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Asabaran-i Bakhtarig

(Bactrian Light Cavalry)

These lightly armoured native horsemen are armed with spears and javelins. They were once prized by the Persians and are now used by their new Greek rulers in the same fashion.

The Bactrian plain is to the west of the Hindu Kush in what is now Afghanistan. It first enters records of antiquity through Ctesias, a Greek historian (circa 400BC), who falsely claimed that the Assyrian King Ninus defeated the Bactrians in 2140BC. A fertile and developed land, Bactria was prosperous and so, during the expansion of the Achaemenid Empire, it inevitably drew the interest of the newly crowned Cyrus the Great. Under the Achaemenids, Bactria enjoyed the special privilege of being ruled by the crown prince, or heir-apparent to the royal line. It has been suggested that before the Persians, however, Bactria was ruled by the Median Kingdom before they, too, fell to the expansionist Achaemenids. Like many other Persian satrapies, Bactria attempted to rebel against its overlords in the wake of Darius III's defeat by Alexander the Great, only to be subdued by the victorious general.

Asabaran-i Bakhtarig

Unit Name

Asabaran-i Bakhtarig

Main Unit Key

Bac_Light_Horse

Land Unit Key

Bac_Light_Horse

Naval Unit Key

pel_transport

Soldiers

120

Category

Cavalry

Class

Missile Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost

851

Recruitment Cost

851

Upkeep Cost

170

Missile Damage

14

├ Missile Weapon

javelin2

├ Projectile

javelin2

├ Missile Damage

14

├ Missile Ap Damage

0

└ Base Reload Time

9

Accuracy

15

Range

85

Reload

23

Shots Per Minute

9

Ammunition

5

Melee Attack

28

Weapon Damage

9

├ Melee Weapon

cspear2

├ Weapon Damage

9

├ Weapon Deadliness

0

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry

1

├ Bonus vs. Elephants

1

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

20

Melee Defence

36

├ Base Defence

15

├ Shield

cshield1

└ Shield Defence

21

Armour

2

├ Armour

carm0

├ Armour Defence

2

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

20

├ Man Entity

medium_light

├ Man Health

20

├ Bonus Hit Points

0

├ Mount

rome_hellenic_horse_spear_shield_l

├ Mount Entity

rome_horse_light_spr

└ Mount Health

0

Base Morale

40

Abilities

Asabaran-i Bakhtarig
  • Stamina (good)
    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
  • Cantabrian Circle
    The unit fires whilst riding in a circle that increases reload skill

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
Asabaran-i Bakhtarig
  • Short range
  • Fast rate of fire
  • Fast moving
  • Very good damage and armour penetration
  • Large shield
  • Very weak in melee
  • Poor morale
Requires Buildings
Asabaran-i Bakhtarig Lv. 0 Muster Field
Muster Field
(rom_HELLENIC_military_main_1)
Level 0
Muster Field
Muster Field
(rom_HELLENIC_military_main_1)
Level 0
Stables
Stables
(rom_HELLENIC_military_main_stables_SELEUCID_2)
Level 1
Stables
Stables
(rom_HELLENIC_military_main_stables_SELEUCID_2)
Level 1
Stables
Stables
(rom_HELLENIC_military_main_stables_SELEUCID_2)
Level 1
Satrap's Stables
Satrap's Stables
(rom_HELLENIC_military_main_stables_SELEUCID_3)
Level 2
Satrap's Stables
Satrap's Stables
(rom_HELLENIC_military_main_stables_SELEUCID_3)
Level 2
Asabaran-i Bakhtarig Lv. 1 Royal Stables
Royal Stables
(rom_HELLENIC_military_main_stables_SELEUCID_4)
Level 3
Royal Stables
Royal Stables
(rom_HELLENIC_military_main_stables_SELEUCID_4)
Level 3
Faction Availability
Grand Campaign