
Unit Type
Lanzas de Castilla

Inspired by the Moorish jinete, the Lanzas de Castilla ride lighter than a knightly lance but fight heavier than a skirmisher, closing to break a formation where a true light horseman would only harass and withdraw.
Requires
LancersAdvance
LancersAdvancePotential
- At least one of
- Is or was
Castile - Culture: Castilian
- CultureUnified Culture Group contains Castilian
- Is or was
- Religion group:
Christianity
| Stat | Value | vs Age of Discovery Heavy Cavalry |
|---|---|---|
Maximum Strength | 600 | |
Combat Power | 2.6 | |
Morale Damage Taken | −15% | −15% |
Strength Damage Taken | −12.5% | −12.5% |
Damage Taken | 30% | |
Initiative | 3 | +1 |
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% | |
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 Discovery Heavy Cavalry
6 units, with what each changes from the template.
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: | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard units | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cavaliers | Levy | 75% | −25% | −25% | +10% | +10% | +10% | +10% | |||||||||||||
Lancers | Regular | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Special units | |||||||||||||||||||||
Reformed Cataphracts | Regular | +33% | −25% | −0.25 | −10% | +10% | −5% | +10% | |||||||||||||
Lamellar Camelrya_heavy_camelry_3 | Regular | +5% | +0.2 | +10% | +15% | +10% | +10% | +10% | +10% | +50% | −50% | −75% | +15% | −10% | −10% | ||||||
Lamellar Camelrya_heavy_camelry_levy_3 | Levy | 75% | +5% | +0.2 | +10% | +15% | +10% | +10% | +10% | +10% | +50% | −50% | −75% | +15% | −10% | −10% | |||||
Lanzas de Castilla | Regular | −15% | −12.5% | +1 | |||||||||||||||||
Location potential
At least one of
↗- Dominant Culture: Castilian
- All of
- OwnerHas Castilian as a Primary Culture or Accepted Culture
- Is integratedorcore
Exact conditions
Belongs to 2
Ages
DiscoveryAge
Unit Categories
Heavy CavalryCategory
References 7
Prices
- Heavy Cavalry Build Costby namePrice to build
- Heavy Cavalry Maintenance Costby nameMaintenance price
- Heavy Cavalry Reinforcement Costby namePrice to reinforce
Goods Demands
- Cavalry ConstructionConstruction goods
- Cavalry MaintenanceMaintenance goods
Unit Types
Age of Discovery Heavy CavalrySame as
Heavy LancersUpgrades to
Unlocked by 1
Lanzas de CastillaDiscoveryUnlock unit
Scripting 6
Uses 1
- unit_lanzas_de_castilla_location_triggerLocation potential
References 4
Game Concepts
InitiativeInitiative
Morale Damage TakenMorale damage taken
Strength Damage TakenStrength damage taken
Graphics Tags
- medium_tagGfx tags
Required by 1
is_special = yes
buildable = yes
























