Baktria Missile Cavalry

Dahae Riders

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 Dahae Riders

Main Unit Key Bre_Dahae_Riders

Land Unit Key Bre_Dahae_Riders

Naval Unit Key greek_transport

Soldiers 90

Category Cavalry

Class Missile Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 620

Recruitment Cost 620

Upkeep Cost 85

Missile Damage 40

├ Missile Weapon rome_composite_bow_horse

├ Projectile arrow_composite_horse

├ Missile Damage 34

├ Missile Ap Damage 6

└ Base Reload Time 12

Accuracy 5

Range 125

Reload 5

Shots Per Minute 5

Ammunition 30

Melee Attack 25

Weapon Damage 35

├ Melee Weapon rome_steppe_sword

├ Melee Damage Base 31

├ Melee Damage Ap 4

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 0

├ Bonus vs Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 5

Charge Bonus 41

Melee Defence 25

├ Base Defence 25

├ Shield none

└ Shield Defence 0

Armour 27

├ Armour cloth

├ Armour Defence 27

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 100

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_light

├ Man Health 50

├ Bonus Hit Points 15

├ Mount rome_scythian_horse_sword_l

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_light_missile

└ Mount Health 35

Base Morale 45

Abilities

• 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.

Strengths & Weaknesses

• 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
Lv. 0	Satrap's Stables (greek_military_east_stable_3) Level 2
Lv. 1	Royal Stables (greek_military_east_stable_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Baktria Baktrian Nobles