Zaporozhian Cavalryman (veteran)

Zaporozhian Cavalrymen (veterans) are veteran personal guard horse archers of the Cossack Hetmanate.

Tactics[]

High level horsemen making up part of Cossack scouting parties and able to act as heavy dragoons, they are the Hetmanate's heaviest and most expensive troops. Lacking both the lances and armor of true heavy cavalry - wearing mail at best and cloth at worst - but carrying excellent firearms - the best Miquelet Carbine in the game among them - as well as riding light but fast Coursers, veteran Zaporozhian Cavalrymen show reasonable power against all kinds of troops - as with all cavalry, however, they will quickly fall if surrounded by infantry.

Veteran Zaporozhian Cavalrymen are best employed against any lighter cavalry - dragoon-alikes may shoot down their horses before they get in reach - and any vulnerable infantry lacking firearms and polearms. Being a lot weaker on foot than one would expect, be sure not to round veteran Zaporozhian Cavalrymen up against ranged infantry with higher-power firearms - using a lure to aim enemy firearms and pikes away from them may allow an effective charge to commence, provided your lure isn't obliterated.

Stats and Equipment[]

Note: Troops have a set of default stats; at the beginning of a new game, these stats are randomly adjusted for each type of troop. The following is the default set for this troop as seen within the game code and may not reflect the specific stats you will see during actual gameplay. For more information, see troop stats.

Zaporozhian Cavalryman (veteran) - Default Stats and Equipment

**Attributes**
Stat	Points
Level	22
Strength	12
Agility	11
Intelligence	0
Charisma	0
Health	57

**Armor**
Head
Rich Misiurka Misiurka Misiurka Cap Cossack Cap
Body
Chain Armor Chain-mail Zupan Armor-clad Zupan Leather-clad Zupan
Hand
None
Foot
Good Cavalry Boots Cavalry Boots Good Boots Cossack Boots

**Skills**
Skill	Points
Ironflesh	5
Power Strike	4
Grenade Throwing	0
Power Draw	?
Weapon Master	6
Shield	?
Athletics	?
Riding	7
Shooting from Horseback	8
Looting	?
Trainer	?
Tracking	?
Tactics	?
Path-finding	?
Spotting	?
Inventory Management	2
Wound Treatment	?
Surgery	?
First Aid	?
Engineer	?
Persuasion	?
Prisoner Management	1
Leadership	1
Trade	1

**Proficiencies**
Weapon Type	Points
One Handed Weapons	180
Two Handed Weapons	160
Polearms	170
Archery	0
Firearms	170
Throwing	0

**Weapons**
Melee
Cavalry Lance Good Chekan Good Crowbill Flanged Mace Mace Saber Cossack Saber
Ranged
Good Miquelet Carbine Good Pistol Heavy Bullets Bullets
Shield
None

Mount
Courser

Troops of the Cossacks
Village Recruits	Countryman
Garrison Militia	Poor Cossack (veteran)	Poor Cossack Pikeman (veteran)
Regular Infantry	Countryman Netyag (veteran) Zaporozhian Infantryman (veteran)
Guard Infantry	Serduk (veteran)
Regular Cavalry	Djura (veteran)
Heavy Cavalry	Watchman (veteran) Pike Watchman (veteran)
Personal Guard Cavalry	Zaporozhian Cavalryman (veteran)
Camp Mercenaries (between Cherkassy and Sich)	Cossack Mercenary Infantryman (recruit) • (experienced) • (veteran) • (elite) Cossack Mercenary Rifleman (recruit) • (experienced) • (veteran) • (elite) Cossack Mercenary Cavalryman (recruit) • (experienced) • (veteran) • (elite)
Regional Mercenaries (Lviv • Krakov • Minsk • Slutsk)	Town Cossack (veteran) Rank Cossack (veteran)
National Mercenaries (only if at peace with Crimean Khanate)	Tatar Infantryman (veteran) Tatar Cavalryman (veteran)