Gendarmerie
Unit Type

Gendarmerie

a_gendarmerie
Gendarmerie

The Gendarmerie are the elite cavalry of the realm, recruited from the most prestigious noble families. Clad in cuirasses and armed with the finest swords and pistols, they are a formidable force on the battlefield.

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StatValuevs Age of Revolutions Heavy Cavalry
Maximum Strength1,200
Combat Power3.25
Morale Damage Taken−25%−25%
Strength Damage Taken−25%−25%
Damage Taken30%
Initiative2
Combat Speed5
Frontage1
Flanking Ability1.6
Secure Flanks0%
Movement Speed2.5
Unit Weight1
Attrition Loss0.25
Food Storage10
Daily Food Consumption1.32
Damage by terrain
Grasslands10%+10%
Jungle—+10%
Mountains—+10%
River—+10%
Wetlands−10%
Movement by terrain
Jungle10%
Mountains10%
Wetlands10%

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 Revolutions Heavy Cavalry

5 units, with what each changes from the template.

Standard units
CuirassiersRegular
GendarmerieLevy75%−25%−25%+10%+10%+10%+10%
Special units
Imperial CataphractsRegular+33%−25%−0.25−10%+10%−5%+10%
Camel Cuirassiersa_heavy_camelry_6Regular+5%+0.2+10%+15%+10%+10%+10%+10%+50%−50%−75%+15%−10%−10%
Camel Cuirassiersa_heavy_camelry_levy_6Levy75%+5%+0.2+10%+15%+10%+10%+10%+10%+50%−50%−75%+15%−10%−10%

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buildable = no
levy = yes
maintenance_demand = heavy_cavalry_maintenance
construction_demand = heavy_cavalry_construction
combat = {
grasslands = 0.10
wetlands = -0.10
}
gfx_tags = { heavy_tag }

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