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Grey Hair

Age and wisdom are more powerful than youthful exuberance.

The Alani, or Alans, were a Sarmatian people, probably of Iranian or Turkish origin. Like other nomads, livestock formed the basis of their sustenance, so a land's suitability for grazing was a major factor when deciding where to settle. Famed for their skill as horse breeders, even the Romans wrote favourably of the Alani's talents. This fine breeding stock gave their warriors an edge in mounted combat; horse and rider had to perform a variety of manoeuvres very quickly, so man and beast constantly trained together to ensure this. The Alani's use of armoured cavalry and horse archers, along with the tactics they employed, made them a formidable foe. By the end of the 4th century AD, when the Huns stormed down from the steppes, the Alani were living beyond the River Don, northeast of the Black Sea. The Huns' arrival drove them from the region in several groups, some of whom joined the emergent Vandals as they migrated into Roman-held Gaul, becoming part of their confederation from that point onwards.

Grey Hair
Grey Hair

Unit Name

Grey Hair

Main Unit Key

att_ger_grey_hairs

Land Unit Key

att_alan_grey_hair

Naval Unit Key

att_lon_light_tra_ger

Soldiers

80

Category

Cavalry

Class

Missile Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost

700

Recruitment Cost

700

Upkeep Cost

425

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

65

Rate of Fire

9

Ammunition

27

Melee Attack

23

Melee Damage

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

25

Melee Defence

30

├ Base Defence

30

├ Shield

att_none

└ Shield Defence

0

Armour

33

├ Armour

att_scale_mail_heavy

├ Armour Defence

33

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

225

├ Man Entity

att_infantry_medium

├ Man Health

90

├ Bonus Hit Points

10

├ Mount

att_alan_grey_hair

├ Mount Entity

att_horse_medium

└ Mount Health

125

Morale

54

Abilities

Grey Hair
  • Barrage
    Loose projectiles more frequently for an extended period of time.

Attributes

  • Disciplined
    This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
  • 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.
  • Scare (everyone)
    This unit frightens all enemy units.
  • Immune to Fear
    This unit is immune to the fear effects of scary units.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses
Recuitment Requirement
Required Technology Alani Martial Culture Cost 119 Upgrade From Alani Horse Archers
Required Technology Alani Martial Culture Cost 175 Upgrade From Cataphract Archers
Garrison Buildings
Grey Hair x 2 Livestock Herd
Livestock Herd
(att_bld_barbarian_farm_livestock_3)
Level 2
Livestock Pens
Livestock Pens
(att_bld_barbarian_farm_livestock_4)
Level 3
Faction Availability
Grand Campaign