Baktroi Aristoi Hippeis
(Greco-Bactrian Noble Cavalry)Bactrian nobility has been incorporated into the ranks of elite heavy cavalry since Alexander the Great added them into his Hetairoi and Agema regiments. Now, riders of mixed origin give this unit great versatility. Their trademark palm leaves are depicted on Bactrian coins.
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.
Unit Name Baktroi Aristoi Hippeis |
Main Unit Key Bac_Royal_Cav |
Land Unit Key Bac_Royal_Cav |
Naval Unit Key pel_transport |
Soldiers 100 |
Category Cavalry |
Class Shock Cavalry |
Custom Battle Cost 2280 |
Recruitment Cost 2280 |
Upkeep Cost 456 |
Melee Attack 46 |
9 |
├ Melee Weapon lance4 |
├ Weapon Damage 9 |
├ Weapon Deadliness 0 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 0 |
├ Bonus vs. Elephants 0 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 2 |
Charge Bonus 35 |
48 |
├ Base Defence 32 |
├ Shield none |
└ Shield Defence 16 |
16 |
├ Armour carm8 |
├ Armour Defence 16 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
20 |
├ Man Entity heavy_heavy |
├ Man Health 20 |
├ Bonus Hit Points 0 |
├ Mount rome_hellenic_horse_lance_vh |
├ Mount Entity rome_horse_very_heavy_shock |
└ Mount Health 0 |
Base Morale 65 |
Abilities
Baktroi Aristoi Hippeis- Stamina (poor)
Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat. - 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
Requires Buildings | |
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Lv. 0 |
Satrap's Stables
(rom_HELLENIC_military_main_stables_SELEUCID_3) Level 2 |
Lv. 1 |
Royal Stables
(rom_HELLENIC_military_main_stables_SELEUCID_4) Level 3 |
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign |