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Saka Noble Cavalry

Missile Cavalry(0.6.7)

Faction:

Weapons

AttackLethalityChargeTypeTechMin. DelayMissile TypeMissile RangeAmmo

Weapon AttributesPrimaryNoneSecondaryNoneAttack AttributesFire Delay0Modifiers

Primary9130MissileProjectile25arrow13030

Secondary120.7240MeleeBladed25---

-1 vs. elephants

Defence

TotalArmourDefence SkillShield

Primary154110

Secondary----

Soldier Stats

SoldiersMass

40?

Mental Stats

MoraleDisciplineTraining

16Impetuous (may charge without orders)Trained

Health

Hit PointsExtra HP

111

Formation

FormationsDepthCharge Dist.

Spacing
Side / Back

CloseLoose

Square440

2 / 4.83.6 / 6.72

Cost

RecruitmentUpkeepWeapon UpgradeArmour UpgradeCustom Battle

24911003044947

Recruitment

Turns TakenAI Priority Offset

245

Terrain Modifiers

Attack ± in ScrubAttack ± in SandAttack ± in ForestAttack ± in SnowHeat Modifier

1-1-630

Unit Data

Unit Type (ID)Dictionary StringUnit ClassUnit Category

roxolanian lancersroxolanian_lancersMissileCavalry

Attributes: Can embark, Can hide in forest, Can form Cantabrian circle, Very hardy

Ownership:

Saka,

Free Peoples

Short description

Deadly with a bow and highly mobile.

Description

Sarmatian Roxolani lancers are the horse archer killers. While enemy horse archers are busy skirmishing with the enemy, these lancers will charge through their lines and kill as many as possible. They aren't as armoured as their noble compatriots, as the nobles have more money to spend on armour, but they get the job done. Having them go against Cataphracts isn't advised as they would lose handily. Going against horse archers, or light infantry is their natural role and in this role they excel.

The Roxolani name comes from "Rauksa" and "Alana" which means "Royal Alans" much as their eastern cousins "Saka Rauka" means "Royal Saka". Alans were the most fierce and dominant within the many tribes which comprised the Sarmatian confederacy. The last ones of them exist to this day in the south of Caucasus, inhabitants of Ossetia or Alannia as it is called. In the west, it has been theorised that Arthur was actually a Sarmatian Alan and his entourage Roxolani Nobles. That may or not be true, but the use of the name Ala(i)n to this day in many areas of western Europe, especially France means that they did actually have some impact. They were among the finest mounted warriors of their time, and it was only by using Alexandros' tactics against the Saka that Arrian, (when serving as Roman governor of Cappadocia), was able to defeat them.