Alani Mounted Bows
To fire a bow from horseback requires almost unnatural skill.The skill required to fire a bow from a moving horse is phenomenal. Ancient cavalry archers had to keep control of their mounts with their knees whilst using both arms to fire their bows, which took a great deal of practice and physical strength. Often lightly armoured, horse archers were the ideal skirmish troops as they could quickly reach key areas of the battlefield to harass the enemy, but without getting so close they were forced into melee. Nomadic tribes, such as the Sarmatians and Huns, were renowned for their skilled riders and used horse archers to great effect. The combination of skill and the deadly composite bow, which could puncture straight through armour, made their horsemen the dread of all those they encountered.
Unit Name Alani Mounted Bows |
Main Unit Key att_alan_alani_mounted_bows |
Land Unit Key att_alan_alani_mounted_bows |
Naval Unit Key att_lon_light_tra_hun |
Soldiers 80 |
Category Cavalry |
Class Missile Cavalry |
Custom Battle Cost 450 |
Recruitment Cost 450 |
Upkeep Cost 200 |
49 |
├ Missile Weapon att_bow_composite_horse |
├ Projectile att_arrow_composite_normal_horse |
├ Missile Damage 37 |
├ Missile Ap Damage 12 |
└ Base Reload Time 20 |
Accuracy 0 |
Range 150 |
Reload 50 |
Rate of Fire 6 |
Ammunition 24 |
Melee Attack 11 |
6 |
├ Melee Weapon att_dagger |
├ Melee Base Damage 5 |
├ Armour-piercing Damage 1 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Attack Against Cavalry 0 |
├ Attack Against Elephants 0 |
└ Attack Against Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 18 |
7 |
├ Base Defence 7 |
├ Shield att_none |
└ Shield Defence 0 |
3 |
├ Armour att_cloth |
├ Armour Defence 3 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
190 |
├ Man Entity att_infantry_light |
├ Man Health 75 |
├ Bonus Hit Points 5 |
├ Mount att_alan_alani_mounted_bows |
├ Mount Entity att_horse_very_light |
└ Mount Health 110 |
Morale 40 |
Abilities
No Ability
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.
Strengths & Weaknesses
No Strengths and Weaknesses
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign |