Alans Shock Cavalry

Sarmatian Shock Cavalry

Developed during their early part of the 1st century AD by the eastern empires of the time, the ‘kontos’ lance was at least four metres long. Designed to be used by cavalrymen, it was initially fielded by the cataphracts and clibinarii of Parthia and its successors, the Sassanid Persians. In fact the Parthian cataphracts who annihilated the Roman army at the Battle of Carrhae in 55BC may also have used an early version of the kontos. Literally as long as a bargepole, from where it gets its Greek name, a kontos was generally used two-handed whilst its wielder controlled their horse using both knees to indicate speed and direction. Later on, Rome faced this deadly new cavalry weapon again at the hands of the brutal steppe nomads who raided its borders during the 3rd century AD. As a reaction to having faced lance-armed warriors and come off worse, the Romans soon had their own version, spelled ‘contus’. The contus lance was still in use 1,000 years later by the Roman Empire’s successors - the Byzantines in the east and the Germanic peoples in the west.

Unit Name Sarmatian Shock Cavalry

Main Unit Key att_alan_sarmatian_shock_tier_1

Land Unit Key att_alan_sarmatian_shock_tier_1

Naval Unit Key att_lon_light_tra_hun

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Shock Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 400

Recruitment Cost 400

Upkeep Cost 200

Melee Attack 19

Melee Damage 10

├ Melee Weapon att_lance

├ Melee Base Damage 3

├ Armour-piercing Damage 7

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 10

├ Attack Against Elephants 0

└ Attack Against Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 180

Melee Defence 8

├ Base Defence 1

├ Shield att_oval_large

└ Shield Defence 7

Armour 45

├ Armour att_leather

├ Armour Defence 10

└ Shield Armour 35

Health 215

├ Man Entity att_infantry_medium

├ Man Health 90

├ Bonus Hit Points 0

├ Mount att_alan_sarmatian_shock_tier_1

├ Mount Entity att_horse_medium

└ Mount Health 125

Morale 40

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

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 Raiders' Gathering (att_bld_barbmigs_military_1) Level 0 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 Sparring Fields (att_bld_barbmigs_military_warriors_3) Level 2 Warriors' Encampment (att_bld_barbmigs_military_warriors_4) Level 3

Garrison Buildings
x 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 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