Mercenary Suebian Freemen Cavalry
Mercenary. Hired from a regional pool, not recruited from a building.
Class: heavy · Category: cavalry · Men per unit: 30
Description
Even if the sources do not quite specify from which social group these cavalrymen were drawn, their numbers and equipment show that they must have been wealthy freemen. They cannot simply classified as light or heavy cavalry, but were very flexible and performed both roles with great skills. Surprisingly, despite their complete lack of armor, the Romans ranked Germanic cavalry as among the best cavalry of the ancient world, and often considered them the very best cavalry to serve in Roman armies. In other words, Germanic cavalry performs way above the sum of its parts.
Stats
| Rank in roster | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men per unit | 30 | █········· 8% |
| Attack | 16 | ████████·· 80% |
| Charge bonus | 24 | ████████·· 81% |
| Defence | 35 | ██████···· 57% |
| · armour | 9 | █████····· 50% |
| · defence skill | 21 | █████····· 54% |
| · shield | 5 | ██████···· 57% |
| Morale | 12 | ██████···· 57% |
| Discipline | Impetuous (may charge without orders) | |
| Training | Highly trained | |
| Upkeep per turn | 833 dn | ████████·· 80% |
Weapons
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack | 16 | 11 | Charge bonus | 24 | 31 | Type | thrown · blade | melee · blade | Damage | piercing | piercing |
| Projectile | javelin | — | Range | 50 | — | Ammunition | 7 | — | Properties | Thrown | — |
Defence
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 35 | — | Armour | 9 | — | Defence skill | 21 | — | Shield | 5 | — |
Condition and terrain
| Hit points | 1 | Mount | generals horse | Modifier against mounts | horse +9 · chariot +9 · camel +9 | Ground: scrub / sand / forest / snow | -2 / -1 / -6 / -1 |
| Charge distance | 40 | Formations | Square |
Technical stats
| Time between blows (primary / secondary) | 2.5 s / 2.5 s | Extra fatigue in hot climates | 2 | Spacing between men: close / loose | 2.2 × 5.2 m / 3.3 × 7.8 m | Default ranks | 5 |
Where to hire it
Mercenaries are hired from a regional pool, not recruited from a building. This unit is offered by 1 pool covering 12 regions, at 5,497 dn to hire and 2 experience.
Mercenary pool: Hermiones
At least one of those pools sells to any faction that has an army in range, with no faction restriction.
The 12 regions where this unit appears in a mercenary pool
Canninefatia Vetus · Chattia · Cheruscia · Fosia · Hermunduria · Marcomannia Vetus · Marvingia Vetus · Mugilonia-Sibinia · Quadia Vetus · Semnonia · Variscia · Zumia