Baktria Melee Infantry

Bactrian Hillmen

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 Bactrian Hillmen

Main Unit Key Bac_Hillmen

Land Unit Key Bac_Hillmen

Naval Unit Key persian_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 310

Recruitment Cost 270

Upkeep Cost 70

Missile Damage 34

├ Missile Weapon rome_javelin_precursor

├ Projectile javelin_prec

├ Missile Damage 19

├ Missile Ap Damage 15

└ Base Reload Time 40

Accuracy 5

Range 40

Reload 0

Shots Per Minute 2

Ammunition 2

Melee Attack 26

Weapon Damage 34

├ Melee Weapon rome_eastern_axe

├ Melee Damage Base 16

├ Melee Damage Ap 18

├ Armour Piercing Yes

├ Bonus vs. Large 0

├ Bonus vs Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 9

Melee Defence 42

├ Base Defence 16

├ Shield pelta

└ Shield Defence 26

Armour 52

├ Armour cloth

├ Armour Defence 27

└ Shield Armour 25

Health 65

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium

├ Man Health 55

└ Bonus Hit Points 10

Base Morale 25

Abilities

• Shieldwall
  The unit moves into a close formation and raises shields.
  Armour strength, bracing, melee defence, shield strength
  Limited speed
• Use the Whip
  Improved attack and fatigue resistance for a short time.
  Melee attack, weapon damage, fatigue resistance
  Exertion: fatigue

Attributes

• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

• Very poor hull strength
• Very slow speed
• Weak ramming

• Average attack
• Poor defence
• Low damage but good armour penetration
• Poor morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Satrap's Palace (greek_city_centre_east_palace_3) Level 2 Muster Field (greek_military_1) Level 0 Stables (greek_military_east_stable_2) Level 1 Satrap's Stables (greek_military_east_stable_3) Level 2 Holosideros Barracks (greek_military_heavy_2) Level 1 Hoplite Barracks (greek_military_heavy_3) Level 2 Periokos Camp (greek_military_light_2) Level 1 Skirmisher Camp (greek_military_light_3) Level 2 Palestrae (greek_town_centre_stadia_3) Level 2 Civil Town (greek_town_civil_3) Level 2
Lv. 1	Satrap's Great Palace (greek_city_centre_east_palace_4) Level 3 Royal Stables (greek_military_east_stable_4) Level 3 Royal Barracks (greek_military_heavy_4) Level 3 Mercenary Camp (greek_military_light_4) Level 3 Stadia (greek_town_centre_stadia_4) Level 3 Civil Colony (greek_town_civil_4) Level 3 Farming Colony (greek_town_farm_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Baktria Baktrian Nobles