Kingdom of Carloman (Age of Charlemagne) Melee Cavalry

Guardsmen

Charles Martel transformed the Frankish army into a powerhouse capable of stopping even the seemingly unstoppable: the deadly forces of the Umayyad Caliphate, who had already conquered Spain and had designs on Francia also. He created a structured military that his grandson, Charlemagne, inherited and expanded upon. Although the Frankish people were called to war by a summons known as 'bannum' - and all sections of the populace were expected to serve in some way - professional, standing armies still existed. These were the personal forces of the noble class drawn from their estates, known as 'exercitus' and the permanent guards who served in the palaces of Austrasia - the ancestral seat of Carolingian power - known as 'pfalz' (literally 'palace' in Frankish).

Unit Name Guardsmen

Main Unit Key cha_fra_guardsmen

Land Unit Key cha_fra_guardsmen

Naval Unit Key cha_transport

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 950

Recruitment Cost 1050

Upkeep Cost 100

Melee Attack 43

Melee Damage 32

├ Melee Weapon att_spear_heavy

├ Melee Base Damage 24

├ Armour-piercing Damage 8

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 30

├ Attack Against Elephants 30

└ Attack Against Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 55

Melee Defence 54

├ Base Defence 29

├ Shield cha_round

└ Shield Defence 25

Armour 60

├ Armour cha_mail_heavy

├ Armour Defence 60

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 150

├ Man Entity cha_infantry_very_heavy

├ Man Health 100

├ Bonus Hit Points 0

├ Mount cha_armour_horse_spear_shield_vh

├ Mount Entity cha_horse_very_heavy

└ Mount Health 50

Morale 54

Abilities

• Wedge
  The unit moves into a wedge-shaped attack formation.

Attributes

• Disciplined
  This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
• Encourage
  This unit provides a morale bonus to nearby allies.
• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses

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Age of Charlemagne	Kingdom of Carloman (Age of Charlemagne) Kingdom of Charlemagne (Age of Charlemagne) Frankish Rebels (Age of Charlemagne) Frankish Separatists (Age of Charlemagne) Austrasian Separatists (Age of Charlemagne)