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Skythioi Aristoi Hippotoxotai

(Scythian Noble Horse Archers)

The Scythian nobles are superb horsemen, with finely crafted bronze and even gold scale armour, their equipment highly and sumptuously decorated with golden animals. They wear a Greek-style scaled linothorax, a small crescent or rectangular shield made with iron lamellar plates, greaves, and Greek helmets.

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.

Skythioi Aristoi Hippotoxotai

Unit Name

Skythioi Aristoi Hippotoxotai

Main Unit Key

Scy_noble_cavalry

Land Unit Key

Scy_noble_cavalry

Naval Unit Key

barbarian_transport

Soldiers

120

Category

Cavalry

Class

Missile Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost

2620

Recruitment Cost

2620

Upkeep Cost

524

Missile Damage

11

├ Missile Weapon

cbow3

├ Projectile

cbow3

├ Missile Damage

11

├ Missile Ap Damage

0

└ Base Reload Time

13

Accuracy

20

Range

160

Reload

32

Shots Per Minute

7

Ammunition

15

Melee Attack

34

Weapon Damage

11

├ Melee Weapon

axe4

├ Weapon Damage

11

├ Weapon Deadliness

0

├ Armour Piercing

Yes

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry

0

├ Bonus vs. Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

31

Melee Defence

47

├ Base Defence

26

├ Shield

cshield1

└ Shield Defence

21

Armour

26

├ Armour

carm13

├ Armour Defence

26

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

20

├ Man Entity

medium_heavy

├ Man Health

20

├ Bonus Hit Points

0

├ Mount

sarmatian_horse_noble

├ Mount Entity

rome_horse_very_heavy_shock

└ Mount Health

0

Base Morale

60

Abilities

Skythioi Aristoi Hippotoxotai
  • Stamina (poor)
    Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat.
  • Cantabrian Circle
    The unit fires whilst riding in a circle that increases reload skill
  • Flying Wedge
    The unit assumes a wedge formation that increases charge speed and bonus
  • Concentrate Fire
    The unit fires its missiles towards a spot causing damage to everyone in the area of effect

Attributes

  • 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.
  • 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 Cold
    This unit tires less quickly in snow.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Skythioi Aristoi Hippotoxotai
  • Long range
  • Fast rate of fire
  • Fast moving
  • Good damage but low armour penetration
  • Very weak in melee
  • Poor morale
Requires Buildings
Skythioi Aristoi Hippotoxotai Lv. 0 Horse Pens
Horse Pens
(rom_BARBARIAN_enclosure_stables_2)
Level 1
Stables
Stables
(rom_BARBARIAN_enclosure_stables_3)
Level 2
Skythioi Aristoi Hippotoxotai Lv. 1 Horse Ranch
Horse Ranch
(rom_BARBARIAN_enclosure_stables_4)
Level 3