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Mercenary Hunnic Horse Archers Mercenaries Missile Cavalry

Mercenary Hunnic Horse Archers

Their horsemanship is matched only by their archery.

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.

Mercenary Hunnic Horse Archers

Unit Name

Mercenary Hunnic Horse Archers

Main Unit Key

att_merc_nom_hunnic_horse_archers

Land Unit Key

att_merc_nom_hunnic_horse_archers

Naval Unit Key

att_cor_light_rom

Soldiers

80

Category

Cavalry

Class

Missile Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost

525

Recruitment Cost

525

Upkeep Cost

360

Missile Damage

53

├ Missile Weapon

att_bow_reflex_horse

├ Projectile

att_arrow_reflex_normal_horse

├ Missile Damage

37

├ Missile Ap Damage

16

└ Base Reload Time

17

Accuracy

0

Range

150

Reload

75

Rate of Fire

14

Ammunition

25

Melee Attack

15

Melee Damage

40

├ Melee Weapon

att_sword

├ Melee Base Damage

36

├ Armour-piercing Damage

4

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Attack Against Cavalry

0

├ Attack Against Elephants

0

└ Attack Against Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

15

Melee Defence

40

├ Base Defence

10

├ Shield

att_round_small

└ Shield Defence

30

Armour

20

├ Armour

att_leather_lamellar

├ Armour Defence

15

└ Shield Armour

5

Health

192

├ Man Entity

att_infantry_light

├ Man Health

75

├ Bonus Hit Points

7

├ Mount

att_nom_hunnic_horse_archers_horse

├ Mount Entity

att_horse_light

└ Mount Health

110

Morale

34

Abilities

Mercenary Hunnic Horse Archers
  • Rapid Advance
    Improved unit movement speed over an extended period.

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.
  • Scare (everyone)
    This unit frightens all enemy units.
  • Immune to Fear
    This unit is immune to the fear effects of scary units.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses

Faction Mercenaries Pool

Mercenaries Pool
No. Pool Faction Initial Unit Count Chance To Replenish Max Replenish Per Turn Max Count
1 att_merc_nom_huns_faction 1 0.1 1 3