Mercenary Celtic Light Cavalry
Mercenary. Hired from a regional pool, not recruited from a building.
Class: missile · Category: cavalry · Men per unit: 30
Description
The Celts were famous for their cavalry and their Light Cavalry was well mounted on strong horses, and capable of operating both as mounted skirmishers and as shock cavalry, fighting in close order.
Stats
| Rank in roster | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men per unit | 30 | █········· 8% |
| Attack | 10 | ██········ 19% |
| Charge bonus | 21 | ████████·· 76% |
| Defence | 21 | ██········ 21% |
| · armour | 1 | █········· 0% |
| · defence skill | 16 | ███······· 28% |
| · shield | 4 | █████····· 48% |
| Morale | 10 | ███······· 29% |
| Discipline | Impetuous (may charge without orders) | |
| Training | Untrained | |
| Upkeep per turn | 602 dn | ████······ 41% |
Weapons
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack | 10 | 8 | Charge bonus | 21 | 27 | 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 | 21 | — | Armour | 1 | — | Defence skill | 16 | — | Shield | 4 | — |
Condition and terrain
| Hit points | 1 | Mount | light horse | Ground: scrub / sand / forest / snow | 0 / 0 / -4 / 0 | Charge distance | 40 |
| Formations | Square |
Technical stats
| Time between blows (primary / secondary) | 2.5 s / 2.5 s | Extra fatigue in hot climates | 0 | Spacing between men: close / loose | 2.2 × 5.2 m / 3.96 × 7.28 m | Default ranks | 5 |
In battle: Can form Cantabrian circle · Good stamina
Where to hire it
Mercenaries are hired from a regional pool, not recruited from a building. This unit is offered by 7 pools covering 83 regions, at 3,294 dn to hire and 1 experience.
Mercenary pools: Alps Rhaetia Noricum · Cisalpine Gaul · Gallic Greeks · Gauls · Pannonia · Thrace · Western Balkans
At least one of those pools sells to any faction that has an army in range, with no faction restriction.
The 83 regions where this unit appears in a mercenary pool
Aeduia · Albocensia · Allobrogia · Amantinia · Ambiana · Ansamenia · Antheia · Apuania · Aquitania · Arecomicia · Arvernia · Autariataia · Bessike · Biturigia · Boiaea · Bosporos · Brenaia · Breunia · Buridavensia · Cadurcia · Carnia · Carnutia · Carpiania · Ceiagisia · Cenomania · Cenomania-Aulercia · Coisstobocia · Eburonia · Edonis · Elysicea · Eraviscia · Eumolpia · Gabalia · Genuatea · Getaia · Halmyris · Ingaunia · Insubria · Kallatisia · Kardia
…and 43 more.