Waldschreiter Dragoons

Lore:

Waldschreiter means forest strider. Dragoons originally were a class of mounted infantry, who used horses for mobility, but dismounted to fight on foot.

Summary:

The Waldschreiter Dragoons are a excellent horse archer/melee cavalry unit. The dragoons can compete on the same level as elvish cavalry units however they are very squish and take casualties very easily.

Dismounted Waldschreiter Dragoons

Strengths/weaknesses:

Strengths:

-Can hide anywhere help this unit ambush enemy units.

-High moral at 18 allows this unit to take heavy casualties and keep on fighting.

-Good speed at 1.1 allows this cavalry unit to charge down enemy cavalry and foot bound units.

-Bonus fighting cavalry give the Dragoons an advantage in melee against enemy cavalry.

-Combat bonus in woods give this unit a advantage when fighting on the forest tile.

Weaknesses

-Very squishy when under missile fire or in melee.

Classification: Hybrid unit

In Silmarillion Total War, Hybrid units get the advantages of two different unit merged into one, however they are more expensive per company and you can't bring these units in as great numbers before the price increase compared to other units.

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