Alans Missile Cavalry

Alani Mounted Bows

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 Alani Mounted Bows

Main Unit Key att_alan_alani_mounted_bows

Land Unit Key att_alan_alani_mounted_bows

Naval Unit Key att_lon_light_tra_hun

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Missile Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 450

Recruitment Cost 450

Upkeep Cost 200

Missile Damage 49

├ Missile Weapon att_bow_composite_horse

├ Projectile att_arrow_composite_normal_horse

├ Missile Damage 37

├ Missile Ap Damage 12

└ Base Reload Time 20

Accuracy 0

Range 150

Reload 50

Rate of Fire 6

Ammunition 24

Melee Attack 11

Melee Damage 6

├ Melee Weapon att_dagger

├ Melee Base Damage 5

├ Armour-piercing Damage 1

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 0

├ Attack Against Elephants 0

└ Attack Against Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 18

Melee Defence 7

├ Base Defence 7

├ Shield att_none

└ Shield Defence 0

Armour 3

├ Armour att_cloth

├ Armour Defence 3

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 190

├ Man Entity att_infantry_light

├ Man Health 75

├ Bonus Hit Points 5

├ Mount att_alan_alani_mounted_bows

├ Mount Entity att_horse_very_light

└ Mount Health 110

Morale 40

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

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Required Technology Cost 119 Upgrade To
Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Pastures (att_bld_barbarian_farm_livestock_2) Level 1 Livestock Herd (att_bld_barbarian_farm_livestock_3) Level 2 Livestock Pens (att_bld_barbarian_farm_livestock_4) Level 3 Hunters' Camp (att_bld_barbmigs_military_2) Level 1 Archery Range (att_bld_barbmigs_military_archers_3) Level 2 Hunters' Encampment (att_bld_barbmigs_military_archers_4) Level 3

Garrison Buildings

x 1

Burg (att_bld_barbarian_city_major_1) Level 1 Small City (att_bld_barbarian_city_major_2) Level 2 City (att_bld_barbarian_city_major_3) Level 3 Large City (att_bld_barbarian_city_major_4) Level 4 Torp (att_bld_barbarian_city_minor_generic_1) Level 1 Village (att_bld_barbarian_city_minor_generic_2) Level 2 Town (att_bld_barbarian_city_minor_generic_3) Level 3 Fortified Town (att_bld_barbarian_city_minor_generic_4) Level 4

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Alans Alanic Separatists