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Steppe Armoured Axemen

Troops armed with axes and scale armour.

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.

Steppe Armoured Axemen

Unit Name

Steppe Armoured Axemen

Main Unit Key

Ste_Armoured_Axemen

Land Unit Key

Ste_Armoured_Axemen

Naval Unit Key

barbarian_transport

Soldiers

160

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

700

Recruitment Cost

700

Upkeep Cost

85

Melee Attack

30

Weapon Damage

36

├ Melee Weapon

rome_steppe_pickaxe_elite_m

├ Melee Damage Base

19

├ Melee Damage Ap

17

├ Armour Piercing

Yes

├ Bonus vs. Large

0

├ Bonus vs Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

24

Melee Defence

72

├ Base Defence

37

├ Shield

celtic

└ Shield Defence

35

Armour

87

├ Armour

scale

├ Armour Defence

57

└ Shield Armour

30

Health

70

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_heavy

├ Man Health

55

└ Bonus Hit Points

15

Base Morale

55

Abilities

Steppe Armoured Axemen
  • Headhunt
    Gradual increase in effectiveness of the unit's attack.
    Melee attack, morale
    Melee defence
  • Shieldwall
    The unit moves into a close formation and raises shields.
    Armour strength, bracing, melee defence, shield strength
    Limited speed

Attributes

  • Hide (forest)
    This unit can hide in forests 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
Steppe Armoured Axemen
  • Average attack
  • Poor defence
  • Low damage but good armour penetration
  • Poor morale
Requires Buildings
Steppe Armoured Axemen Lv. 0 Bronze Forge
Bronze Forge
(barb_artisan_bronze_3)
Level 2
Hundred
Hundred
(barb_city_3)
Level 2
Town
Town
(barb_town_3)
Level 2
Steppe Armoured Axemen Lv. 1 Bronze Furnace
Bronze Furnace
(barb_artisan_bronze_4)
Level 3
Coin Mint
Coin Mint
(barb_artisan_coin_3)
Level 2
Coin Hoard
Coin Hoard
(barb_artisan_coin_4)
Level 3
Carnyx Maker
Carnyx Maker
(barb_artisan_maker_4)
Level 3
Industry Oppidum
Industry Oppidum
(barb_city_industry_4)
Level 3
Trade Oppidum
Trade Oppidum
(barb_city_trade_4)
Level 3
Tribal Oppidum
Tribal Oppidum
(barb_city_tribal_4)
Level 3
Farm Pagus
Farm Pagus
(barb_town_farm_4)
Level 3
Tribal Pagus
Tribal Pagus
(barb_town_tribal_4)
Level 3