Mercenary Caetrati Cavalry
Mercenary. Hired from a regional pool, not recruited from a building.
Class: missile · Category: cavalry · Men per unit: 32
Description
The Caetrati Cavalry were a distinctive Iberian unit, valued as swift moving scouts and raiders, strong against enemy cavalry: superb for pursuing broken enemy units, and moving against the enemy flanks and rear. They were able to stand off, skirmishing with javelins, or charge with their falcata and caetra.
Stats
| Rank in roster | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men per unit | 32 | ██········ 23% |
| Attack | 10 | ██········ 19% |
| Charge bonus | 22 | ████████·· 77% |
| Defence | 25 | ███······· 28% |
| · armour | 6 | ████······ 38% |
| · defence skill | 18 | ████······ 37% |
| · shield | 1 | ██········ 24% |
| Morale | 10 | ███······· 29% |
| Discipline | Normal | |
| Training | Trained | |
| Upkeep per turn | 688 dn | ██████···· 64% |
Weapons
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack | 10 | 9 | Charge bonus | 22 | 28 | Type | thrown · archery | melee · blade | Damage | piercing | piercing |
| Projectile | javelin | — | Range | 60 | — | Ammunition | 7 | — | Properties | Thrown | — |
Defence
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 25 | — | Armour | 6 | — | Defence skill | 18 | — | Shield | 1 | — |
Condition and terrain
| Hit points | 1 | Mount | light horse | Ground: scrub / sand / forest / snow | -1 / 0 / -7 / 0 | Charge distance | 40 |
| Formations | Square |
Technical stats
| Time between blows (primary / secondary) | 2.5 s / 2.5 s | Extra fatigue in hot climates | 1 | Spacing between men: close / loose | 2.2 × 5.2 m / 3.3 × 7.8 m | Default ranks | 5 |
In battle: Very good stamina
Where to hire it
Mercenaries are hired from a regional pool, not recruited from a building. This unit is offered by 1 pool covering 47 regions, at 3,401 dn to hire and 1 experience.
Mercenary pool: Iberia
At least one of those pools sells to any faction that has an army in range, with no faction restriction.
The 47 regions where this unit appears in a mercenary pool
Agadir · Arevacia · Arevacia Septentrionalis · Artabria · Asturia · Ay-Bushum · Baliares Maiores · Bastetania · Bastetania Maritima · Bastetania Occidentalis · Bellia · Beronia · Bracarensia · Calpe · Cantabria · Carpetania · Celticia · Cessetania · Conia · Contestania · Contestania Meridionalis · Edetania · Ergavicia · Hasta · Helmantike · Ilercavonia · Ilergetia · Lacetania · Lusitania · Lusonia · Malaka · Mastienia · Olcadia · Oretania · Oretania Meridionalis · Saguntia · Sedetania · Suessetania · Tagia · Turdetania
…and 7 more.