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Saka Cataphract Horse Archers

Heavy armour and arrows guide these skilled horsemen to victory.

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.

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Saka Cataphract Horse Archers

Unit Name

Saka Cataphract Horse Archers

Main Unit Key

Ste_Saka_Cataphract_Horse_Archers

Land Unit Key

Ste_Saka_Cataphract_Horse_Archers

Naval Unit Key

barbarian_transport

Soldiers

80

Category

Cavalry

Class

Missile Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost

950

Recruitment Cost

950

Upkeep Cost

150

Missile Damage

40

├ Missile Weapon

rome_composite_bow_horse

├ Projectile

arrow_composite_horse

├ Missile Damage

36

├ Missile Ap Damage

4

└ Base Reload Time

12

Accuracy

5

Range

125

Reload

28

Shots Per Minute

7

Ammunition

15

Melee Attack

53

Weapon Damage

34

├ Melee Weapon

rome_steppe_sword

├ Melee Damage Base

30

├ Melee Damage Ap

4

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Large

0

├ Bonus vs Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

18

Melee Defence

18

├ Base Defence

18

├ Shield

none

└ Shield Defence

0

Armour

90

├ Armour

cataphract

├ Armour Defence

90

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

95

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_heavy

├ Man Health

40

├ Bonus Hit Points

15

├ Mount

cataphract_half_horse

├ Mount Entity

rome_horse_very_heavy

└ Mount Health

40

Base Morale

70

Abilities

Saka Cataphract Horse Archers
  • Cantabrian Circle
    The unit fires whilst riding in a circle.
    Harder to hit, reload skill
  • 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 (forest)
    This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
  • Fire Whilst Moving
    This unit can fire when mounted and moving.
  • Parthian Shot
    This unit can fire all around and not just in-front of itself.
  • Resistant to Cold
    This unit tires less quickly in snow.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Saka Cataphract Horse Archers
  • Long range
  • Fast rate of fire
  • Fast moving
  • Good damage but low armour penetration
  • Very weak in melee
  • Poor morale
Requires Buildings
Saka Cataphract Horse Archers Lv. 0 Horse Ranch
Horse Ranch
(barb_agriculture_horse_4)
Level 3