Unit Type

Banner Cavalry

a_banner_cavalry

Born on the steppes and raised in the hardships between battle and iron, these riders are the bringers of doom for those who seek to oppose our rule. Their devastating charges and mastery of warfare makes them a formidable opponent.

Unlocked by

The Eight BannersAdvance

RequiresHeavy LancersAdvance

Potential

Culture›Belongs to the Jurchen Culture Group

Stats

Stat	Value	vs Age of Reformation Heavy Cavalry
Maximum Strength	800
Combat Power	2.85
Strength Damage Done	10%	+10%
Damage Taken	30%
Initiative	6	+4
Combat Speed	5
Frontage	1
Flanking Ability	1.6
Secure Flanks	0%
Movement Speed	2.5
Unit Weight	1
Attrition Loss	0.25
Food Storage	10
Daily Food Consumption	1.32
Damage by terrain
Jungle	−10%
Mountains	−10%
River	−10%
Wetlands	−10%
Movement by terrain
Flatland	10%	+10%
Hills	−15%	−15%
Jungle	—	−10%
Mountains	−25%	−35%
Plateau	10%	+10%
Wetlands	−10%	−20%

Where the unit differs from the template: its category's stats and what it copies included. A terrain block replaces the template's.

Built on Age of Reformation Heavy Cavalry

9 units, with what each changes from the template.

Unit	Raised as	Levy Combat Efficiency ? This impacts how effective will a Regiment of Levies perform in Combat compared to a Regular Regiment. Against regulars, a land levy fights at 75% before its country's levy combat efficiency: it deals ×0.75 damage and takes ×1.33. Every levy regiment also has: Discipline−20% Monthly Experience Decay+2% Unit Food Consumption−75%	Morale Damage Done	Strength Damage Done	Morale Damage Taken	Strength Damage Taken	Initiative	Movement Speed	Hot Arid · damage	Coastal · damage	Desert · damage	Grasslands · damage	Hills · damage	Jungle · damage	Mountains · damage	River · damage	Wetlands · damage	Arctic · movement	Hot Arid · movement	Desert · movement	Flatland · movement	Hills · movement	Jungle · movement	Mountains · movement	Plateau · movement	Wetlands · movement
Standard units
Heavy Lancers	Regular
Late Cavaliers	Levy	75%			−25%	−25%						+10%		+10%	+10%	+10%
Special units
Banner Cavalry	Regular			+10%			+4														+10%	−15%	−10%	−35%	+10%	−20%
Heavy Cataphracts	Regular		+33%			−25%		−0.25					−10%	+10%	−5%	+10%
Barded Camelrya_heavy_camelry_4	Regular		+5%					+0.2	+10%		+15%			+10%	+10%	+10%	+10%	+50%	−50%	−75%			+15%	−10%		−10%
Barded Camelrya_heavy_camelry_levy_4	Levy	75%	+5%					+0.2	+10%		+15%			+10%	+10%	+10%	+10%	+50%	−50%	−75%			+15%	−10%		−10%
Siamese Elephant Cavalry	Regular		+25%							−10%				+30%	+10%	+10%	+10%						−35%	−10%		−10%
Sowar Cavalry	Regular		+15%				+4
Winged Hussars	Regular		+25%				+2

Across the ages

Connections

Requires 1

• Number of Banner CavalryLimit

Belongs to 2

Ages

• ReformationAge

Unit Categories

• Heavy CavalryCategory

References 12

Prices

• HHeavy Cavalry Build Costby namePrice to build
• HHeavy Cavalry Maintenance Costby nameMaintenance price
• HHeavy Cavalry Reinforcement Costby namePrice to reinforce

Goods Demands

• CCavalry ConstructionConstruction goods
• CCavalry MaintenanceMaintenance goods

Unit Types

• Age of Reformation Heavy CavalrySame as
• Gallop CavalryUpgrades to

Topographies

• FlatlandImpact
• HillsImpact
• MountainsImpact

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Unlocked by 1

• The Eight BannersReformationUnlock unit

Mentioned in 1

• Number of Banner CavalryDesc, Name

Scripting 3

References 3

Game Concepts

• InitiativeInitiative
• Strength Damage DoneStrength damage done

Graphics Tags

• Mmedium_tagGfx tags

Definitionin_game/common/unit_types/1_uniques_for_age_4_reformation.txt:181

copy_from = a_age_4_reformation_heavy_cavalry

is_special = yes

upgrades_to = a_gallop_cavalry

buildable = yes

initiative = 4

strength_damage_done = 0.1

▾impact = {

flatland = 0.1

plateau = 0.1

hills = -0.15

wetlands = -0.1

mountains = -0.25

}

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