Catiaroi Missile Infantry

Skytioi Akontistai

The javelin is among the oldest weapons in human hands. Equipped with javelins and little else, skirmishers harried their opposite numbers and peppered hoplite phalanxes before quickly retreating. This was the typical tactic of all unarmoured, javelin-armed troops: to engage at range and then fall back behind more heavily-armoured infantry, or continue attacks while trying to stay just out of reach of the enemy. Such harassment could be highly effective, in 391BC at the Battle of Lechaeum a force of Spartans, lacking the support of skirmishers or cavalry, were severely punished by javelin-armed Athenians who refused to meet them at close quarters. Over time, shields became common, such as those used by Thracian and Greek peltasts, but in turn these were rendered obsolescent by the Hellenic thureophoroi. Nevertheless, javelinmen and other irregulars continued to play a part in many armies throughout antiquity.

Unit Name Skytioi Akontistai

Main Unit Key Bos_Scythian_Skirmishers

Land Unit Key Bos_Scythian_Skirmishers

Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport

Soldiers 175

Category Missile Infantry

Class Missile Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 317

Recruitment Cost 317

Upkeep Cost 63

Missile Damage 15

├ Missile Weapon javelin3

├ Projectile javelin3

├ Missile Damage 15

├ Missile Ap Damage 0

└ Base Reload Time 9

Accuracy 5

Range 90

Reload 13

Shots Per Minute 8

Ammunition 5

Melee Attack 18

Weapon Damage 7

├ Melee Weapon dagger1

├ Weapon Damage 7

├ Weapon Deadliness 0

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 0

├ Bonus vs. Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 6

Melee Defence 32

├ Base Defence 6

├ Shield shield1

└ Shield Defence 26

Armour 1

├ Armour arm0

├ Armour Defence 1

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 20

├ Man Entity light_light

├ Man Health 20

└ Bonus Hit Points 0

Base Morale 35

Abilities

• Stamina (excellent)
  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

Attributes

• Improved Stamina
  This unit type has an improvement on the base stamina stat.
• Hide (scrub & forest)
  This unit can hide in scrub and forest until enemy units get too close.
• Resistant to Cold
  This unit tires less quickly in snow.
• Hide (scrub & forest)
  This unit can hide in scrub and forest 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

• Short range
• Fast rate of fire
• Very good damage and armour penetration
• Very weak in melee
• Very poor morale

