Baktria Missile Cavalry

Bactrian Prodromoi Cavalry

Light Greek infantry, the thureophoroi developed around the early 4th century BC, and straddled the gap between the phalanx and the skirmishing peltasts. Named after the thureos, their large oval shields, they were more heavily armoured than the traditional Thracian and Greek peltast. Able to both skirmish and form up as a phalanx, they were used to guard the flanks and protect other light troops. Their shield, normally made from wood and covered with leather, had a central handgrip that was protected by a vertical spine and a metal boss-like strip, and may have been inspired by Celtic or Roman shields of the time. Like the longer sarissa, the spears used by the thureophoroi had a weighted butt-spike to provide balance, but this also allowed them to throw javelins, if so equipped, by jamming their spears into the ground. Able to fulfil a variety of roles, thureophoroi were common amongst both citizen and mercenary units of the Greek city-states until they were eclipsed by the Macedonian phalanxes of Phillip II and Alexander the Great.

Unit Name Bactrian Prodromoi Cavalry

Main Unit Key Bre_Bactrian_Prodromoi

Land Unit Key Bre_Bactrian_Prodromoi

Naval Unit Key greek_transport

Soldiers 90

Category Cavalry

Class Missile Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 710

Recruitment Cost 710

Upkeep Cost 85

Missile Damage 30

├ Missile Weapon rome_wooden_javelin

├ Projectile javelin_wooden

├ Missile Damage 17

├ Missile Ap Damage 13

└ Base Reload Time 9

Accuracy 5

Range 75

Reload 13

Shots Per Minute 8

Ammunition 18

Melee Attack 23

Weapon Damage 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 27

Melee Defence 60

├ Base Defence 34

├ Shield pelta

└ Shield Defence 26

Armour 102

├ Armour scale_elite

├ Armour Defence 77

└ Shield Armour 25

Health 105

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium_fast

├ Man Health 55

├ Bonus Hit Points 15

├ Mount rome_hellenic_horse_sword_shield_l

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_light

└ Mount Health 35

Base Morale 55

Abilities

No Ability

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.

Strengths & Weaknesses

• Very poor hull strength
• Very slow speed
• Weak ramming

• Short range
• Fast rate of fire
• Fast moving
• Very good damage and armour penetration
• Large shield
• Very weak in melee
• Poor morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 1	Royal Stables (greek_military_east_stable_4) Level 3 Royal Barracks (greek_military_heavy_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Baktria Baktrian Nobles