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Aeldary Aembaltae

(Sarmatian Bodyguard Cavalry)

The retainers of a Sarmatian warlord of the royal family have, like their master, access to the very best in terms of arms, armour and horses. However, not even a Sarmatian prince may afford keeping a large retinue and hence, these select warriors are few in number.

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.

Aeldary Aembaltae

Unit Name

Aeldary Aembaltae

Main Unit Key

Ste_Armoured_Lancers

Land Unit Key

Ste_Armoured_Lancers

Naval Unit Key

barbarian_transport_small

Soldiers

120

Category

Cavalry

Class

Shock Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost

2713

Recruitment Cost

2713

Upkeep Cost

543

Melee Attack

45

Weapon Damage

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

42

Melee Defence

61

├ Base Defence

45

├ Shield

none

└ Shield Defence

16

Armour

26

├ Armour

carm13

├ Armour Defence

26

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

20

├ Man Entity

heavy_heavy

├ Man Health

20

├ Bonus Hit Points

0

├ Mount

sarmatian_horse_noble

├ Mount Entity

rome_horse_very_heavy_shock

└ Mount Health

0

Base Morale

65

Abilities

Aeldary Aembaltae
  • Stamina (low)
    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.
  • Resistant to Cold
    This unit tires less quickly in snow.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Light Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Aeldary Aembaltae
  • Good charge
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Weak in prolonged melee
  • Average morale
Requires Buildings
Aeldary Aembaltae Lv. 0 Stables
Stables
(rom_BARBARIAN_enclosure_minor_stables_3)
Level 2
Horse Pens
Horse Pens
(rom_BARBARIAN_enclosure_stables_2)
Level 1
Stables
Stables
(rom_BARBARIAN_enclosure_stables_3)
Level 2
Aeldary Aembaltae Lv. 1 Horse Ranch
Horse Ranch
(rom_BARBARIAN_enclosure_minor_stables_4)
Level 3
Horse Ranch
Horse Ranch
(rom_BARBARIAN_enclosure_stables_4)
Level 3