| Projectile | arrow | — | Range | 170 | — | Ammunition | 25 | — |
Defence
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 31 | — | Armour | 16 | — | Defence skill | 15 | — | Shield | 0 | — |
Condition and terrain
| Hit points | 1 | Mount | half armoured horse | Ground: scrub / sand / forest / snow | -6 / -1 / -8 / -1 | Charge distance | 40 |
| Formations | Square |
Technical stats
| Time between blows (primary / secondary) | 2.5 s / 2.5 s | Extra fatigue in hot climates | 3 | Spacing between men: close / loose | 2 × 4.8 m / 3.6 × 6.72 m | Default ranks | 5 |
In battle: Can form Cantabrian circle · Good stamina
Where to hire it
Mercenaries are hired from a regional pool, not recruited from a building. This unit is offered by 2 pools covering 5 regions, at 7,755–8,631 dn to hire and 3–4 experience.
Mercenary pools: Amaseia · Caucasian Iberia
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 Pontus.
The 5 regions where this unit appears in a mercenary pool
Chorzene · Hesperos Iberia · Iberia · Kambysene-Gogarene · Pontos