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Missile Cavalry (Custom Battle Units)

Fast moving and with a long range, missile cavalry are great at harassing their enemies, but weak if pinned down in melee.

Missile Cavalry
No. Unit Sol. Custom Cost Recru. Cost Upkeep Cost Ship HP. Ship Spd. Msl. Dmg. Rng. Sht. /min Amo. Mle. Atk. Mle. Dmg. Chg. Mle. Def. Arm. HP. Mor.
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120 Skythioi Kontophoroi Hippotoxotai
Cavalry / Missile Cavalry / (Scy_heavy_horse_archers)
Skythioi Kontophoroi Hippotoxotai
(Scythian Heavy Horse Archers)

These armoured horse archers fight with a versatile panoply: the bow, a battleaxe, and a kontos lance. For the most part, they wear flexible Greek-style leather armour, with scales made from iron, bronze, or more commonly bone or horn, which is easier to collect and shape.

120 1602 1602 320 10 150 6 15 28 9 31 42 12 20 55
2
120 Skythioi Hippakontistai
Cavalry / Missile Cavalry / (Scy_Horse_Skirmishers)
Skythioi Hippakontistai
(Scythian Young Horsemen)

Young Scythian horsemen are not all able to practice the difficult art of mounted archery. When needed, they can act as raiding cavalry with javelins as well, like their neighbouring tribes.

120 781 781 156 15 90 8 7 24 11 22 45 2 20 35
3
120 Skythioi Aristoi Hippotoxotai
Cavalry / Missile Cavalry / (Scy_noble_cavalry)
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.

120 2620 2620 524 11 160 7 15 34 11 31 47 26 20 60
4
120 Skytho-Sauromatai Hippotoxotai
Cavalry / Missile Cavalry / (Scy_reform_horse_archers)
Skytho-Sauromatai Hippotoxotai
(Scytho-Sarmatian Horse Archers)

As the Scythians progressively fall under Sarmatian influence, they adopt the equipment of their enemies. The Sarmatised" Scythian kontos bearers are a pure product of this evolution. They still use close-combat weapons and their bow as the main armament in any occasion."

120 1442 1442 288 11 160 7 15 32 9 31 42 10 20 45
5
120 Skytho-Sauromatai Hippopeltastai
Cavalry / Missile Cavalry / (Scy_reform_mounted_peltasts)
Skytho-Sauromatai Hippopeltastai
(Scytho-Sarmatian Mounted Peltasts)

Although the horse archer is the backbone of any nomadic army, mounted javelineers are used as well, mostly in close quarters on rough terrain, in ambushes and night raids. Scythian and Sarmatian heavy mounted skirmishers carry large shields, a bunch of javelins, and leather and scale armour. They are skilled and can also fight dismounted with various weapons, but the most common are the sagaris battle-axe and the akinakes.

120 1968 1968 394 15 90 8 7 32 11 24 50 16 20 45
6
120 Skuda Baexdzhyntae
Cavalry / Missile Cavalry / (Ste_Horse_Skirm)
Skuda Baexdzhyntae
(Scythian Light Horsemen)

These light riders are from the Scythian tribes to the north of the Pontus Euxinus (Black Sea). They rely on a long sword, bow and shield (typically, the crescent shaped, leather faced, taka shield of the Scythian peoples) and are some of the most effective light horse available. These light horsemen will prove of little value in a hand to hand clash against disciplined infantry and care should be taken not to waste them in such a way.

120 881 881 176 10 150 5 15 30 11 22 40 2 20 35
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