Alani Royal Horses
Heavily armoured and carrying a deadly spear, these horsemen deal in death. Exclusively.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 Royal Horses |
Main Unit Key 3c_Ala_Alani_Royal_Horses_commander |
Land Unit Key 3c_Ala_Alani_Royal_Horses |
Naval Unit Key 3c_barbarian_transport |
Soldiers 80 |
Category Cavalry |
Class Melee Cavalry |
Custom Battle Cost 1200 |
Recruitment Cost 1200 |
Upkeep Cost 240 |
Melee Attack 49 |
29 |
├ Melee Weapon rome_spear_cav_elite |
├ Melee Damage Base 24 |
├ Melee Damage Ap 5 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Large 15 |
├ Bonus vs Elephants 15 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 43 |
38 |
├ Base Defence 23 |
├ Shield hoplite_cav |
└ Shield Defence 15 |
95 |
├ Armour scale_elite |
├ Armour Defence 60 |
└ Shield Armour 35 |
90 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_very_heavy |
├ Man Health 45 |
├ Bonus Hit Points 20 |
├ Mount 3c_Ala_Winged_Horse_Spear |
├ Mount Entity rome_horse_medium |
└ Mount Health 25 |
Base Morale 70 |
Abilities
Alani Royal Horses- Draco
Reduces the effectiveness against mounted units of any nearby enemies for an extended time.
Bonus vs cavalry, bonus vs elephants, bracing - Trample
Charges are more effective for an extended time.
Charge bonus
Exertion: fatigue
Attributes
- Encourage
This unit provides a morale bonus to nearby allies. - 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
Transport- Very poor hull strength
- Very slow speed
- Weak ramming
- Very good attack
- Average defence
- Low damage but average armour penetration
- Good morale
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