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Alani Royal Horses

Heavily armoured and carrying a deadly spear, these horsemen deal in death. Exclusively.

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.

Alani Royal Horses

Unit Name

Alani Royal Horses

Main Unit Key

3c_Ala_Alani_Royal_Horses_commander

Land Unit Key

3c_Ala_Alani_Royal_Horses

Naval Unit Key

3c_barbarian_transport

Soldiers

80

Category

Cavalry

Class

Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost

1200

Recruitment Cost

1200

Upkeep Cost

240

Melee Attack

49

Weapon Damage

29

├ Melee Weapon

rome_spear_cav_elite

├ Melee Damage Base

24

├ Melee Damage Ap

5

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Large

15

├ Bonus vs Elephants

15

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

43

Melee Defence

38

├ Base Defence

23

├ Shield

hoplite_cav

└ Shield Defence

15

Armour

95

├ Armour

scale_elite

├ Armour Defence

60

└ Shield Armour

35

Health

90

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_very_heavy

├ Man Health

45

├ Bonus Hit Points

20

├ Mount

3c_Ala_Winged_Horse_Spear

├ Mount Entity

rome_horse_medium

└ Mount Health

25

Base Morale

70

Abilities

Alani Royal Horses
  • Draco
    Reduces the effectiveness against mounted units of any nearby enemies for an extended time.
    Bonus vs cavalry, bonus vs elephants, bracing
  • Trample
    Charges are more effective for an extended time.
    Charge bonus
    Exertion: fatigue

Attributes

  • Encourage
    This unit provides a morale bonus to nearby allies.
  • 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
Alani Royal Horses
  • Very good attack
  • Average defence
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Good morale