Persian Light Archers
Archers should be valued for the ability to strike down a distant foe.Very few Persians were professional soldiers and, apart from the earlier elite Achaemenid Immortals and some mercenary hoplites, none were formally trained or drilled. Instead, troops were levied by rich land owners as an obligation during times of war. Levied infantry included slingers, archers and javelin throwers, all wearing little armour but some with shields for protection. As might be expected due to the local terrain, cavalry was an important component in an eastern army, and several types were raised. Lighter cavalry wore iron or bronze scale armour over a tunic; these mounted warriors carried javelins and a sword but had no shield. Horse archers were used to wear down infantry with fast, ruthless attacks. Heavy cavalry included a royal bodyguard. The Parthians, and later the Sassanid Persians, developed all-over horse armour to protect their valued steeds as well as the fearsome cataphract warriors. These were as armoured as any late medieval knight.
Unit Name Persian Light Archers |
Main Unit Key Eas_Persian_Light_Archers |
Land Unit Key Eas_Persian_Light_Archers |
Naval Unit Key persian_transport |
Soldiers 120 |
Category Missile Infantry |
Class Missile Infantry |
Custom Battle Cost 410 |
Recruitment Cost 410 |
Upkeep Cost 75 |
35 |
├ Missile Weapon rome_recurve_bow |
├ Projectile arrow_recurve |
├ Missile Damage 29 |
├ Missile Ap Damage 6 |
└ Base Reload Time 11 |
Accuracy 5 |
Range 145 |
Reload 19 |
Shots Per Minute 7 |
Ammunition 30 |
Melee Attack 8 |
23 |
├ Melee Weapon rome_shortsword |
├ Melee Damage Base 20 |
├ Melee Damage Ap 3 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Large 0 |
├ Bonus vs Elephants 0 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 5 |
Charge Bonus 4 |
6 |
├ Base Defence 6 |
├ Shield none |
└ Shield Defence 0 |
27 |
├ Armour cloth |
├ Armour Defence 27 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
50 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_very_light_fast |
├ Man Health 45 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 5 |
Base Morale 20 |
Abilities
Persian Light Archers- Precision Shot
Improved missile weapon damage for an extended period.
Missile damage
Exertion: fatigue
Attributes
- Resistant to Fatigue
Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit. - Hide (scrub & forest)
This unit can hide in scrub and forest until enemy units get too close. - Resistant to Heat
This unit tires less quickly in the desert.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Transport- Very poor hull strength
- Very slow speed
- Weak ramming
- Long range
- Average rate of fire
- Good damage but low armour penetration
- Very weak in melee
- Very poor morale
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Imperator Augustus |