Alans Shock Cavalry

Sarmatian Cataphracts

The Sarmatians, a western group of steppe peoples, occupied the area north of the Black Sea, bordering Dacian and Germanic lands. They roamed this region as they pleased, and had a fierce reputation as cavalrymen almost without equal. They were feared by the Greeks, and often worked as mercenaries or allied themselves to the Dacians. The Sarmatians were always horse archers, but their cavalry gradually adopted heavier and heavier armour as the centuries passed, eventually wearing as much armour as the famed cataphracts of the east. Even the horses wore full suits of scale armour. The riders kept their fearsome bows, even as they became magnificent shock cavalry. With each man carrying a kontos, a long two-handed lance, they could smash through almost any enemy foolish enough to stand against them.

Unit Name Sarmatian Cataphracts

Main Unit Key att_ger_sarmatian_cataphracts

Land Unit Key att_ger_sarmatian_cataphracts

Naval Unit Key att_lon_light_tra_ger

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Shock Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 575

Recruitment Cost 425

Upkeep Cost 290

Melee Attack 22

Melee Damage 10

├ Melee Weapon att_lance_elite

├ Melee Base Damage 3

├ Armour-piercing Damage 7

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 20

├ Attack Against Elephants 0

└ Attack Against Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 200

Melee Defence 32

├ Base Defence 2

├ Shield att_round_small

└ Shield Defence 30

Armour 32

├ Armour att_scale

├ Armour Defence 27

└ Shield Armour 5

Health 230

├ Man Entity att_infantry_heavy

├ Man Health 90

├ Bonus Hit Points 15

├ Mount att_ger_sarmatian_cataphracts_horse

├ Mount Entity att_horse_medium

└ Mount Health 125

Morale 36

Abilities

• Wedge
  The unit moves into a wedge-shaped attack formation.

Attributes

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

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses

Recuitment Requirement
Required Technology Cost 119 Upgrade From
Upgrade
Required Technology Cost 181 Upgrade To

Garrison Buildings
x 1	Pastures (att_bld_barbarian_farm_livestock_2) Level 1 Livestock Herd (att_bld_barbarian_farm_livestock_3) Level 2 Livestock Pens (att_bld_barbarian_farm_livestock_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Alans Alanic Separatists