Ulans (NTW unit)
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| Category: | Cavalry | ||||
| Class: | Lancer Cavalry | ||||
| Men: | 15 / 30 / 45 / 60 | ||||
| Faction: |  |
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| Melee attack: | 7 | 6 | |||
| Charge bonus: | 37 | 36 | |||
| Defence: | 6 | 5 | |||
| Morale: | 7 | 6 | |||
| Turns to train: | 2 | 2 | |||
| Recruitment cost: | 530 | 470 | |||
| Upkeep cost: | 170 | 150 | |||
Ulans are fast-moving lancers, and terrific shock cavalry who can batter an enemy into flight.
Like all lancers, it is their weapons that give them a distinct advantage in the first seconds of contact. A unit of lancers, charging into the attack, is frightening indeed to the targets of their ire. However, a lance is not the handiest of weapons in a melee, so the ulans should break off, reform and charge anew rather than stay in hand-to-hand combat. Like all shock cavalry, they should not be thrown into ill-considered attacks against prepared or elite infantry in square formations.
The Austrian decision to raise lancer regiments was a consequence of conquering former Polish provinces: Polish manpower was there to be exploited, and Poles were regarded as expert lancers. The first units were raised by the order of Emperor Joseph II (1741-90), but it was under his successor, Leopold, that the first proper regiments were created. The Poles had a long tradition of fielding lancer regiments, and the Austrians made full use of this experience. Ulans were armed, dressed, and trained in a distinctly Polish style: the rank and file were also mostly Polish speakers.
Abilities
- Can hide in woodland
- Good stamina
- Resistant to cold fatigue
Technological abilities
- Wedge formation
- Diamond formation
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