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Saka Skirmishers

Born to ride, the Saka are notable mounted skirmishers.

Born to ride, the Saka are notable mounted skirmishers. The Saka, as they were called by the Persians, were a steppe people who lived and died by their horsemanship. As in all warrior societies, the heaviest armour was reserved for use by the nobility of the tribes, and Saka nobility could be deadly indeed. As a people, they showed little inclination to bow to any outsider. In 512 BC, King Darius the Great attempted to subdue the Saka, and marched into their steppe lands. It did him little good. The tribes avoided open battle, and raided whenever and wherever they pleased. Alexander the Great, almost two centuries later, eventually lured the Saka into battle at Jaxartes in 329 BC. Even though Alexander won, he recognised that he could not tame them and released all his Saka prisoners in exchange for an oath to end their depredations. The Saka kept their word.

Saka Skirmishers

Unit Name

Saka Skirmishers

Main Unit Key

Ste_Saka_Skirmishers

Land Unit Key

Ste_Saka_Skirmishers

Naval Unit Key

barbarian_transport

Soldiers

90

Category

Cavalry

Class

Missile Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost

500

Recruitment Cost

500

Upkeep Cost

70

Missile Damage

30

├ Missile Weapon

rome_wooden_javelin

├ Projectile

javelin_wooden

├ Missile Damage

17

├ Missile Ap Damage

13

└ Base Reload Time

9

Accuracy

15

Range

75

Reload

18

Shots Per Minute

8

Ammunition

18

Melee Attack

17

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

15

Melee Defence

25

├ Base Defence

25

├ Shield

none

└ Shield Defence

0

Armour

47

├ Armour

leather

├ Armour Defence

47

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

95

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_light

├ Man Health

50

├ Bonus Hit Points

10

├ Mount

rome_scythian_horse_sword_l

├ Mount Entity

rome_horse_light_missile

└ Mount Health

35

Base Morale

40

Abilities

Saka Skirmishers
  • Precision Shot
    Improved missile weapon damage for an extended period.
    Missile damage
    Exertion: fatigue
  • 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.
  • Resistant to Cold
    This unit tires less quickly in snow.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Saka Skirmishers
  • Short range
  • Fast rate of fire
  • Fast moving
  • Very good damage and armour penetration
  • Large shield
  • Very weak in melee
  • Poor morale
Requires Buildings
Saka Skirmishers Lv. 0 Coin Mint
Coin Mint
(barb_artisan_coin_3)
Level 2
Salt Kiln
Salt Kiln
(barb_craftsmen_salt_3)
Level 2
Saka Skirmishers Lv. 1 Coin Hoard
Coin Hoard
(barb_artisan_coin_4)
Level 3
Salt Workshop
Salt Workshop
(barb_craftsmen_salt_4)
Level 3
Faction Availability
Grand Campaign
Imperator Augustus