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Noble Steppe Cataphracts

Fully-armoured steppe nobles make for formidable adversaries.

The Sarmatians, a western group of steppe peoples, occupied the area north of the Black Sea, bordering Dacian and Germanic lands. They roamed this region as they pleased, and had a fierce reputation as cavalrymen almost without equal. They were feared by the Greeks, and often worked as mercenaries or allied themselves to the Dacians. The Sarmatians were always horse archers, but their cavalry gradually adopted heavier and heavier armour as the centuries passed, eventually wearing as much armour as the famed cataphracts of the east. Even the horses wore full suits of scale armour. The riders kept their fearsome bows, even as they became magnificent shock cavalry. With each man carrying a kontos, a long two-handed lance, they could smash through almost any enemy foolish enough to stand against them.

Noble Steppe Cataphracts

Unit Name

Noble Steppe Cataphracts

Main Unit Key

att_nom_noble_steppe_cataphracts

Land Unit Key

att_nom_noble_steppe_cataphracts

Naval Unit Key

att_cor_light_rom

Soldiers

80

Category

Cavalry

Class

Shock Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost

725

Recruitment Cost

925

Upkeep Cost

575

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

55

Rate of Fire

7

Ammunition

2

Melee Attack

26

Melee Damage

10

├ Melee Weapon

att_lance_elite

├ Melee Base Damage

3

├ Armour-piercing Damage

7

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Attack Against Cavalry

20

├ Attack Against Elephants

0

└ Attack Against Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

230

Melee Defence

7

├ Base Defence

7

├ Shield

att_none

└ Shield Defence

0

Armour

50

├ Armour

att_cataphract

├ Armour Defence

50

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

244

├ Man Entity

att_infantry_heavy

├ Man Health

90

├ Bonus Hit Points

19

├ Mount

att_nom_noble_steppe_cataphracts_horse

├ Mount Entity

att_horse_heavy

└ Mount Health

135

Morale

51

Abilities

Noble Steppe Cataphracts
  • Wedge
    The unit moves into a wedge-shaped attack formation.
  • Frenzy
    Improves a unit's attack capabilities 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.
  • Encourage
    This unit provides a morale bonus to nearby allies.
  • 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.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses
Requires Buildings
Noble Steppe Cataphracts Lv. 0 Lancers' Encampment
Lancers' Encampment
(att_bld_nomad_warriors_cavalry_4)
Level 3