Sarmatian Horsemen
With the right man in control, a horse and a spear are a deadly combination.Far from being simple, ignorant barbarians, the various steppe tribes had a great cultural wealth. Living in an area stretching from the Caspian Sea to the northern shores of the Black Sea; the Greeks called them 'Scythians' and the Persians 'Saka', while a western group became known as the Sarmatians. Wearing trousers marked them as barbarians as far as the Greeks were concerned, before their tall, pointed caps and swarthy appearances were even considered. Looks apart, they were, however, exceptional horsemen, highly-skilled with composite-recurve bows and deadly hand-to-hand fighters. Grave goods suggest that Scythian women were as warlike as their men, and probably fought alongside them in battle. This may well be the origin of the Greek myths of Amazon warrior women.
Unit Name Sarmatian Horsemen |
Main Unit Key Ste_Sarmatian_Horsemen |
Land Unit Key Ste_Sarmatian_Horsemen |
Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport |
Soldiers 90 |
Category Cavalry |
Class Melee Cavalry |
Custom Battle Cost 700 |
Recruitment Cost 700 |
Upkeep Cost 85 |
Melee Attack 33 |
29 |
├ Melee Weapon rome_celtic_spear_cav |
├ Melee Damage Base 19 |
├ Melee Damage Ap 10 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Large 12 |
├ Bonus vs Elephants 14 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 46 |
74 |
├ Base Defence 38 |
├ Shield caetra_cavalry |
└ Shield Defence 36 |
81 |
├ Armour scale |
├ Armour Defence 57 |
└ Shield Armour 24 |
120 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_heavy |
├ Man Health 55 |
├ Bonus Hit Points 15 |
├ Mount rome_scythian_horse_spear_shield_h |
├ Mount Entity rome_horse_heavy |
└ Mount Health 50 |
Base Morale 55 |
Abilities
No Ability
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
Transport- Very poor hull strength
- Very slow speed
- Weak ramming
- Good attack
- Average defence
- Low damage but average armour penetration
- Average morale
Requires Buildings | |
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Lv. 0 |
Bronze Forge
(barb_artisan_bronze_3) Level 2 |
Lv. 1 |
Bronze Furnace
(barb_artisan_bronze_4) Level 3 |
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Imperator Augustus |