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Lancers of the Oasis GaramantiansGaramantians Shock Cavalry

Lancers of the Oasis

Across the shimmering dunes, these men appear as a mirage until the final, deadly realisation.

Developed during their early part of the 1st century AD by the eastern empires of the time, the ‘kontos’ lance was at least four metres long. Designed to be used by cavalrymen, it was initially fielded by the cataphracts and clibinarii of Parthia and its successors, the Sassanid Persians. In fact the Parthian cataphracts who annihilated the Roman army at the Battle of Carrhae in 55BC may also have used an early version of the kontos. Literally as long as a bargepole, from where it gets its Greek name, a kontos was generally used two-handed whilst its wielder controlled their horse using both knees to indicate speed and direction. Later on, Rome faced this deadly new cavalry weapon again at the hands of the brutal steppe nomads who raided its borders during the 3rd century AD. As a reaction to having faced lance-armed warriors and come off worse, the Romans soon had their own version, spelled ‘contus’. The contus lance was still in use 1,000 years later by the Roman Empire’s successors - the Byzantines in the east and the Germanic peoples in the west.

Lancers of the Oasis

Unit Name

Lancers of the Oasis

Main Unit Key

att_des_lancers_of_the_oasis

Land Unit Key

att_des_lancers_of_the_oasis

Naval Unit Key

att_cor_light_rom

Soldiers

80

Category

Cavalry

Class

Shock Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost

675

Recruitment Cost

675

Upkeep Cost

335

Melee Attack

29

Melee Damage

10

├ Melee Weapon

att_lance

├ Melee Base Damage

3

├ Armour-piercing Damage

7

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Attack Against Cavalry

10

├ Attack Against Elephants

0

└ Attack Against Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

228

Melee Defence

40

├ Base Defence

10

├ Shield

att_round_small

└ Shield Defence

30

Armour

32

├ Armour

att_scale

├ Armour Defence

27

└ Shield Armour

5

Health

204

├ Man Entity

att_infantry_light

├ Man Health

75

├ Bonus Hit Points

19

├ Mount

att_des_amazigh_lancers_horse

├ Mount Entity

att_horse_light

└ Mount Health

110

Morale

51

Abilities

Lancers of the Oasis
  • Wedge
    The unit moves into a wedge-shaped attack formation.
  • Frenzy
    Improves a unit's attack capabilities for an extended period of time.
  • Rapid Advance
    Improved unit movement speed over an extended period.
  • Scare
    Reduces the morale of an enemy unit for an extended period of time.

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.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses
Faction Availability
Grand Campaign