Baktrioi Diorthomatoi Hippeis
(Greco-Bactrian Late Cavalry)As the threat of nomadic incursions has increased over time, Greco-Bactrians have adapted in order to counter the horse archers and cataphracts from the North and East. Their equipment is heavier than before, but they still remain swift on the battlefield.
Developed from the cavalry skills of their ancestors, the steppe lancers of the Scythian, or Saka, tribes and the Sarmatians were a type of heavy cavalry comparable to their Hellenic counterparts. They wore scale armour to protect themselves and their mounts, and used a long lance known as a kontos. This enabled them to deliver devastating charges in a fashion comparable to the Alexandrian Companion cavalry. The scale armour was made from horn, or later metal, and allowed the wearers to run down their western counterparts. They were still vulnerable to dense pike or spear-armed formations. Archery provided a solution: sustained volleys from skirmishing foot and horse archers were used to thin and spread out the enemy. At the Battle of Carrhae in 53BC, the tightly-packed Roman infantry were forced to spread out by Parthian archers, which enabled their cataphracts to charge and break an overconfident Roman force four times their number.
Unit Name Baktrioi Diorthomatoi Hippeis |
Main Unit Key Bac_Heavy_Lancers |
Land Unit Key Bac_Heavy_Lancers |
Naval Unit Key pel_transport |
Soldiers 100 |
Category Cavalry |
Class Missile Cavalry |
Custom Battle Cost 2226 |
Recruitment Cost 2226 |
Upkeep Cost 445 |
11 |
├ Missile Weapon cbow3 |
├ Projectile cbow3 |
├ Missile Damage 11 |
├ Missile Ap Damage 0 |
└ Base Reload Time 13 |
Accuracy 10 |
Range 160 |
Reload 27 |
Shots Per Minute 6 |
Ammunition 15 |
Melee Attack 39 |
9 |
├ Melee Weapon lance3 |
├ Weapon Damage 9 |
├ Weapon Deadliness 0 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 0 |
├ Bonus vs. Elephants 0 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 2 |
Charge Bonus 30 |
44 |
├ Base Defence 28 |
├ Shield none |
└ Shield Defence 16 |
18 |
├ Armour carm9 |
├ Armour Defence 18 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
20 |
├ Man Entity medium_heavy |
├ Man Health 20 |
├ Bonus Hit Points 0 |
├ Mount cataphract_horse_greek_50_50 |
├ Mount Entity rome_horse_spc_cataphract |
└ Mount Health 0 |
Base Morale 55 |
Abilities
Baktrioi Diorthomatoi Hippeis- Stamina (low)
Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat. - Concentrate Fire
The unit fires its missiles towards a spot causing damage to everyone in the area of effect - Flying Wedge
The unit assumes a wedge formation that increases charge speed and bonus
Attributes
- Fire Whilst Moving
This unit can fire when mounted and moving. - 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.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Transport- Very poor hull strength
- Very slow speed
- Weak ramming
- Very good charge
- Low damage but average armour penetration
- Weak in prolonged melee
- Good morale
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign |