Bam's Mounted Archers
Horse archers, mixture of Parthian and Caucasian skills in the region of Bam, almost famous for its impregnable fortressThe thureos, a large oval-shaped shield, became common throughout the Hellenistic world from the 3rd century BC. Made from wood covered in hide, it differed from the earlier Greek hoplon in having a central handgrip, which was protected by a vertical spine running the length of the shield. This in turn could be further reinforced by the addition of a wide metal strip that protected the grip and the user’s hand. Inspired by the sub-rectangular and oval shields of the Celts, possibly through contact with the migrating Galatians, its usage seems to have spread through the Illyrian and Thracian tribes before it was adopted by the Greeks. Although large, the thureos was light in comparison to the traditional hoplon, and was adopted by heavily-armoured peltasts. Named after their shields, 'thureophoroi' could fight as common peltasts, skirmishing with javelins, but could also form up with their larger shields and longer spears in a similar fashion to a phalanx. The versatile and useful design of the thureos meant it was used by many armies, including the auxiliaries and cavalry of the later Roman Legions.
Unit Name Bam's Mounted Archers |
Main Unit Key Eas_Cav2 |
Land Unit Key Eas_Cav2 |
Naval Unit Key persian_transport |
Soldiers 90 |
Category Cavalry |
Class Missile Cavalry |
Custom Battle Cost 770 |
Recruitment Cost 770 |
Upkeep Cost 80 |
40 |
├ Missile Weapon rome_composite_bow_horse |
├ Projectile arrow_composite_horse |
├ Missile Damage 34 |
├ Missile Ap Damage 6 |
└ Base Reload Time 12 |
Accuracy 5 |
Range 125 |
Reload 18 |
Shots Per Minute 6 |
Ammunition 30 |
Melee Attack 20 |
36 |
├ Melee Weapon rome_eastern_sword |
├ Melee Damage Base 32 |
├ Melee Damage Ap 4 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Large 0 |
├ Bonus vs Elephants 0 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 5 |
Charge Bonus 31 |
69 |
├ Base Defence 33 |
├ Shield caetra_cavalry |
└ Shield Defence 36 |
71 |
├ Armour leather |
├ Armour Defence 47 |
└ Shield Armour 24 |
110 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium_fast |
├ Man Health 55 |
├ Bonus Hit Points 15 |
├ Mount rome_eastern_horse_sword_m |
├ Mount Entity rome_horse_medium_missile |
└ Mount Health 40 |
Base Morale 50 |
Abilities
Bam's Mounted Archers- Rapid Advance
Improved unit movement speed over an extended period.
Speed, acceleration, charge speed
Exertion: fatigue - Precision Shot
Improved missile weapon damage for an extended period.
Missile damage
Exertion: fatigue - Cantabrian Circle
The unit fires whilst riding in a circle.
Harder to hit, reload skill
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. - Resistant to Heat
This unit tires less quickly in the desert.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Transport- Very poor hull strength
- Very slow speed
- Weak ramming
- Long range
- Average rate of fire
- Fast moving
- Good damage but low armour penetration
- Very weak in melee
- Very poor morale
Requires Buildings | |
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Lv. 0 |
Satrap Karka
(east_city_satrap_4) Level 3 |
Lv. 1 |
Royal Stables
(east_military_stables_heavy_3) Level 2
Nisean Stables
(east_military_stables_heavy_4) Level 3 |
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Imperator Augustus |