The Winged Hussar is a heavy cavalry unit similar to the Cuirassier, with high hit points and damage, but lacks melee multipliers. However, its attack causes splash damage which makes it effective against large groups of units, such as light infantry or artillery, but it is vulnerable against heavy infantry and light ranged cavalry.
In comparison with Cuirassiers, Winged Hussars have less hit points, slightly less Line of Sight and an increased food cost, but they have a slightly higher attack and speed, train 10 seconds faster, and have a reduced coin cost. Additionally, they have a slightly longer range than other melee cavalry units, making it easier for them to attack their targets.
Due to their build limit, Winged Hussars cannot be massed, but they are resistant units that can be combined with Skirmisher-type units to take down groups of infantry units more easily. Also, Hussars make a good combination to defeat groups of artillery units.
Although the Winged Hussar carries a lance, it is not classified as a Lance cavalry. Therefore, it will not increase its hand damage multiplier against infantry if the "Caballeros" Home City Card is sent.
Special abilities[]
Winged Charge Attack (automatically activated when attacking with a cooldown of 60 seconds): The Winged Hussar charges at the enemy with his lance which deals 41.25 siege damage (×0.75 against Artillery), has a range of 2 and an Area of Effect of 3.
Upgrades[]
The Winged Hussar starts at Veteran level, giving it +20% hit points and damage.
Native warrior train limit +20% and cost -10% (also +1 Hindu Villager for the Indians)
Native Warriors
Native warriors cost -25% (also +3 Uhlans for the Germans)
Native Warrior Combat
Native warriors get +15% hit points and damage
TEAM Native Weapon Trade
Native warrior train limit +20%
Blood Brothers
Upgrades native warriors to Elite/Disciplined/Veteran and Champion/Honored/Royal Guard; Native Embassies get +40% hit points and +5 build limit (also +4 Uhlans for the Germans)
Cavalry train time -40%; Cuirassier and Oprichnik train time -35% instead; Gatling Camel train time -20% instead (also +2 Uhlans for the Germans; +1 Hindu Villager for the Indians)
"Cavalry Damage" is available to the British and Lakota.
"Cavalry Hitpoints" is available to the British and Haudenosaunee.
"Cavalry Combat" is available to the British, Dutch, French, Italians, Lakota, Mexicans, Ottomans, Russians, and Spanish.
"Native Alliance" is available to the Aztecs, Inca, Indians, and Japanese.
"Native Warriors" is available to Europeans, the Lakota and Mexicans.
"Native Warrior Combat" is available to the French, Haudenosaunee, and Inca, and also Mexicans upon revolting to the Maya, and British upon revolting to Haiti.
"TEAM Native Weapon Trade" is available to the Dutch and Lakota, and also British and French upon revolting to Canada.
"Blood Brothers" is available to the Aztecs, French, Germans, Haudenosaunee, Lakota, Portuguese, Russians, and Spanish, and also British upon revolting to Canada or Haiti.
"Liberation March" is available to the Mexicans and Spanish.
"Riding School" is available to Europeans (except the Maltese and Spanish) and the Indians.
Each different allied native tribe sends a large shipment of their respective native warriors and upgrades them to Elite and Champion; native warriors train time -10%; native warrior shipments and "Native Treaties" arrive time -50%; costs 500 food, 500 wood
"Indian Friendship" is available to the United States and "Chimayo Genizarios" to the Mexicans.
"Indian Friendship"/"Chimayo Genizarios" ships 3 Winged Hussars, if the player had built a Trading Post on a House of Vasa palace.
The player gains +10% XP from training units and other players receive -10% XP from defeating them; Sansculottes gather resources from Crates 50% faster; food from Berry Bushes and Cherry Orchards 25% faster; wood from trees and Mango Groves and coin from mines 20% faster; food from huntable and Herded animals, Mills, Farms and coin from Estates 15% faster
"Cult of the Supreme Being" and "Sister Republics" are available upon revolting to Revolutionary France.
