Alani (Empire Divided) Melee Cavalry

Alani Riders

The Alans, or Alani, were a Sarmatian people, probably of Iranian or Turkish origin. Like other nomads, livestock formed the basis of their sustenance, so a land's suitability for grazing was a major factor when deciding where to settle. Famed for their skill as horse breeders, even the Romans wrote favourably of the Alans' talents. This fine breeding stock gave their warriors an edge in mounted combat; horse and rider had to perform a variety of manoeuvres very quickly, so man and beast constantly trained together to ensure this. The Alani's use of armoured cavalry and horse archers, along with the tactics they employed, made them a formidable foe. They had a heavy influence on Gothic tribes that expanded into the steppes, being responsible for the Gothic horsemanship that caused Rome to quake in fear.

Unit Name Alani Riders

Main Unit Key 3c_Ala_Alani_Riders

Land Unit Key 3c_Ala_Alani_Riders

Naval Unit Key 3c_barbarian_transport

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 340

Recruitment Cost 340

Upkeep Cost 70

Melee Attack 39

Weapon Damage 27

├ Melee Weapon rome_celtic_spear_cav

├ Melee Damage Base 20

├ Melee Damage Ap 7

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 10

├ Bonus vs Elephants 10

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 33

Melee Defence 51

├ Base Defence 11

├ Shield caetra_fast_cav

└ Shield Defence 40

Armour 15

├ Armour cloth

├ Armour Defence 10

└ Shield Armour 5

Health 75

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_light

├ Man Health 40

├ Bonus Hit Points 10

├ Mount rome_scythian_horse_spear_shield_l

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_light

└ Mount Health 25

Base Morale 45

Abilities

• Draco
  Reduces the effectiveness against mounted units of any nearby enemies for an extended time.
  Bonus vs cavalry, bonus vs elephants, bracing

Attributes

• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
• Resistant to Cold
  This unit tires less quickly in snow.

Strengths & Weaknesses

• Very poor hull strength
• Very slow speed
• Weak ramming

• Average attack
• Weak defence
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Poor morale

Faction Availability
Empire Divided	Alani (Empire Divided) Alani Pretenders (Empire Divided) Alani Secessionists (Empire Divided)