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Class: missile · Category: cavalry · Men per unit: 30

The Celts were famous for their cavalry and their Light Cavalry was well mounted on strong horses, and capable of operating both as mounted skirmishers and as shock cavalry, fighting in close order.

	Primary	Secondary
Attack	10	8
Charge bonus	21	27
Type	thrown · archery	melee · blade
Damage	piercing	piercing
Projectile	javelin	—
Range	60	—
Ammunition	7	—
Properties	Thrown	—

	Primary	Secondary
Total	21	—
Armour	1	—
Defence skill	16	—
Shield	4	—

Hit points	1
Mount	light horse
Ground: scrub / sand / forest / snow	0 / 0 / -4 / 0
Charge distance	40
Formations	Square

Technical stats

Time between blows (primary / secondary)	2.5 s / 2.5 s
Extra fatigue in hot climates	0
Spacing between men: close / loose	2.2 × 5.2 m / 3.96 × 7.28 m
Default ranks	5

In battle: Can form Cantabrian circle · Good stamina

A core roster unit for 43 factions, each able to raise it anywhere they hold the right building:

Aedui · Allobroges · Ambrones · Anartes · Apuani · Arverni · Aulerci · Belgae · Bituriges · Boii · Breuni · Cadurci · Cenomani · Cimbri · Cisalpine Boii · Corsi · Eburones · Eravisci · Galatians · Helvetii · Ingauni · Insubres · Nervii · Norici · Osismii · Salassi · Salluvii · Scordisci · Senones · Sequani · Sotiates · Taurisci · Tencteri · Teurisci · Treveri · Tylis · Ubii · Usipetes · Veneti · Veneti (Gauls)

…and 3 more.

Any faction holding one of the provinces below can field it.

Exactly what a settlement must have, route by route (6)

Building	Also requires
Any settlement	Garrison Building or Tier 1 Military Industrial Complex · Gallic area of recruitment · not Aeduian area of recruitment · Any Government (Dependency, Indirect Rule or Direct Rule) · Tier 2 Colony not built
Any settlement	Garrison Building or Tier 1 Military Industrial Complex · Galatian area of recruitment · not Aeduian area of recruitment · Any Government (Dependency, Indirect Rule or Direct Rule) · Tier 2 Colony not built
Any settlement	Garrison Building or Tier 1 Military Industrial Complex · Belgic area of recruitment · not Aeduian area of recruitment · Any Government (Dependency, Indirect Rule or Direct Rule) · Tier 2 Colony not built
Indirect Rule	Garrison Building or Tier 1 Military Industrial Complex · Tier 1 Colony
Direct Rule	Garrison Building or Tier 1 Military Industrial Complex · Tier 1 Colony
Homeland	Garrison Building or Tier 1 Military Industrial Complex

Zone	Provinces
Belgic	27
Galatian	27
Gallic	170