Sarmatian Riders
Light cavalrymen who like to get up close and brutal with their enemies.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 Riders |
Main Unit Key Ste_Sarmatian_Riders |
Land Unit Key Ste_Sarmatian_Riders |
Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport |
Soldiers 90 |
Category Cavalry |
Class Melee Cavalry |
Custom Battle Cost 430 |
Recruitment Cost 380 |
Upkeep Cost 70 |
Melee Attack 25 |
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 41 |
68 |
├ Base Defence 30 |
├ Shield caetra_fast_cav |
└ Shield Defence 38 |
49 |
├ Armour cloth |
├ Armour Defence 27 |
└ Shield Armour 22 |
95 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_light |
├ Man Health 50 |
├ Bonus Hit Points 10 |
├ Mount rome_scythian_horse_spear_shield_l |
├ Mount Entity rome_horse_light |
└ Mount Health 35 |
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
- Average attack
- Weak defence
- Low damage but average armour penetration
- Poor morale
Requires Buildings | |
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Lv. 0 |
Bronze Workshop
(barb_artisan_bronze_2) Level 1
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 |