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Alani Swordsmen

Once drawn, their blades must taste enemy flesh.

Alani warriors were known to be strong and fierce - the Roman historian Marcellinus spoke of them in complimentary terms, calling them "men of great stature and beauty" with "terribly fierce" eyes. Their hardiness and determination is hardly surprising, given their lives on the harsh, eastern steppes, and then having to cope with upheaval and westward migration brought on by the appearance of the Huns. The Alans, Sarmatians and indeed all the nomadic tribes, had no choice but to master this unforgiving life or be destroyed or consumed by a stronger people. They dominated the Pontic steppes until the Gothic tribes spread south-eastward into their lands. The subsequent encounter had a significant influence on Gothic culture, with the Germanic people developing into exceptional horsemen in their own right.

Alani Swordsmen

Unit Name

Alani Swordsmen

Main Unit Key

3c_Ala_Alani_Swordsmen

Land Unit Key

3c_Ala_Alani_Swordsmen

Naval Unit Key

3c_barbarian_transport

Soldiers

160

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

550

Recruitment Cost

550

Upkeep Cost

110

Missile Damage

32

├ Missile Weapon

rome_javelin_precursor

├ Projectile

javelin_prec

├ Missile Damage

20

├ Missile Ap Damage

12

└ Base Reload Time

15

Accuracy

5

Range

40

Reload

0

Shots Per Minute

4

Ammunition

2

Melee Attack

34

Weapon Damage

34

├ Melee Weapon

rome_celtic_hellenic_sword

├ Melee Damage Base

30

├ Melee Damage Ap

4

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Large

0

├ Bonus vs Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

28

Melee Defence

51

├ Base Defence

26

├ Shield

oval

└ Shield Defence

25

Armour

60

├ Armour

padded_improved

├ Armour Defence

25

└ Shield Armour

35

Health

50

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_medium

├ Man Health

40

└ Bonus Hit Points

10

Base Morale

35

Abilities

No Ability

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
Alani Swordsmen
  • Good attack
  • Average defence
  • Average damage but low armour penetration
  • Normal morale