Marcomans Shock Cavalry

Germanic Lancers

Developed during their early part of the 1st century AD by the eastern empires of the time, the ‘kontos’ lance was at least four metres long. Designed to be used by cavalrymen, it was initially fielded by the cataphracts and clibinarii of Parthia and its successors, the Sassanid Persians. In fact the Parthian cataphracts who annihilated the Roman army at the Battle of Carrhae in 55BC may also have used an early version of the kontos. Literally as long as a bargepole, from where it gets its Greek name, a kontos was generally used two-handed whilst its wielder controlled their horse using both knees to indicate speed and direction. Later on, Rome faced this deadly new cavalry weapon again at the hands of the brutal steppe nomads who raided its borders during the 3rd century AD. As a reaction to having faced lance-armed warriors and come off worse, the Romans soon had their own version, spelled ‘contus’. The contus lance was still in use 1,000 years later by the Roman Empire’s successors - the Byzantines in the east and the Germanic peoples in the west.

Unit Name Germanic Lancers

Main Unit Key att_ger_germanic_lancers

Land Unit Key att_ger_germanic_lancers

Naval Unit Key att_lon_light_tra_ger

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Shock Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 500

Recruitment Cost 375

Upkeep Cost 245

Melee Attack 21

Melee Damage 10

├ Melee Weapon att_lance

├ Melee Base Damage 3

├ Armour-piercing Damage 7

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 10

├ Attack Against Elephants 0

└ Attack Against Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 201

Melee Defence 32

├ Base Defence 2

├ Shield att_round_small

└ Shield Defence 30

Armour 28

├ Armour att_mail

├ Armour Defence 23

└ Shield Armour 5

Health 220

├ Man Entity att_infantry_medium

├ Man Health 90

├ Bonus Hit Points 5

├ Mount att_ger_germanic_lancers_horse

├ Mount Entity att_horse_medium

└ Mount Health 125

Morale 34

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Livestock Herd (att_bld_barbarian_farm_livestock_3) Level 2 Livestock Pens (att_bld_barbarian_farm_livestock_4) Level 3 Sparring Fields (att_bld_barbmigs_military_warriors_3) Level 2 Warriors' Encampment (att_bld_barbmigs_military_warriors_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
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