Saka Rauka Shock Cavalry

Sahiya Hadabara

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.

Unit Name Sahiya Hadabara

Main Unit Key Ste_Scythian_Royal_Horse

Land Unit Key Ste_Scythian_Royal_Horse

Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport_small

Soldiers 120

Category Cavalry

Class Shock Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 2902

Recruitment Cost 2902

Upkeep Cost 580

Melee Attack 50

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 46

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_reformed

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_heavy_shock

└ Mount Health 0

Base Morale 65

Abilities

• 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

• Very poor hull strength
• Very slow speed
• Weak ramming

• Very good charge
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Heavily armoured
• Slowest cavalry
• Good morale

Recuitment Requirement
Required Technology Cost 600 Upgrade From
Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Warlord's Hold (rom_BARBARIAN_commons_administration_3) Level 2
Lv. 1	Great Hall (rom_BARBARIAN_commons_administration_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Saka Rauka Saka Nobles Thyssagetae