Germanische leichte Reiterei
- No. and abbreviation
- 161 · GER
- Class
- Light cavalry (LER) Cavalry
- Moral class
- IB Irregular, class B
- Mount
- Needs one horse per man to raise
- Realms
- 9
Irregular troops flee sooner in battle than regulars and are raised in larger cohorts.
Historical background
Caesar reports that Germanic horsemen were accompanied by fast foot fighters who held on to the horses' manes and ran with them into battle. They rode without saddles and often dismounted in the fight. Tacitus found Germanic horses neither handsome nor fast, but nimble.
Read more on Wikipedia ↗Values per realm
Every realm that can raise this type has its own row for it.
| Realm | MK | HG | Rüpu | EW | SW | Pla | Hil | Stp | Sav | For | Des | Swa | Mtn | FK | RW | Wt. | MP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgica | IB | 38 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 400 | 40 |
| Byzantium | IB | 55 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 400 | 40 |
| Gaul | IB | 55 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 400 | 40 |
| Germania | IB | 30 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 400 | 40 |
| Hispania | IB | 55 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 400 | 40 |
| Illyria | IB | 55 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 400 | 40 |
| Jutes | IB | 38 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 400 | 40 |
| Rome | IB | 60 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 400 | 40 |
| Visigothic Kingdom | IB | 45 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 400 | 40 |
MK Moral class · HG Bounty per man · Rüpu Armour points per 25 men · EW Highest experience through training · SW Protection value · FK Ranged combat points · RW Range of ranged combat · Wt. Transport weight per man · MP Movement points · The eight columns in between are the melee points per terrain.