Alani (Empire Divided) Melee Cavalry

Alani Horsemen

The Alans, or Alani, were a Sarmatian people, probably of Iranian or Turkish origin. Like other nomads, livestock formed the basis of their sustenance, so a land's suitability for grazing was a major factor when deciding where to settle. Famed for their skill as horse breeders, even the Romans wrote favourably of the Alans' talents. This fine breeding stock gave their warriors an edge in mounted combat; horse and rider had to perform a variety of manoeuvres very quickly, so man and beast constantly trained together to ensure this. The Alani's use of armoured cavalry and horse archers, along with the tactics they employed, made them a formidable foe. They had a heavy influence on Gothic tribes that expanded into the steppes, being responsible for the Gothic horsemanship that caused Rome to quake in fear.

Unit Name Alani Horsemen

Main Unit Key 3c_Ala_Alani_Horsemen

Land Unit Key 3c_Ala_Alani_Horsemen

Naval Unit Key 3c_barbarian_transport

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 650

Recruitment Cost 650

Upkeep Cost 130

Melee Attack 44

Weapon Damage 25

├ Melee Weapon rome_spear_cav

├ Melee Damage Base 20

├ Melee Damage Ap 5

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 15

├ Bonus vs Elephants 15

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 29

Melee Defence 40

├ Base Defence 20

├ Shield cavalry

└ Shield Defence 20

Armour 50

├ Armour padded

├ Armour Defence 20

└ Shield Armour 30

Health 80

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium

├ Man Health 40

├ Bonus Hit Points 15

├ Mount rome_scythian_horse_spear_shield_m

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_medium

└ Mount Health 25

Base Morale 38

Abilities

• Draco
  Reduces the effectiveness against mounted units of any nearby enemies for an extended time.
  Bonus vs cavalry, bonus vs elephants, bracing

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

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

• Average attack
• Weak defence
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Poor morale

Faction Availability
Empire Divided	Alani (Empire Divided) Alani Pretenders (Empire Divided) Alani Secessionists (Empire Divided)