Mercenary Celtic Light Horse
| Recruitment Cost | 340 | |
| Upkeep Cost | 250 | |
| Melee Attack | 42 | |
| Weapon Damage | 27 | |
| Bonus vs. Large | 10 | |
| Charge Bonus | 39 | |
| Melee Defence | 56 | |
| Armour | 15 | |
| Health | 75 | |
| Base Morale | 45 |
Abilities
Strengths & Weaknesses
- Average attack
- Weak defence
- Low damage but average armour penetration
- Poor morale
Description
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.
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Regions Vercelum Bagacum Massilia Genua Segestica Narbo Istros Noreia Medhlan Akink Casurgis Octoduris Tolosa Budorgis Treverorum Nemetocenna Iruna Segestica Mediolanium Noreia Turicum Istros Octuduron Bratuspantion Bergium Nemecatum Massalia Pollentia Genua Koria Treverorum Rauricon Burdigala Koria Atuatuca Kelheim Patavium Octoduron Nemetocenna Medhlan Singidun Aquincum Gesoriacum Genua Singidun Patavium Vesontio Tolosa |