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.
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 |
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 |
61 |
├ Base Defence 45 |
├ Shield none |
└ Shield Defence 16 |
26 |
├ Armour carm13 |
├ Armour Defence 26 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
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
- Good charge
- Low damage but average armour penetration
- Weak in prolonged melee
- Average morale
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Imperator Augustus |