Unit Type

Light Lancers

a_light_lancers

Light Lancers are a type of light cavalry more focused on shock combat, as they use a charging lance, also wearing some degree of armor. However, they base their success on the battlefield on maintaining a high degree of mobility.

Unlocked by

Light LancersAdvance

RequiresTraining FieldsAdvance

Stats

Stat	Value	vs Age of Discovery Light Cavalry
Maximum Strength	600
Combat Power	2.6
Strength Damage Done	−10%
Morale Damage Taken	10%
Damage Taken	30%
Initiative	5
Combat Speed	5
Frontage	1
Flanking Ability	1.6
Secure Flanks	0%
Movement Speed	3
Unit Weight	1
Attrition Loss	0.25
Food Storage	10
Daily Food Consumption	1.32
Damage by terrain
Jungle	−10%
Mountains	−10%
Wetlands	−10%
Movement by terrain
Jungle	10%
Mountains	10%
Wetlands	10%

Same stats as the template.

Built on Age of Discovery Light Cavalry

6 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	Initiative	Flanking Ability	Movement Speed	Hot Arid · damage	Desert · damage	Jungle · damage	Mountains · damage	Wetlands · damage	Arctic · movement	Hot Arid · movement	Desert · movement	Jungle · movement	Mountains · movement	Wetlands · movement
Standard units
Light Lancers	Regular
Special units
Akıncılar	Regular					+0.2
Kızılbaş Skirmisher	Regular			+10%
Esho Cavalry	Regular
Meharia_light_camelry_3	Regular		+5%		+5		+0.2	+10%	+15%	+10%	+10%	+10%	+50%	−50%	−75%	+15%	−10%	−10%
Meharia_light_camelry_levy_3	Levy	75%	+5%		+5		+0.2	+10%	+15%	+10%	+10%	+10%	+50%	−50%	−75%	+15%	−10%	−10%

Across the ages

Connections

Belongs to 2

Ages

• DiscoveryAge

Unit Categories

• Light CavalryCategory

References 9

Pop Types

• NoblesMercenaries per location 1
• TribesmenMercenaries per location 2

Prices

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

Goods Demands

• CCavalry ConstructionConstruction goods
• CCavalry MaintenanceMaintenance goods

Unit Types

• Age of Discovery Light CavalrySame as
• PistoleersUpgrades to

Unlocked by 1

• Light LancersDiscoveryUnlock unit

Referenced by 5

Unit Types

• Caballería de CuantíaUpgrades to only
• CavalrymenUpgrades to
• Late Granadan JinetesUpgrades to only
• Iberian JinetesUpgrades to only
• Serbian HussarsUpgrades to

Scripting 2

References 2

• Mmedium_tagGfx tags
• Sspear_tagGfx tags

Definitionin_game/common/unit_types/2_unlocked_through_tech.txt:320

copy_from = a_age_3_discovery_light_cavalry

upgrades_to = a_pistoleers

▾mercenaries_per_location = {

pop_type = nobles

multiply = 0.3

}

▾mercenaries_per_location = {

pop_type = tribesmen

multiply = 0.01

}

gfx_tags = { spear_tag medium_tag }

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