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Bactrian Noble Horse

Bactrians are born with a spear in one hand, and a shield in the other.

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.

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Bactrian Noble Horse

Unit Name

Bactrian Noble Horse

Main Unit Key

Bac_Noble_Horse

Land Unit Key

Bac_Noble_Horse

Naval Unit Key

pel_transport

Soldiers

80

Category

Cavalry

Class

Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost

880

Recruitment Cost

880

Upkeep Cost

150

Melee Attack

42

Weapon Damage

29

├ Melee Weapon

rome_spear_cav_elite

├ Melee Damage Base

24

├ Melee Damage Ap

5

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Large

15

├ Bonus vs Elephants

15

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

36

Melee Defence

42

├ Base Defence

27

├ Shield

hoplite_cav

└ Shield Defence

15

Armour

95

├ Armour

bronze

├ Armour Defence

60

└ Shield Armour

35

Health

90

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_heavy

├ Man Health

40

├ Bonus Hit Points

15

├ Mount

rome_hellenic_horse_spear_shield_h

├ Mount Entity

rome_horse_heavy

└ Mount Health

35

Base Morale

60

Abilities

Bactrian Noble Horse
  • Diamond
    The unit moves into a diamond-shaped attack formation.
    Charge bonus, melee attack
    Acceleration, melee defence

Attributes

  • 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.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Bactrian Noble Horse
  • Very good attack
  • Average defence
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Good morale
Requires Buildings
Bactrian Noble Horse Lv. 0 Satrap's Stables
Satrap's Stables
(greek_military_east_stable_3)
Level 2
Royal Stables
Royal Stables
(greek_military_east_stable_4)
Level 3
Garrison Buildings
Bactrian Noble Horse x 2 Stables
Stables
(greek_military_east_stable_2)
Level 1
Royal Barracks
Royal Barracks
(greek_military_heavy_4)
Level 3
Faction Availability
Grand Campaign