Alans Missile Cavalry

Cavalry Raiders

Nomadic melee or shock cavalry struck the weak points in formations, delivering devastating attacks against lightly-armed and armoured missile troops, then retreated before the enemy could effectively counter-attack. Although mounted troops were terrifying and effective as shock cavalry, charging down enemy lines and wreaking havoc, they also performed another, equally important function on the battlefield. Lightly armoured and carrying spears or bows, a unit of fast riding, nimble horsemen made excellent raiding and skirmishing forces. Acting as a screen for their main hosts, mounted skirmishers could flank and outmanoeuvre the enemy, peppering them with arrow or javelin fire before falling back out of range, sowing chaos and disorder amongst their ranks.

Unit Name Cavalry Raiders

Main Unit Key att_alan_alani_cavalry_raiders

Land Unit Key att_alan_alani_cavalry_raiders

Naval Unit Key att_lon_light_tra_hun

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Missile Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 450

Recruitment Cost 450

Upkeep Cost 270

Missile Damage 100

├ Missile Weapon att_javelin_heavy

├ Projectile att_javelin_heavy_normal

├ Missile Damage 50

├ Missile Ap Damage 50

└ Base Reload Time 17

Accuracy 0

Range 80

Reload 0

Rate of Fire 4

Ammunition 8

Melee Attack 19

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 30

Melee Defence 42

├ Base Defence 12

├ Shield att_round_small

└ Shield Defence 30

Armour 8

├ Armour att_cloth

├ Armour Defence 3

└ Shield Armour 5

Health 185

├ Man Entity att_infantry_light

├ Man Health 75

├ Bonus Hit Points 0

├ Mount att_alan_alani_cavalry_raiders

├ Mount Entity att_horse_very_light

└ Mount Health 110

Morale 44

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

• Resistant to Fatigue
  Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit.
• Guerrilla Deployment
  This unit can deploy outside of the deployment zone.
• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
• Ignore Terrain
  Speed penalties caused by the terrain are ignored by this unit.
• 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.
• Raider
  This unit may set buildings on fire, cause more fire damage with torches and capture faster than other units.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses

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

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Alans Alanic Separatists