"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 coping with upheaval and migration westward 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, be destroyed or consumed by a stronger people. The fierceness of Alani warriors was demonstrated at the Battle of Adrianople in AD378, when a Gothic and Vandal army, bolstered by Alani infantry, outflanked and destroyed Roman forces under Emperor Valens. With the Alani infantry engaged at their front, and Gothic cavalry surrounding them, the Romans were decisively defeated. Abandoned by his bodyguards, Valens' body was never found.
Strength and Weaknesses[]
Good Armour
Poor Spotting
Low Health
Base Stats[]
Alani Swordsmen
Unit
Number of Men:
160
Morale:
40
Bonus HP:
0
Melee Attack:
36
Melee Defense:
16
Charge Bonus:
44
Reload:
0
Ammunition:
0
Medium Infantry
Human
Hit Points:
90
Mass:
100
Walk Speed:
14
Run Speed:
33
Charge Speed:
45
Charge Distance:
35
Weapons and Gear[]
Sword
Melee Weapon
Damage:
36
Armour Penetration Damage:
4
Bonus vs Infantry:
0
Bonus vs Cavalry:
0
Bonus vs Elephants:
0
Building damage:
0.066
Round Shield
Shield
Melee Defence:
15
Armour:
15
Missile Block Chance:
25
Scale Armour
Armour
Armour:
27
Abilities[]
Rapid Advance
Target:
Self
Initial Recharge:
0
Active Time:
30
Recharge Time:
210
Improved unit movement speed over an extended period.
Rapid Advance (30s):
+50% Speed
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.