New Unit - Cavalry Auxiliaries

[Barkhorn1x]

Cavalry Auxiliaries:

Cavalry auxiliaries are recruited throughout the Roman world from native peoples. They all-rounders, deployed as scouts, to screen flanks, to charge home, and for pursuit once an enemy is broken. These medium cavalrymen are organised into alae (singular: ala), or 'wings' of auxiliaries. They are mostly non-Romans, but trained to the same rigorous standards as the Legionaries they support. They are fed, clothed and trained by Rome, and their final reward is Roman citizenship after 25 years service in the ranks along with a small pension and land.

They are usually skilled horsemen to start with, but their training gives them the skills to act as skirmishers and shock cavalry as needed. Each carries a lancea (spear), several light throwing javelins and the long spatha sword, a cavalry sword used for swinging attacks as well as stabbing (the gladius is too short to be an effective weapon for cavalry). Each is armoured with helmets, mail corslets and large round shields.

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[Nowake]

Looks good and meets the historical requirements in my opinion.

I see CA doesn't want to give us more about barbarians

[Barkhorn1x]

Yea, this is a good one.

Next up, I for one would like to see some Carthaginian - or - Macedonian heavy units.

Barkhorn.

[Kraxis]

Yes, there isn't much to either complain about or discuss here.

But then again, how could one butch this one up?

[Shahed]

Quote[/b] ]Each carries a lancea (spear), several light throwing javelins and the long spatha sword, a cavalry sword used for swinging attacks as well as stabbing (the gladius is too short to be an effective weapon for cavalry)

Sounds part Jinette in MTW terms.