Assa Barai
(Saka Riders)These Saka riders are armed with a recurved composite bow as their primary weapon and a spear as a secondary weapon. In addition, they carry leather armour and wickerwork shields, being slightly better armed than the majority of the tribesmen.
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 Assa Barai |
Main Unit Key Ste_Sarmatian_Riders |
Land Unit Key Ste_Sarmatian_Riders |
Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport |
Soldiers 120 |
Category Cavalry |
Class Melee Cavalry |
Custom Battle Cost 1431 |
Recruitment Cost 1431 |
Upkeep Cost 286 |
10 |
├ Missile Weapon cbow2 |
├ Projectile cbow2 |
├ Missile Damage 10 |
├ Missile Ap Damage 0 |
└ Base Reload Time 15 |
Accuracy 20 |
Range 150 |
Reload 0 |
Shots Per Minute 4 |
Ammunition 15 |
Melee Attack 30 |
9 |
├ Melee Weapon cspear2 |
├ Weapon Damage 9 |
├ Weapon Deadliness 0 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 1 |
├ Bonus vs. Elephants 1 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 24 |
40 |
├ Base Defence 19 |
├ Shield cshield1 |
└ Shield Defence 21 |
8 |
├ Armour carm3 |
├ Armour Defence 8 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
20 |
├ Man Entity medium_medium |
├ Man Health 20 |
├ Bonus Hit Points 0 |
├ Mount rome_scythian_horse_spear_shield_l |
├ Mount Entity rome_horse_light_spr |
└ Mount Health 0 |
Base Morale 45 |
Abilities
Assa Barai- Stamina (good)
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
- 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
- Average attack
- Weak defence
- Low damage but average armour penetration
- Poor morale
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Imperator Augustus |