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Ysaninu Aysiramja

(Saka Cataphracts)

These fearsome warriors wear an armoured jacket fitted at the waist and made of large metal plates. Their horses are protected by an armoured cloth. They carry a long kontos lance for the shock action during the initial charge and a deadly sagaris battle-axe that can cut through the heaviest of armour in melee combat.

The Saka, as they were called by the Persians, were a steppe people who lived and died by their horsemanship. As in all warrior societies, the heaviest armour was reserved for use by the nobility of the tribes, and Saka nobility could be deadly indeed. As a people, they showed little inclination to bow to any outsider. In 512BC, King Darius the Great attempted to subdue the Saka, and marched into their steppe lands. It did him little good. The tribes avoided open battle, and raided whenever and wherever they pleased. Alexander the Great, almost two centuries later, eventually lured the Saka into battle at Jaxartes in 329BC. Even though Alexander won, he recognised that he could not tame them and released all his Saka prisoners in exchange for an oath to end their depredations. The Saka kept their word.

Ysaninu Aysiramja

Unit Name

Ysaninu Aysiramja

Main Unit Key

Ste_Saka_Cataphracts

Land Unit Key

Ste_Saka_Cataphracts

Naval Unit Key

barbarian_transport

Soldiers

120

Category

Cavalry

Class

Shock Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost

2808

Recruitment Cost

2808

Upkeep Cost

562

Melee Attack

46

Weapon Damage

9

├ Melee Weapon

alance4

├ Weapon Damage

9

├ Weapon Deadliness

0

├ Armour Piercing

Yes

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry

0

├ Bonus vs. Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

2

Charge Bonus

44

Melee Defence

61

├ Base Defence

45

├ Shield

none

└ Shield Defence

16

Armour

28

├ Armour

carm14

├ Armour Defence

28

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

20

├ Man Entity

heavy_heavy

├ Man Health

20

├ Bonus Hit Points

0

├ Mount

saka_horse_cataphract_noble

├ Mount Entity

rome_horse_very_heavy_shock

└ Mount Health

0

Base Morale

65

Abilities

Ysaninu Aysiramja
  • Stamina (poor)
    Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat.
  • 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.
  • Resistant to Cold
    This unit tires less quickly in snow.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Ysaninu Aysiramja
  • Very good charge
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Heavily armoured
  • Slowest cavalry
  • Good morale
Upgrade
Required Technology Warrior Aristocracy Cost 600 Upgrade To Sahiya Hadabara
Requires Buildings
Ysaninu Aysiramja Lv. 1 Horse Ranch
Horse Ranch
(rom_BARBARIAN_enclosure_minor_stables_4)
Level 3
Horse Ranch
Horse Ranch
(rom_BARBARIAN_enclosure_stables_4)
Level 3
Ysaninu Aysiramja Lv. 0 Stables
Stables
(rom_BARBARIAN_enclosure_stables_3)
Level 2
Faction Availability
Grand Campaign