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Dune Lancers

"A storm is coming. Our storm. And when it arrives it will shake the world."

The eastern nations eschewed columns of infantry in favour of a dominant cavalry force able to outmanoeuvre and harass infantry on their native plains. Therefore, in the name of variety, eastern cavalry took many forms. As a result short swordsmen, light skirmishers and archers were all used, but the primary, most effective weapon was the lance, particularly amongst the cataphract elite. The kontos was a wooden lance, roughly four metres in length, and was much stronger than contemporary Roman and Hellenistic lances. According to Plutarch, the strength of the lance and the power the rider put behind it meant that, purportedly, it could even skewer two men at once.

Dune Lancers

Unit Name

Dune Lancers

Main Unit Key

att_des_es_dune_lancers

Land Unit Key

att_des_es_dune_lancers

Naval Unit Key

att_cor_light_rom

Soldiers

80

Category

Cavalry

Class

Shock Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost

675

Recruitment Cost

675

Upkeep Cost

340

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

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

8

├ Armour

att_cloth

├ Armour Defence

3

└ Shield Armour

5

Health

192

├ Man Entity

att_infantry_very_light

├ Man Health

75

├ Bonus Hit Points

7

├ Mount

att_des_es_dune_lancers_horse

├ Mount Entity

att_horse_very_light

└ Mount Health

110

Morale

43

Abilities

Dune Lancers
  • Sea Sickness
    As these men are inexperienced sailors. Caught up in sea combat, they suffer various penalties.
  • Wedge
    The unit moves into a wedge-shaped attack formation.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses
Upgrade
Required Technology Advanced Archery Training Cost 175 Upgrade To Sandstorm Lancers
Requires Buildings
Dune Lancers Lv. 0 Azadan Compound
Azadan Compound
(att_bld_eastern_sassanid_military_cavalry_3)
Level 2
Azadan Compound
Azadan Compound
(att_bld_eastern_sassanid_military_cavalry_3)
Level 2
Cavalry Circle
Cavalry Circle
(att_bld_eastmig_military_cavalry_3)
Level 2
Faction Availability
Grand Campaign