Messapian Heavy Cavalry

Messapian Heavy Cavalry info card Messapian Heavy Cavalry unit card

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

Stats

		Rank in roster
Men per unit	30	`█·········` 8%
Attack	11	`███·······` 34%
Charge bonus	31	`█████████·` 93%
Defence	35	`██████····` 57%
· armour	13	`████████··` 75%
· defence skill	18	`████······` 38%
· shield	4	`█████·····` 48%
Morale	12	`██████····` 57%
Discipline	Impetuous (may charge without orders)
Training	Trained
Recruitment cost	2,544 dn	`███████···` 72%
Upkeep per turn	1,024 dn	`█████████·` 90%
Turns to recruit	4

	Primary	Secondary		Primary	Secondary		Primary	Secondary		Primary	Secondary
Attack	11	11	Charge bonus	31	25	Type	melee · blade	melee · blade	Damage	piercing	piercing

	Primary	Secondary		Primary	Secondary		Primary	Secondary		Primary	Secondary
Total	35	—	Armour	13	—	Defence skill	18	—	Shield	4	—


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	4	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 3 Military Industrial Complex · Tier 2 Colony · Requires resource horses or horses supplied factionwide	Homeland	Tier 2 Military Industrial Complex	Any settlement	Tier 2 Military Industrial Complex · Messapian area of recruitment · Requires resource horses or horses supplied factionwide · Dependency only · Tier 1 Colony not built

Where Messapian Heavy Cavalry can be recruited

Zone	Provinces
Messapian	3