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 | |
| Recruitment cost | 3,268 dn | █████████· 88% |
| 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 / -7 / -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
No mercenary pool on the campaign map offers this unit, so it cannot be hired.