Unit Type

Heavy Lancers

a_heavy_lancers

Heavy Lancers are the heaviest type of shock cavalry possible, and feature fully armored armor and the finest shock lances. Their charges are designed to completely disrupt the enemy formation, and they are also much more protected from enemy fire at range.

Unlocked by

Heavy LancersAdvance

RequiresBarracksAdvance

Stats

Stat	Value	vs Age of Reformation Heavy Cavalry
Maximum Strength	800
Combat Power	2.85
Damage Taken	30%
Initiative	2
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
Jungle	10%
Mountains	10%
Wetlands	10%

Same stats as the template.

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

Belongs to 2

Ages

• ReformationAge

Unit Categories

• Heavy CavalryCategory

References 8

Pop Types

• NoblesMercenaries per location

Prices

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

Goods Demands

• HHeavy Cavalry ConstructionConstruction goods
• HHeavy Cavalry MaintenanceMaintenance goods

Unit Types

• Age of Reformation Heavy CavalrySame as
• Gallop CavalryUpgrades to

Unlocked by 1

• Heavy LancersReformationUnlock unit

Referenced by 2

• LancersUpgrades to
• Lanzas de CastillaUpgrades to

Scripting 2

References 2

• Hheavy_tagGfx tags
• Sspear_tagGfx tags

Definitionin_game/common/unit_types/2_unlocked_through_tech.txt:449

copy_from = a_age_4_reformation_heavy_cavalry

▾mercenaries_per_location = {

pop_type = nobles

multiply = 0.3

}

gfx_tags = { spear_tag heavy_tag }

upgrades_to = a_gallop_cavalry

maintenance_demand = heavy_cavalry_maintenance

construction_demand = heavy_cavalry_construction

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