Temporarily reveals all enemies and treasures; Axe Riders can loot treasures for double the resources or XP; hand cavalry get +2.0 attack bonus damage against treasure guardians
TEAM Mustangs
Cavalry and shock infantry cost -10%
Black Arrow
Native warriors train time -85%
Winter Counts
Training units grants +40% XP and constructing buildings grants +20% XP
Delivers 1 Carbine Cavalry for each shipment sent so far this game including this one; unit train time (except Heavy Cannons), technology research time, and age-up time -10%; costs 250 food, 250 wood
Seminole Ponies
Delivers 9 Hussars; hand cavalry get +15% hit points and damage, and +5% speed; cavalry train time -10%
Originally, Winged Hussars cost 250 food, 100 coin, and give 35 XP when trained or killed. With update 13.58326, they cost 200 food, 100 coin, and give 30 XP when trained or killed.
The Winged Hussar wields a kopia, a long lance made from fir and hollowed out to make it easier to wield.
Despite being its distinctive weapon, the kopia was used only for charge attacks and shatters on impact. The Koncerz, another of their main weapons, was used for thrusting.
Among the Winged Hussars' weaponry there were backswords, lances, sabres, maces, nadziak (a horseman's pick, similar to the one used by the Obuch), hatchets, and (eventually) pistols.
While the Winged Hussar's uniform, lance, and ornamental wings match the player's color, real-life Winged Hussars actually used a red and white color scheme.
Unlike its predecessor, the Winged Hussar from the Knights of the Mediterranean expansion is a heavy cavalry unit. Historically, the early Polish hussars were light cavalry units of exiled Balkan warriors, and Poland partially modelled them on the Hungarian hussars. Afterwards, they were adopted by the Polish army in 1570 following the reforms of Stephen Báthory, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, and were transformed into heavy shock cavalry units, with troops recruited from the Polish nobility.
History[]
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The House of Vasa ruled Sweden and much of Poland during the 16th and 17th centuries. During this time, medium cavalry called hussars dominated battlefields in Central and Eastern Europe. Although originally borrowed from regiments in Hungarian armies, the hussars of Poland became the most notable variant for their prowess on the battlefield and their flamboyant attire. Charging into battle with formidable armor and wings attached to them that created an ominous rattling sound, these horsemen struck fear into even the most hardened armies of the time.
Winged Charge Attack (automatically activated when attacking with a cooldown of 60 seconds): The Winged Hussar charges at the enemy with his lance which deals 41.25 siege damage (×0.75 against Artillery), has a range of 2 and an Area of Effect of 3.
Royal Guard Vasa
Legendary Native Warriors
Exalted Natives
Cavalry Damage
Cavalry Hitpoints
Cavalry Combat
Native Alliance
Native Warriors
Native Warrior Combat
TEAM Native Weapon Trade
Blood Brothers
Liberation March
Riding School
Feudal Armies
Loyal Warriors
Native Warrior Hitpoints
Native Warrior Attack
Western Reforms
Acupuncture
Ignatian Spirituality
Blandengues
Sevites
Louverture Liberation
Junín Hussars
Wanderlust
Indian Friendship/Chimayo Genizarios
TEAM Hand Cavalry Attack
Wilderness Warfare
TEAM French Auxiliaries Combat
Cult of the Supreme Being
TEAM Cavalry Attack
Polish Winged Hussars
Spanish Riding School
Native Warrior Conscription
Wampum
Sahelian Kingdoms
Road Building
Couriers
Dravidian Martial Arts
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics
Schiavoni Swords
TEAM Sengoku
Bakufu
Morning Star
TEAM Mustangs
Black Arrow
Winter Counts
TEAM Knights of the Round Table
Squires
Plan of Casa Mata
TEAM Mariachi
Colegio de San Nicolás
National Servant
TEAM Kamchatka Expeditions
Hand Cavalry Attack
Hand Cavalry Hitpoints
TEAM Spanish Inquisition
Hand Infantry/Hand Cavalry Attack
Hand Infantry/Hand Cavalry Hitpoints
Indiana Mobilization
Seminole Ponies
