Cavalry creation? AM I right?

[fjodin]

HI! Can someone explain me how to create cavalry unit in Gruntz? What builder to use? What squad size?
I searched through book but can find anything but, cavalry units are created by specialist builder, but have same size as gruntz squad?


I want to create 6 horse squadron of 6 lizardmans with blaster on horses.
Lizard from here 15mm.co.uk/MSM24_Saurian.htm
and horses from Minifigs napoleonic cuirassiers.

Does it mean for 6 horse squadron I need to use specialist builder and pay for EACH model but broup them in squads? What mobility should I use for horses? Gruntz have 4, Motor Bike 7, speeder bike10, so do I need to take 7 or 5 from mecha, or 6 from tracked robot? I thnk I'll take 6 inches

[comstar]

I would go with 6 as that sounds about right or make a mecha 5 and give then the ultimate agility perk so 6 move and ignore dificult terrain
As for unit buy from three to six to make a unit of specialists just like if you where building a speeder bike unit

[inrepose]

I did have cavalry but they folded into Specialist - I would make them Specialists and give them a mobility faster than the basic walk.

[fjodin]

Thanx for helping guys!
Now I am thinking about what size to choose: Scout or Light. I think Scout for light cavalry and Light for heavy.

BUT

I use Scout for individual specialists like snipers and spotters (4 damage points 14Guard, 12Soak) and Light for Machine Gun teams and light robots, and medium for bigger robots. So if I give Scout to cavalry that means that horseman will have same stats as sniper wich is I think realistic. Horseman have 14Guard because of its speed and sniper/spotter because its ability to use cover and terrain.
So that means cavalryman advantage is speed, wich is realistic in gunpowder era. In musket era fast cavalryman can charge musketeer who have only 1 shot. In rifle era, cavalry just scout and fast moving shooter (dragoon, light horseman).