Hunnic Mounted Bows
Best deployed at range, these horse archers should be kept from melee whenever possible.The skill required to fire a bow from a moving horse is phenomenal. Ancient cavalry archers had to keep control of their mounts with their knees whilst using both arms to fire their bows, which took a great deal of practice and physical strength. Often lightly armoured, horse archers were the ideal skirmish troops as they could quickly reach key areas of the battlefield to harass the enemy, but without getting so close they were forced into melee. Nomadic tribes, such as the Sarmatians and Huns, were renowned for their skilled riders and used horse archers to great effect. The combination of skill and the deadly composite bow, which could puncture straight through armour, made their horsemen the dread of all those they encountered.
Unit Name Hunnic Mounted Bows |
Main Unit Key att_nom_hunnic_mounted_bows |
Land Unit Key att_nom_hunnic_mounted_bows |
Naval Unit Key att_cor_light_rom |
Soldiers 80 |
Category Cavalry |
Class Missile Cavalry |
Custom Battle Cost 475 |
Recruitment Cost 325 |
Upkeep Cost 135 |
53 |
├ Missile Weapon att_bow_reflex_horse |
├ Projectile att_arrow_reflex_normal_horse |
├ Missile Damage 37 |
├ Missile Ap Damage 16 |
└ Base Reload Time 17 |
Accuracy 0 |
Range 150 |
Reload 60 |
Rate of Fire 9 |
Ammunition 23 |
Melee Attack 10 |
40 |
├ Melee Weapon att_sword |
├ Melee Base Damage 36 |
├ Armour-piercing Damage 4 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Attack Against Cavalry 0 |
├ Attack Against Elephants 0 |
└ Attack Against Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 10 |
5 |
├ Base Defence 5 |
├ Shield att_none |
└ Shield Defence 0 |
3 |
├ Armour att_cloth |
├ Armour Defence 3 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
188 |
├ Man Entity att_infantry_very_light |
├ Man Health 75 |
├ Bonus Hit Points 3 |
├ Mount att_nom_hunnic_mounted_bows_horse |
├ Mount Entity att_horse_very_light |
└ Mount Health 110 |
Morale 36 |
Abilities
No Ability
Attributes
- Resistant to Fatigue
Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit. - Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close. - Fire Whilst Moving
This unit can fire when mounted and moving. - Parthian Shot
This unit can fire all around and not just in-front of itself.
Strengths & Weaknesses
No Strengths and Weaknesses
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign |