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Royal Guard Archers

Grizzled steppe veterans who are sharpshooter archers

The Royal Family Houses of the great nomadic, steppe tribes relied on a cadre of grizzled, experienced veterans to guard their palatial tents, pavilions, yurts, and aul villages of the ruling family. Additionally, able and bold tribe chieftains utilized these shock forces to drive a decisive wedge in the battle, surprising the enemy with a decent, albeit not exemplary, but still formidable infantry force, as the rest of the nomad mounted forces pepper away with arrow fire and whittle down with lancer charges. The utilization of these crack soldiers at the most opportune moment in the battle may spell between a surefire victory or a prolonged battle. Most steppe, nomadic tribes avoid prolonged battles and if it has come to that, then these royal guard soldiers are the last and final defense and reserves.

Royal Guard Archers

Unit Name

Royal Guard Archers

Main Unit Key

Ste_Royal_Guard_Bow

Land Unit Key

Ste_Royal_Guard_Bow

Naval Unit Key

barbarian_transport

Soldiers

120

Category

Missile Infantry

Class

Missile Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

1000

Recruitment Cost

1000

Upkeep Cost

100

Missile Damage

38

├ Missile Weapon

rome_composite_bow

├ Projectile

arrow_composite

├ Missile Damage

32

├ Missile Ap Damage

6

└ Base Reload Time

11

Accuracy

15

Range

145

Reload

13

Shots Per Minute

6

Ammunition

30

Melee Attack

22

Weapon Damage

36

├ Melee Weapon

rome_club

├ Melee Damage Base

30

├ Melee Damage Ap

6

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Large

0

├ Bonus vs Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

12

Melee Defence

35

├ Base Defence

35

├ Shield

none

└ Shield Defence

0

Armour

77

├ Armour

scale_elite

├ Armour Defence

77

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

70

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_heavy_fast

├ Man Health

55

└ Bonus Hit Points

15

Base Morale

55

Abilities

Royal Guard Archers
  • Headhunt
    Gradual increase in effectiveness of the unit's attack.
    Melee attack, morale
    Melee defence
  • 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 Cold
    This unit tires less quickly in snow.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Royal Guard Archers
  • Long range
  • Average rate of fire
  • Good damage but low armour penetration
  • Very weak in melee
  • Very poor morale
Requires Buildings
Royal Guard Archers Lv. 1 Coin Hoard
Coin Hoard
(barb_artisan_coin_4)
Level 3
Salt Workshop
Salt Workshop
(barb_craftsmen_salt_4)
Level 3
Royal Guard Archers Lv. 0 Salt Kiln
Salt Kiln
(barb_craftsmen_salt_3)
Level 2