Roxolanians Melee Infantry

Steppe Warriors

These nomadic tribespeople come from the vast steppes to the north of the Black and Caspian Seas, and were known variously as Scythians or Saka, and later the western Sarmatians. Light infantry, they were often armed with javelins or medium length spears and used shields covered in animal hide. Such shields could also be scaled with either horn or metal. This type of armour also extended to their clothing at times, with scaled versions of their tunics becoming widespread, especially amongst the steppe nobility. These troops also made extensive use of daggers, straight swords and the fearsome sagaris, a one-handed battle-axe, with both a bladed or hammer-like head and a pick-like point on the reverse for punching through armour. Complimenting their foot archers and cavalry, their role was simply to protect the former from the latter. Far from barbarians, steppe culture, although nomadic, was a rich and diverse one.

Unit Name Steppe Warriors

Main Unit Key att_nom_steppe_warriors

Land Unit Key att_nom_steppe_warriors

Naval Unit Key att_cor_heavy_rom

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 550

Recruitment Cost 550

Upkeep Cost 245

Missile Damage 90

├ Missile Weapon att_javelin_precursor

├ Projectile att_javelin_precursor_normal

├ Missile Damage 70

├ Missile Ap Damage 20

└ Base Reload Time 14

Accuracy 0

Range 80

Reload 20

Rate of Fire 5

Ammunition 2

Melee Attack 48

Melee Damage 32

├ Melee Weapon att_axe

├ Melee Base Damage 16

├ Armour-piercing Damage 16

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 0

├ Attack Against Elephants 0

└ Attack Against Infantry 10

Charge Bonus 33

Melee Defence 25

├ Base Defence 10

├ Shield att_round

└ Shield Defence 15

Armour 35

├ Armour att_leather_heavy

├ Armour Defence 20

└ Shield Armour 15

Health 97

├ Man Entity att_infantry_medium

├ Man Health 90

└ Bonus Hit Points 7

Morale 34

Abilities

• Rapid Advance
  Improved unit movement speed over an extended period.

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 138 Upgrade From

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Budinians Iazyges Magyars Hunnic Rebels Sarmatian Rebels White Hun Rebels Roxolanians Sabirs Sarmatian Separatists Huns Hunnic Separatists White Hun Separatists White Huns