Requires Buildings

Lv. 0

Barbarian City (rom_BARBARIAN_city_major_1) Level 0 Barbarian Fortified City (rom_BARBARIAN_city_major_2) Level 1 Barbarian Hundred (rom_BARBARIAN_city_major_3) Level 2 Barbarian Oppidium (rom_BARBARIAN_city_major_4) Level 3 Barbarian Garrison Hundred (rom_BARBARIAN_city_major_fort_3) Level 2 Barbarian Fortified Oppidium (rom_BARBARIAN_city_major_fort_4) Level 3 Barbarian Trade Hundred (rom_BARBARIAN_city_major_trade_3) Level 2 Barbarian Economic Oppidium (rom_BARBARIAN_city_major_trade_4) Level 3 Barbarian Hamlet (Copper) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_copper_1) Level 0 Barbarian Village (Copper) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_copper_2) Level 1 Fortified Barbarian Pagus (Copper) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_copper_fort_4) Level 3 Barbarian Hamlet (Fish) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_fish_1) Level 0 Barbarian Village (Fish) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_fish_2) Level 1 Barbarian Town (Fish) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_fish_3) Level 2 Barbarian Pagus (Fish) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_fish_4) Level 3 Barbarian Hamlet (Glassware) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_glass_1) Level 0 Barbarian Village (Glassware) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_glass_2) Level 1 Barbarian Town (Glassware) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_glass_3) Level 2 Barbarian Pagus (Glassware) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_glass_4) Level 3 Barbarian Hamlet (Gold) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_gold_1) Level 0 Barbarian Village (Gold) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_gold_2) Level 1 Barbarian Town (Gold) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_gold_3) Level 2 Barbarian Pagus (Gold) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_gold_4) Level 3 Barbarian Hamlet (Grain) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_grain_1) Level 0 Barbarian Village (Grain) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_grain_2) Level 1 Barbarian Town (Grain) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_grain_3) Level 2 Barbarian Pagus (Grain) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_grain_4) Level 3 Barbarian Hamlet (Leather) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_hides_1) Level 0 Barbarian Village (Leather) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_hides_2) Level 1 Barbarian Town (Leather) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_hides_3) Level 2 Barbarian Pagus (Leather) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_hides_4) Level 3 Barbarian Hamlet (Warhorse) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_horse_1) Level 0 Barbarian Village (Warhorse) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_horse_2) Level 1 Barbarian Town (Warhorse) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_horse_3) Level 2 Barbarian Pagus (Warhorse) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_horse_4) Level 3 Barbarian Hamlet (Iron) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_iron_1) Level 0 Barbarian Village (Iron) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_iron_2) Level 1 Barbarian Hamlet (Limestone) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_limestone_1) Level 0 Barbarian Village (Limestone) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_limestone_2) Level 1 Barbarian Town (Limestone) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_limestone_3) Level 2 Barbarian Pagus (Limestone) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_limestone_4) Level 3 Barbarian Hamlet (Marble) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_marble_1) Level 0 Barbarian Village (Marble) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_marble_2) Level 1 Barbarian Town (Marble) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_marble_3) Level 2 Barbarian Pagus (Marble) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_marble_4) Level 3 Barbarian Hamlet (Olive Oil) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_olives_1) Level 0 Barbarian Village (Olive Oil) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_olives_2) Level 1 Barbarian Town (Olive Oil) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_olives_3) Level 2 Barbarian Pagus (Olive Oil) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_olives_4) Level 3 Barbarian Hamlet (Purple Dye) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_purple_dye_1) Level 0 Barbarian Village (Purple Dye) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_purple_dye_2) Level 1 Barbarian Town (Purple Dye) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_purple_dye_3) Level 2 Barbarian Pagus (Purple Dye) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_purple_dye_4) Level 3 Barbarian Hamlet (Salt) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_salt_1) Level 0 Barbarian Village (Salt) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_salt_2) Level 1 Barbarian Town (Salt) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_salt_3) Level 2 Barbarian Pagus (Salt) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_salt_4) Level 3 Barbarian Hamlet (Silk) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_silk_1) Level 0 Barbarian Village (Silk) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_silk_2) Level 1 Barbarian Town (Silk) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_silk_3) Level 2 Barbarian Pagus (Silk) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_silk_4) Level 3 Barbarian Hamlet (Lead) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_silver_1) Level 0 Barbarian Village (Lead) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_silver_2) Level 1 Barbarian Town (Lead) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_silver_3) Level 2 Barbarian Pagus (Lead) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_silver_4) Level 3 Barbarian Hamlet (Trained Slaves) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_slave_1) Level 0 Barbarian Village (Trained Slaves) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_slave_2) Level 1 Barbarian Town (Trained Slaves) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_slave_3) Level 2 Barbarian Pagus (Trained Slaves) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_slave_4) Level 3 Barbarian Hamlet (Timber) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_timber_1) Level 0 Barbarian Village (Timber) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_timber_2) Level 1 Barbarian Town (Timber) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_timber_3) Level 2 Barbarian Pagus (Timber) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_timber_4) Level 3 Fortified Timber Camp (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_timber_fort_4) Level 3 Timber Trade Camp (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_timber_trade_4) Level 3 Barbarian Hamlet (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_township_1) Level 0 Barbarian Pagus (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_township_4) Level 3 Barbarian Hamlet (Wine) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_wine_1) Level 0 Barbarian Village (Wine) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_wine_2) Level 1 Barbarian Town (Wine) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_wine_3) Level 2 Barbarian Pagus (Wine) (rom_BARBARIAN_city_minor_wine_4) Level 3

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