Carbine Cavalry (Civ5)

Carbine Cavalry
Mounted unit of the Industrial Era
Introduced in Brave New World
Scenario	American Civil War
Cost
Production	80
Production	80
Stats
Combat strength	8
Combat strength	8
Moves	4
Moves	4
Required
Technology	Repeating Rifles
Resource	Horses

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The Carbine Cavalry is a unit from the American Civil War scenario in Civilization V.

Game Info

Powerful mounted unit with double the combat strength of regular cavalry.

Abilities:

• Can move after attacking
• Withdraw Before Melee
• No Defensive Terrain Bonuses

Strategy

The most powerful mounted unit of the Civil War.

Civilopedia entry

Carbines, with a shorter barrel than a rifle, were less accurate but much easier to use when mounted. Most Union and a few Confederate cavalry regiments had been equipped with carbines by war's end, which proved their worth in cavalry actions such as Brandy Station and Yellow Tavern.

See also

• (Carbine) Cavalry in other games