Massagetae Melee Infantry

Caspian Axe Band

Far from being simple, ignorant barbarians, the various steppe tribes had a great cultural wealth. Living in an area stretching from the Caspian Sea to the northern shores of the Black Sea; the Greeks called them 'Scythians' and the Persians 'Saka', while a western group became known as the Sarmatians. Wearing trousers marked them as barbarians as far as the Greeks were concerned, before their tall, pointed caps and swarthy appearances were even considered. Looks apart, they were, however, exceptional horsemen, highly-skilled with composite-recurve bows and deadly hand-to-hand fighters. Grave goods suggest that Scythian women were as warlike as their men, and probably fought alongside them in battle. This may well be the origin of the Greek myths of Amazon warrior women.

Unit Name Caspian Axe Band

Main Unit Key Ste_Caspian_Axe_Warriors

Land Unit Key Ste_Caspian_Axe_Warriors

Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 600

Recruitment Cost 600

Upkeep Cost 80

Melee Attack 27

Weapon Damage 34

├ Melee Weapon rome_steppe_pickaxe

├ Melee Damage Base 19

├ Melee Damage Ap 15

├ Armour Piercing Yes

├ Bonus vs. Large 0

├ Bonus vs Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 23

Melee Defence 59

├ Base Defence 33

├ Shield hoplite

└ Shield Defence 26

Armour 90

├ Armour leather

├ Armour Defence 47

└ Shield Armour 43

Health 65

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium_fast

├ Man Health 55

└ Bonus Hit Points 10

Base Morale 50

Abilities

• Shieldwall
  The unit moves into a close formation and raises shields.
  Armour strength, bracing, melee defence, shield strength
  Limited speed
• Frenzy
  Improves a unit's charge and weapon damage for an extended period.
  Charge damage, Weapon damage
  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

• Very good attack
• Average defence
• Average damage but low armour penetration
• Good morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Coin Mint (barb_artisan_coin_3) Level 2 Trumpet Maker (barb_artisan_maker_3) Level 2
Lv. 1	Coin Hoard (barb_artisan_coin_4) Level 3 Carnyx Maker (barb_artisan_maker_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Dahae Khorasmii Massagetae Massagetaean Nobles Thyssagetae
Imperator Augustus	Dahae (Imperator Augustus)