Skythioi Epilektoi Toxotai
(Scythian Armoured Archers)Less common than their mounted equivalents, these heavy Scythian archers dismount to operate in woods and rough terrain. They are very well protected with a light and flexible Greek linothorax, complete with bronze or bone scales. They wield sagaris axes, but the wealthiest also use longswords.
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 Skythioi Epilektoi Toxotai |
Main Unit Key Scy_armoured_archers |
Land Unit Key Scy_armoured_archers |
Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport |
Soldiers 200 |
Category Missile Infantry |
Class Missile Infantry |
Custom Battle Cost 1295 |
Recruitment Cost 1295 |
Upkeep Cost 259 |
10 |
├ Missile Weapon bow3 |
├ Projectile bow3 |
├ Missile Damage 10 |
├ Missile Ap Damage 0 |
└ Base Reload Time 12 |
Accuracy 10 |
Range 175 |
Reload 13 |
Shots Per Minute 6 |
Ammunition 15 |
Melee Attack 30 |
11 |
├ Melee Weapon axe2 |
├ Weapon Damage 11 |
├ Weapon Deadliness 0 |
├ Armour Piercing Yes |
├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 0 |
├ Bonus vs. Elephants 0 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 10 |
63 |
├ Base Defence 26 |
├ Shield shield3 |
└ Shield Defence 37 |
10 |
├ Armour arm6 |
├ Armour Defence 10 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
20 |
├ Man Entity medium_light |
├ Man Health 20 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 0 |
Base Morale 50 |
Abilities
Skythioi Epilektoi Toxotai- Stamina (good)
Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat. - Concentrate Fire
The unit fires its missiles towards a spot causing damage to everyone in the area of effect
Attributes
- Improved Stamina
This unit type has an improvement on the base stamina stat. - Hide (scrub & forest)
This unit can hide in scrub and forest until enemy units get too close. - Resistant to Cold
This unit tires less quickly in snow. - Hide (scrub & forest)
This unit can hide in scrub and forest 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
- Long range
- Average rate of fire
- Good damage but low armour penetration
- Very weak in melee
- Very poor morale
Faction Availability | |
---|---|
Grand Campaign | |
Imperator Augustus |