Archers of River Tafna
Horse archers from the fertile region of Tafna River, which flows into the Mediterranean Sea facing the island of Rachgoun, near the ancient city of SigaThe thureos, a large oval-shaped shield, became common throughout the Hellenistic world from the 3rd century BC. Made from wood covered in hide, it differed from the earlier Greek hoplon in having a central handgrip, which was protected by a vertical spine running the length of the shield. This in turn could be further reinforced by the addition of a wide metal strip that protected the grip and the user’s hand. Inspired by the sub-rectangular and oval shields of the Celts, possibly through contact with the migrating Galatians, its usage seems to have spread through the Illyrian and Thracian tribes before it was adopted by the Greeks. Although large, the thureos was light in comparison to the traditional hoplon, and was adopted by heavily-armoured peltasts. Named after their shields, 'thureophoroi' could fight as common peltasts, skirmishing with javelins, but could also form up with their larger shields and longer spears in a similar fashion to a phalanx. The versatile and useful design of the thureos meant it was used by many armies, including the auxiliaries and cavalry of the later Roman Legions.
Unit Name Archers of River Tafna |
Main Unit Key Num_Cav2 |
Land Unit Key Num_Cav2 |
Naval Unit Key egyptian_transport |
Soldiers 90 |
Category Cavalry |
Class Missile Cavalry |
Custom Battle Cost 750 |
Recruitment Cost 750 |
Upkeep Cost 80 |
38 |
├ Missile Weapon rome_recurve_bow_horse |
├ Projectile arrow_recurve_horse |
├ Missile Damage 32 |
├ Missile Ap Damage 6 |
└ Base Reload Time 12 |
Accuracy 5 |
Range 125 |
Reload 17 |
Shots Per Minute 6 |
Ammunition 30 |
Melee Attack 21 |
36 |
├ Melee Weapon rome_eastern_sword |
├ Melee Damage Base 32 |
├ Melee Damage Ap 4 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Large 0 |
├ Bonus vs Elephants 0 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 5 |
Charge Bonus 35 |
50 |
├ Base Defence 30 |
├ Shield hoplite_cav |
└ Shield Defence 20 |
97 |
├ Armour spolas |
├ Armour Defence 52 |
└ Shield Armour 45 |
110 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium_fast |
├ Man Health 55 |
├ Bonus Hit Points 15 |
├ Mount rome_eastern_horse_sword_m |
├ Mount Entity rome_horse_medium_missile |
└ Mount Health 40 |
Base Morale 50 |
Abilities
Archers of River Tafna- Rapid Advance
Improved unit movement speed over an extended period.
Speed, acceleration, charge speed
Exertion: fatigue - Quick Reload
Improved reloading for an extended time.
Shots per minute
Exertion: fatigue - Cantabrian Circle
The unit fires whilst riding in a circle.
Harder to hit, reload skill
Attributes
- Resistant to Fatigue
Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit. - 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 Heat
This unit tires less quickly in the desert.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Transport- Very poor hull strength
- Very slow speed
- Weak ramming
- Long range
- Average rate of fire
- Fast moving
- Good damage but low armour penetration
- Very weak in melee
- Very poor morale
Requires Buildings | |
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Lv. 1 |
Royal Karka
(east_city_royal_4) Level 3
Nisean Stables
(east_military_stables_heavy_4) Level 3 |
Lv. 0 |
Royal Stables
(east_military_stables_heavy_3) Level 2 |
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Hannibal at the Gates |