Baktria Missile Infantry

Elite Persian Archers

The bow and the spear make the man who can use them doubly dangerous.

Very few Persians were professional soldiers and, apart from the earlier elite Achaemenid Immortals and some mercenary hoplites, none were formally trained or drilled. Instead, troops were levied by rich land owners as an obligation during times of war. Levied infantry included slingers, archers and javelin throwers, all wearing little armour but some with shields for protection. As might be expected due to the local terrain, cavalry was an important component in an eastern army, and several types were raised. Lighter cavalry wore iron or bronze scale armour over a tunic; these mounted warriors carried javelins and a sword but had no shield. Horse archers were used to wear down infantry with fast, ruthless attacks. Heavy cavalry included a royal bodyguard. The Parthians, and later the Sassanid Persians, developed all-over horse armour to protect their valued steeds as well as the fearsome cataphract warriors. These were as armoured as any late medieval knight.

Abilities

Elite Persian Archers

• Precision Shot
  Improved missile weapon damage for an extended period.
  Missile damage
  Exertion: fatigue

Attributes

• Resistant to Fatigue
  Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit.
• Hide (scrub & forest)
  This unit can hide in scrub and forest until enemy units get too close.
• Resistant to Heat
  This unit tires less quickly in the desert.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Transport

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

Elite Persian Archers

• Long range
• Fast rate of fire
• Good damage but low armour penetration
• Very weak in melee
• Poor morale

Baktria Units
General (7)
1.Bactrian Horse Archers
2.Bactrian Royal Cavalry
3.Bactrian Royal Guard
4.Hellenic Cataphracts
5.Indian Armoured Elephants
6.Hetairoi Cataphracts
7.King's Disciplines
Melee Infantry (12)
8.Bactrian Hillmen
9.Mob
10.Thorax Swordsmen
11.Thureos Swordsmen
12.Bactrian Infantry
13.Indo-Kush Guild Warriors
14.Indo-Greek Noble Swordmen
15.Heavy Thorax Swordmen
16.Indo-Kush Swordmen
17.Companions Chosen Axemen
18.Desert Swordsmen
19.King's Disciplines
Missile Infantry (9)
20.Bactrian Peltasts
21.Elite Persian Archers
22.Eastern Javelinmen
23.Persian Light Archers
24.Eastern Slingers
25.Light Peltasts
26.Peltasts
27.Persian Noble Archer
28.Indo-Kush Longbowmen
Pike Infantry (4)
29.Levy Pikemen
30.Pikemen
31.Thorax Pikemen
32.Bactrian Elite Phalangitae
Spear Infantry (11)
33.Bactrian Royal Guard
34.Scale Thorax Hoplites
35.Eastern Spearmen
36.Thureos Spears
37.Golden Scale Hoplites
38.Thorax Spearmen
39.Heavy Thorax Spearmen
40.Indo-Greek Noble Hoplites
41.Indo-Kush Spearmen
42.Bactrian Spearmen
43.Desert Spearmen
Melee Cavalry (5)
44.Bactrian Light Horse
45.Bactrian Noble Horse
46.Citizen Cavalry
47.Desert Camel Spearmen
48.Eukratides' Horses
Missile Cavalry (6)
49.Bactrian Horse Archers
50.Horse Archers
51.Horse Skirmishers
52.Bactrian Prodromoi Cavalry
53.Dahae Riders
54.Desert Camel Archers
Shock Cavalry (4)
55.Bactrian Royal Cavalry
56.Hellenic Cataphracts
57.Hetairoi Cataphracts
58.Bactrian Hippeis
Elephant (2)
59.Indian Armoured Elephants
60.Indian War Elephants
Fixed Artillery (4)
61.Greek Giant Ballista
62.Greek Polybolos
63.Greek Bastion Scorpion
64.Greek Scorpion (Fixed)
Field Artillery (6)
65.Greek Bastion Ballista
66.Greek Ballista
67.Greek Scorpion
68.Greek Heavy Onager
69.Greek Bastion Onager
70.Greek Onager
Admiral (2)
71.Assault Tetreres - Bactrian Hillmen
72.Tower Penteres - Persian Light Archers
Melee Ship (3)
73.Assault Tetreres - Bactrian Hillmen
74.Fire Pot Dieres - Thureos Spears
75.Assault Dieres - Thureos Spears
Missile Ship (7)
76.Raiding Hemiolia - Eastern Javelinmen
77.Pursuit Trihemiolia - Eastern Javelinmen
78.Scorpion Penteres - Persian Light Archers
79.Tower Penteres - Persian Light Archers
80.Missile Penteres - Persian Light Archers
81.Scorpion Trieres - Eastern Slingers
82.Missile Trieres - Eastern Slingers
Artillery Ship (2)
83.Light Artillery Penteres - Greek Ballista (Ship)
84.Artillery Penteres - Greek Onager (Ship)