Suebian Freemen Cavalry
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 | |
| Recruitment cost | 2,179 dn | ██████···· 56% |
| Upkeep per turn | 833 dn | ████████·· 80% |
| Turns to recruit | 3 |
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 |
Who can recruit it
A core roster unit for 5 factions, each able to raise it anywhere they hold the right building:
Hermunduri · Langobardi · Marcomanni · Quadi · Semnones
Any faction holding one of the provinces below can field it.
Exactly what a settlement must have, route by route (5)
| Building | Also requires | Building | Also requires | Building | Also requires | Building | Also requires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any settlement | Tier 2 Military Industrial Complex · Suebian area of recruitment · Any Government (Dependency, Indirect Rule or Direct Rule) · Tier 2 Colony not built · Requires resource horses or horses supplied factionwide | Indirect Rule | Tier 2 Military Industrial Complex · Tier 1 Colony · Requires resource horses or horses supplied factionwide | Direct Rule | Tier 2 Military Industrial Complex · Tier 1 Colony · Requires resource horses or horses supplied factionwide | Homeland | Tier 2 Military Industrial Complex |
| Any settlement | Tier 2 Military Industrial Complex · Suebian area of recruitment · Dependency or Indirect Rule · Tier 1 Colony not built |
Areas of recruitment
| Zone | Provinces | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suebian | 1 |