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Messapian Lancer Cavalry

Messapian Lancer Cavalry info card Messapian Lancer Cavalry unit card

Class: heavy · Category: cavalry · Men per unit: 30

Stats

		Rank in roster
Men per unit	30	`█·········` 8%
Attack	12	`█████·····` 48%
Charge bonus	28	`█████████·` 86%
Defence	30	`████······` 43%
· armour	11	`██████····` 64%
· defence skill	19	`████······` 44%
· shield	0	`█·········` 0%
Morale	11	`████······` 39%
Discipline	Impetuous (may charge without orders)
Training	Trained
Recruitment cost	2,102 dn	`█████·····` 54%
Upkeep per turn	846 dn	`████████··` 81%
Turns to recruit	3

	Primary	Secondary		Primary	Secondary		Primary	Secondary		Primary	Secondary
Attack	12	10	Charge bonus	28	22	Type	melee · blade	melee · blade	Damage	piercing	piercing

	Primary	Secondary		Primary	Secondary		Primary	Secondary		Primary	Secondary
Total	30	—	Armour	11	—	Defence skill	19	—	Shield	0	—


Hit points	1	Mount	heavy horse	Ground: scrub / sand / forest / snow	-3 / -1 / -8 / -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	3	Spacing between men: close / loose	2 × 4.8 m / 3 × 7.2 m	Default ranks	5

In battle: Good stamina

A core roster unit for one faction, which can raise it anywhere it holds the right building:

Any faction holding one of the provinces below can field it.

Exactly what a settlement must have, route by route (3)

Building	Also requires	Building	Also requires	Building	Also requires
Direct Rule	Tier 2 Military Industrial Complex · Tier 2 Colony	Homeland	Garrison Building or Tier 1 Military Industrial Complex	Any settlement	Tier 2 Military Industrial Complex · Messapian area of recruitment · Dependency or Indirect Rule · Tier 1 Colony not built

Zone	Provinces
Messapian	0