Baktrioi Xystophoroi
(Greco-Bactrian Cavalry)The threat of nomads is always looming for the Greco-Bactrian kingdom. Bows, long weapons, and medium armour allow these men to combat the horse archers and heavy cavalry of their nomadic neighbours.
Developed from the cavalry skills of their ancestors, the steppe lancers of the Scythian, or Saka, tribes and the Sarmatians were a type of heavy cavalry comparable to their Hellenic counterparts. They wore scale armour to protect themselves and their mounts, and used a long lance known as a kontos. This enabled them to deliver devastating charges in a fashion comparable to the Alexandrian Companion cavalry. The scale armour was made from horn, or later metal, and allowed the wearers to run down their western counterparts. They were still vulnerable to dense pike or spear-armed formations. Archery provided a solution: sustained volleys from skirmishing foot and horse archers were used to thin and spread out the enemy. At the Battle of Carrhae in 53BC, the tightly-packed Roman infantry were forced to spread out by Parthian archers, which enabled their cataphracts to charge and break an overconfident Roman force four times their number.
Unit Name Baktrioi Xystophoroi |
Main Unit Key Bac_Lancers |
Land Unit Key Bac_Lancers |
Naval Unit Key pel_transport |
Soldiers 100 |
Category Cavalry |
Class Missile Cavalry |
Custom Battle Cost 1771 |
Recruitment Cost 1771 |
Upkeep Cost 354 |
10 |
├ Missile Weapon cbow2 |
├ Projectile cbow2 |
├ Missile Damage 10 |
├ Missile Ap Damage 0 |
└ Base Reload Time 15 |
Accuracy 5 |
Range 150 |
Reload 27 |
Shots Per Minute 5 |
Ammunition 15 |
Melee Attack 36 |
9 |
├ Melee Weapon lance2 |
├ Weapon Damage 9 |
├ Weapon Deadliness 0 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 0 |
├ Bonus vs. Elephants 0 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 2 |
Charge Bonus 28 |
39 |
├ Base Defence 23 |
├ Shield none |
└ Shield Defence 16 |
12 |
├ Armour carm6 |
├ Armour Defence 12 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
20 |
├ Man Entity medium_medium |
├ Man Health 20 |
├ Bonus Hit Points 0 |
├ Mount rome_hellenic_horse_lance_m |
├ Mount Entity rome_horse_medium_shock |
└ Mount Health 0 |
Base Morale 50 |
Abilities
Baktrioi Xystophoroi- Stamina (average)
Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat. - Concentrate Fire
The unit fires its missiles towards a spot causing damage to everyone in the area of effect - Flying Wedge
The unit assumes a wedge formation that increases charge speed and bonus
Attributes
- Fire Whilst Moving
This unit can fire when mounted and moving. - Disciplined
This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often. - Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Transport- Very poor hull strength
- Very slow speed
- Weak ramming
- Average charge
- Low damage but average armour penetration
- Weak in prolonged melee
- Poor morale
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign |