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Chosokabe Spear Cavalry

Light Cavalry

Light cavalry are swift, and can deliver a devastating charge thanks to their spears. However, they should then break off, reform and attack again rather than remaining in melee. Like all samurai, they are well motivated by their sense of honour and have high morale in battle. Their speed over a battleground comes in useful when chasing down fleeing troops, or when they are needed to deliver a final blow to wavering enemies. They are, however, the weakest cavalry when fighting infantry, and are vulnerable if mishandled when facing spear infantry or if left within range of missile troops.

Historically, mounted combat was the traditional identifier of the samurai as a warrior and social class, just like the knights of medieval Europe. Being a mounted warrior required wealth and position to sustain the expense of horses, armour and servants. Perhaps this goes some way to explaining why many samurai came to fight on foot, as it was cheaper to take part in battle! Some traditions, however, such as seeking out an equally skilled and honourable foe refused to die, even though they ran counter to the idea of army and unit discipline.

Unit Name Light Cavalry

Unit Key Cav_Spear_Light_Cavalry

Soldiers 60

Category Cavalry

Class Spear Cavalry

Multiplayer Cost 400

└ Multiplayer Limit 0

Recruitment Cost 400

├ Recruitment Turns 1

└ Unit Limit 0

Upkeep Cost 100

Melee Attack 4

└ Melee Weapon spear

Charge Bonus 20

Bonus vs Cavalry 7

Melee Defence 1

Armour 2

Horse Mode shogun_horse_ronin

└ Mount Armour 4

Morale 8

Abilities

• Wedge Formation
  Trained to charge in a wedge formation in order to better penetrate enemy formations

Strengths & Weaknesses

• Fast and can spot hidden units at longer range than other units.
• Strong charge.
• Weakest cavalry against infantry.
• Very weak against yari and naginata units.