Alans Shock Cavalry

Elite 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 Elite Sarmatian Cataphracts

Main Unit Key att_ger_elite_sarmatian_cataphracts

Land Unit Key att_ger_elite_sarmatian_cataphracts

Naval Unit Key att_lon_light_tra_ger

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Shock Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 725

Recruitment Cost 725

Upkeep Cost 400

Missile Damage 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 30

Rate of Fire 4

Ammunition 1

Melee Attack 32

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 220

Melee Defence 12

├ Base Defence 12

├ Shield att_none

└ Shield Defence 0

Armour 50

├ Armour att_cataphract

├ Armour Defence 50

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 244

├ Man Entity att_infantry_heavy

├ Man Health 90

├ Bonus Hit Points 19

├ Mount att_ger_elite_sarmatian_cataphracts_horse

├ Mount Entity att_horse_heavy

└ Mount Health 135

Morale 54

Abilities

• Wedge
  The unit moves into a wedge-shaped attack formation.
• Frenzy
  Improves a unit's attack capabilities for an extended period of time.

Attributes

• Disciplined
  This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
• 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 181 Upgrade From
Upgrade
Required Technology Cost 119 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