Duchy of Provence (Age of Charlemagne) Melee Cavalry

Noble Cavalry

Most armies of the early Middle Ages relied heavily on foot soldiers. This was due to the large number of low-status soldiers with little equipment of their own – certainly not horses – and little real training to speak of. In fact, cavalry-heavy forces were not generally part of the military fashion of the time until the development of the stirrup and the peaked saddle made them more attractive to the western powers. The stirrup increased the endurance, manoeuvrability and speed of the horse and reduced its rider's fatigue as the animal was easier to control; this, along with advances in armour technology, meant cavalry – now as heavy as the eastern cataphracts of antiquity - once again became a fixture on the battlefield.

Unit Name Noble Cavalry

Main Unit Key cha_gen_noble_cav

Land Unit Key cha_gen_noble_cav

Naval Unit Key cha_transport

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 900

Recruitment Cost 900

Upkeep Cost 270

Melee Attack 33

Melee Damage 32

├ Melee Weapon att_spear

├ Melee Base Damage 24

├ Armour-piercing Damage 8

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 20

├ Attack Against Elephants 20

└ Attack Against Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 55

Melee Defence 44

├ Base Defence 19

├ Shield cha_round

└ Shield Defence 25

Armour 46

├ Armour cha_mail

├ Armour Defence 46

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 150

├ Man Entity cha_infantry_very_heavy

├ Man Health 100

├ Bonus Hit Points 0

├ Mount cha_ger_horse_spear_shield_vh

├ Mount Entity cha_horse_very_heavy

└ Mount Health 50

Morale 51

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

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses

Upgrade
Required Technology Cost 200 Upgrade To
Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Royal Barracks (cha_bld_barracks_3) Level 2

Faction Availability

Age of Charlemagne

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