Alani (Empire Divided) Melee Cavalry

Alani Nobles

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 Nobles

Main Unit Key 3c_Ala_Alani_Nobles

Land Unit Key 3c_Ala_Alani_Nobles

Naval Unit Key 3c_barbarian_transport

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 750

Recruitment Cost 750

Upkeep Cost 150

Melee Attack 44

Weapon Damage 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 34

Melee Defence 35

├ Base Defence 15

├ Shield cavalry

└ Shield Defence 20

Armour 70

├ Armour scale

├ Armour Defence 40

└ Shield Armour 30

Health 80

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_heavy

├ Man Health 40

├ Bonus Hit Points 15

├ Mount 3c_Ala_Winged_Horse_Spear

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_medium

└ Mount Health 25

Base Morale 60

Abilities

• Draco
  Reduces the effectiveness against mounted units of any nearby enemies for an extended time.
  Bonus vs cavalry, bonus vs elephants, bracing
• Wedge
  The unit moves into a wedge-shaped attack formation.
  Charge bonus, melee attack
  Acceleration, melee defence

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

• Very good attack
• Average defence
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Good morale

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