Mercenary Gallic Light Horse

The Celts held horses in high regard; they were prestige possessions, and revered for their strength and vitality. As a result Celtic cavalry, like that of many armies, was the preserve of the wealthy nobility. Developments in saddle technology gave horsemen a firm seat without the need for stirrups: four pommels held the rider's thighs and this, in turn, allowed greater movement when using a sword or spear. With this improvement, cavalry tactics emerged and two-man chariots declined; they were no longer the only fast-moving strike force. Some cavalrymen carried long swords and, in the same fashion as traditional chariot riders, were given to dismounting and fighting on foot. Celtic horsemen became a much sought-after mercenary force and, over the centuries, served in the Carthaginian, Egyptian and Roman armies.

Unit Name Mercenary Gallic Light Horse

Main Unit Key Mer_Gal_Light_Horse

Land Unit Key Mer_Gal_Light_Horse

Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport_small

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 510

Recruitment Cost 380

Upkeep Cost 280

Missile Damage 32

├ Missile Weapon rome_javelin_precursor

├ Projectile javelin_prec

├ Missile Damage 20

├ Missile Ap Damage 12

└ Base Reload Time 15

Accuracy 5

Range 40

Reload 0

Shots Per Minute 4

Ammunition 2

Melee Attack 42

Weapon Damage 27

├ Melee Weapon rome_celtic_spear_cav

├ Melee Damage Base 20

├ Melee Damage Ap 7

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 10

├ Bonus vs Elephants 10

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 39

Melee Defence 64

├ Base Defence 24

├ Shield caetra_cavalry

└ Shield Defence 40

Armour 15

├ Armour cloth

├ Armour Defence 10

└ Shield Armour 5

Health 75

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_light

├ Man Health 40

├ Bonus Hit Points 10

├ Mount rome_celtic_horse_spear_shield_l

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_light

└ Mount Health 25

Base Morale 45

Abilities

• Wedge
  The unit moves into a wedge-shaped attack formation.
  Charge bonus, melee attack
  Acceleration, melee defence
• Frenzied Charge
  Increases the effectiveness of the unit's charge for an extended period. The unit will suffer a large fatigue penalty after the charge is over.
  Charge speed, charge damage, acceleration
  Melee defence, fatigue

Attributes

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

Strengths & Weaknesses

• Very poor hull strength
• Very slow speed
• Weak ramming

• Average attack
• Weak defence
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Poor morale

Caesar in Gaul Mercenaries Pool

Mercenaries Pool
No.	Pool	Province	Region	Initial Unit Count	Chance To Replenish	Max Replenish Per Turn	Max Count
1	gaul_province_pool_aquitania	Aquitania	Aquae Tarbellicae Burdigala Elimberris Sotium	1	0.15	1	3
2	gaul_province_pool_aremorica	Aremorica	Condate Darioritum Namnetum Vorgion	1	0.15	1	3
3	gaul_province_pool_gergovia	Gergovia	Avaricon Durotincon Nemossos	1	0.15	1	3
4	gaul_province_pool_lugdunensis	Lugdunensis	Bibracte Vienna	1	0.15	1	3
5	gaul_province_pool_lutetia	Lutetia	Cenabum Crociatonum Lexovion Suindinum	1	0.15	1	3
6	gaul_province_pool_narbonensis	Narbonensis	Divona Narbo Martius Segodunum Tolosa	1	0.15	1	3
7	gaul_province_pool_pictavis	Pictavis	Ambatia Lemonum Mediolanum Santonum	1	0.15	1	3
8	gaul_province_pool_senonia	Senonia	Agedincum Alesia Lutetia	1	0.15	1	3

Hannibal at the Gates Mercenaries Pool

Mercenaries Pool
No.	Pool	Province	Region	Initial Unit Count	Chance To Replenish	Max Replenish Per Turn	Max Count
9	pun_province_pool_gallia_cisalpina	Gallia Cisalpina	Genua Patavium Placentia Vercellae	1	0.4	1	3
10	pun_province_pool_gallia_transalpina	Gallia Transalpina	Lugdunum Massilia Nemausus Tolosa	1	0.4	1	3

Empire Divided Mercenaries Pool

Mercenaries Pool
No.	Pool	Province	Region	Initial Unit Count	Chance To Replenish	Max Replenish Per Turn	Max Count
11	rom_province_pool_aquitania	Aquitania	Burdigala Gergovia Limonum	1	0.15	1	3
12	rom_province_pool_celtica	Gallia	Bibracte Cenabum Darioritum Iuliobana	0	0.15	1	3

Grand Campaign Mercenaries Pool

Mercenaries Pool
No.	Pool	Province	Region	Initial Unit Count	Chance To Replenish	Max Replenish Per Turn	Max Count
13	rom_province_pool_aquitania	Aquitania	Burdigala Nemossos Lemonum	1	0.15	1	3
14	rom_province_pool_celtica	Celtica	Namnetum Bibracte Cenabum	0	0.15	1	3

Faction Mercenaries Pool

Mercenaries Pool
No.	Pool	Faction	Initial Unit Count	Chance To Replenish	Max Replenish Per Turn	Max Count
15	rom_faction_pool_gallic	Galatia (Imperator Augustus) Aedui Atrebartes Arverni tribal council Arverni Carnutes Galatian Tribal Council Galatia Gallaeci Namnetes Nervii tribal council Nervii Pictones Sequani Treverii Vivisci Volcae	1	0.15	1	3