Steppe Rider

The Steppe Rider is a Chinese hand cavalry unit that has a fairly low attack and hitpoints, but it is cheap, and can be fielded in large numbers. It has a high multiplier against Light Infantry, making it even more effective against units like Skirmishers and Crossbowmen than normal hand cavalry such as the Hussar. The Steppe Rider can be shipped from the Home City, or trained at the Military Academy as a standard Banner Army. It is not used as much in the Industrial Age as the Chinese have other hand cavalry units that become available to them at that time. Combined together with Keshik as the Beiyang Army will make this army strong against archers, skimishers, and Settlers while at the same time present the Steppe Rider from other heavy cavalry charge because of Keshik attack.