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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.

Assa Barai

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

Missile Damage

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

Weapon Damage

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

Melee Defence

40

├ Base Defence

19

├ Shield

cshield1

└ Shield Defence

21

Armour

8

├ Armour

carm3

├ Armour Defence

8

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

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
Assa Barai
  • Average attack
  • Weak defence
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Poor morale
Requires Buildings
Assa Barai Lv. 0 Warrior Lodge
Warrior Lodge
(rom_BARBARIAN_artisans_major_1)
Level 0
Nomad Camp
Nomad Camp
(rom_BARBARIAN_enclosure_nomadic_2)
Level 1
Wagon Camp
Wagon Camp
(rom_BARBARIAN_enclosure_nomadic_3)
Level 2
Royal Camp
Royal Camp
(rom_BARBARIAN_enclosure_nomadic_4)
Level 3
Horse Pens
Horse Pens
(rom_BARBARIAN_enclosure_stables_2)
Level 1
Stables
Stables
(rom_BARBARIAN_enclosure_stables_3)
Level 2
Assa Barai Lv. 1 Horse Ranch
Horse Ranch
(rom_BARBARIAN_enclosure_stables_4)
Level 3