Irish Horseman
Irish Horseman is a Commerce Age ranged cavalry unit supplied by the Irish Confederates in The War of the Three Kingdoms scenario in The Baltic Powers. It costs 80 Food and 90 Coin, takes 36 seconds to train, uses two population and has 275 hit points with 35% hand resistance.
Recorded values
- Available
- Commerce Age · Irish Confederates
- Training
- 36 sec · 2 population · 17 XP per train
- Durability & mobility
- 275 hit points · 35% hand resistance · 6.75 speed · 17 line of sight
- Ranged attack
- 11 base damage · range 3-14 · attack interval 1.5 · bonus damage: 3.0x vs. Heavy cavalry; 2.5x vs. Hand shock trooper; 2.5x vs. Artillery; 0.5x vs. Villager
- Siege attack
- 12 base damage · range 6 · attack interval 3.0
- Hand attack
- 23 base damage · range 3 · attack interval 1.5 · bonus damage: 1.5x vs. Artillery; 1.5x vs. Cavalry; 1.2x vs. Shock troops; 0.5x vs. Light infantry; 0.5x vs. Villager
- Trample attack
- 15 base damage · range 2.75 · attack interval 2.0 · area of effect 3 · bonus damage: 1.5x vs. Artillery; 1.5x vs. Cavalry; 1.2x vs. Shock troops
Role, availability & values
It moves at 6.75 and has line of sight 17. Its ranged attack deals 11 damage at range 3–14, with 3× damage against Heavy cavalry, 2.5× against Hand shock troops and Artillery, and 0.5× against Villagers. Its hand attack deals 23, and its trample attack deals 15 over an area of effect three. It starts with +10% hit points and damage; automatic age-ups raise the bonus to +20% in Fortress, +30% in Industrial and +50% in Imperial.
Training & availability
Commerce Age; Irish Confederates; available in The War of the Three Kingdoms scenario
Matchup & timing
Use the Horseman to answer Heavy cavalry, pressure artillery and move between threatened areas. Its ranged attack has strong listed bonuses against cavalry and artillery, while its hand and trample attacks can punish a close engagement. Keep it away from massed anti-cavalry and protect its retreat route; it is a scenario unit rather than a general Irish Confederates option in every match.
Ranged reach with a cavalry counter role
The 3–14 ranged attack reaches farther than its hand attack and carries a 3× bonus against Heavy cavalry. The 2.5× bonuses against Hand shock troops and Artillery make target choice important. Its damage against Villagers is reduced, so use it to counter the listed military classes rather than expecting it to be an efficient worker raider.
Age-ups improve the scenario profile
The Irish Horseman begins with a 10% hit-point and damage bonus. Its automatic age-up improvements raise that figure to 20%, 30% and 50% in Fortress, Industrial and Imperial Ages. These increases follow the scenario’s age progression; they are not separate upgrades to research at the Irish Confederates. Keep surviving cavalry alive as the army ages so it benefits from the stronger profile.