Tanukhids Shock Cavalry

Sandstorm Lancers

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.

Unit Name Sandstorm Lancers

Main Unit Key att_des_es_sandstorm_lancers

Land Unit Key att_des_es_sandstorm_lancers

Naval Unit Key att_cor_light_rom

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Shock Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 775

Recruitment Cost 775

Upkeep Cost 395

Missile Damage 100

├ Missile Weapon att_javelin_heavy_precursor

├ Projectile att_javelin_heavy_precursor_normal

├ Missile Damage 50

├ Missile Ap Damage 50

└ Base Reload Time 17

Accuracy 0

Range 80

Reload 25

Rate of Fire 5

Ammunition 3

Melee Attack 30

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 254

Melee Defence 41

├ Base Defence 11

├ Shield att_round_small

└ Shield Defence 30

Armour 8

├ Armour att_cloth

├ Armour Defence 3

└ Shield Armour 5

Health 194

├ Man Entity att_infantry_very_light

├ Man Health 75

├ Bonus Hit Points 9

├ Mount att_des_es_sandstorm_lancers_horse

├ Mount Entity att_horse_light

└ Mount Health 110

Morale 43

Abilities

• 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.
• Ignore Terrain
  Speed penalties caused by the terrain are ignored by this unit.
• 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

Recuitment Requirement
Required Technology Cost 175 Upgrade From
Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Royal Stables (att_bld_eastern_sassanid_military_cavalry_4) Level 3 Royal Stables (att_bld_eastern_sassanid_military_cavalry_4) Level 3 Cavalry Circle (att_bld_eastmig_military_cavalry_3) Level 2

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Tanukhid Separatists Tanukhids