White Huns Missile Cavalry

Spet Xyon Archers

The White Huns, like their more famous namesakes, were masters of mounted archery tactics. Their contact with so many different empires across the world made them familiar with the best aspects of many different military traditions, and enabled them to use the best of those to their advantage. Tactics from the Sassanid Persians (such as the Parthian shot), the Gupta Empire (inventors of the steel bow) and the wild, lawless steppes combined to create some of the most devastating missile troops imaginable. The skill required to fire a bow from a moving horse is phenomenal. Ancient cavalry archers had to keep control of their mounts with their knees whilst using both arms to fire their bows, which took a great deal of practice and physical strength. Often lightly armoured, horse archers were the ideal skirmish troops as they could quickly reach key areas of the battlefield to harass the enemy, but without getting so close they were forced into melee.

Unit Name Spet Xyon Archers

Main Unit Key att_wh_spet_xyon_archers

Land Unit Key att_wh_spet_xyon_archers

Naval Unit Key att_cor_light_rom

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Missile Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 725

Recruitment Cost 625

Upkeep Cost 376

Missile Damage 49

├ Missile Weapon att_bow_composite_elite

├ Projectile att_arrow_composite_elite_normal

├ Missile Damage 37

├ Missile Ap Damage 12

└ Base Reload Time 17

Accuracy 0

Range 150

Reload 75

Rate of Fire 14

Ammunition 25

Melee Attack 54

Melee Damage 32

├ Melee Weapon att_spear_heavy

├ Melee Base Damage 24

├ Armour-piercing Damage 8

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 30

├ Attack Against Elephants 30

└ Attack Against Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 32

Melee Defence 32

├ Base Defence 32

├ Shield att_tower

└ Shield Defence 0

Armour 75

├ Armour att_leather_very_heavy

├ Armour Defence 25

└ Shield Armour 50

Health 224

├ Man Entity att_infantry_medium

├ Man Health 90

├ Bonus Hit Points 24

├ Mount att_wh_spet_xyon_archers_horse

├ Mount Entity att_horse_light

└ Mount Health 110

Morale 45

Abilities

• Sea Sickness
  As these men are inexperienced sailors. Caught up in sea combat, they suffer various penalties.
• Precision Shot
  Improved missile weapon damage for an extended period. These values are further modified by the unit itself.
• Rapid Advance
  Improved unit movement speed over an extended period.

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.
• 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.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses

Requires Buildings

Lv. 0

Warriors' Camp (att_bld_nomad_warriors_2) Level 1 Archery Range (att_bld_nomad_warriors_archers_3) Level 2 Archers' Encampment (att_bld_nomad_warriors_archers_4) Level 3 Lancers' Training Ground (att_bld_nomad_warriors_cavalry_3) Level 2 Lancers' Encampment (att_bld_nomad_warriors_cavalry_4) Level 3 Footmen's Camp (att_bld_nomad_warriors_infantry_3) Level 2 Infantry Encampment (att_bld_nomad_warriors_infantry_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	White Huns