"These heavily-armoured, mounted archers can fire from the saddle at pace."
The Sarmatians, a western group of steppe peoples, occupied the area north of the Black Sea, bordering Dacian and Germanic lands. They roamed this region as they pleased, and had a fierce reputation as cavalrymen almost without equal. They were feared by the Greeks, and often worked as mercenaries or allied themselves to the Dacians. The Sarmatians were always horse archers, but their cavalry gradually adopted heavier and heavier armour as the centuries passed, eventually wearing as much armour as the famed cataphracts of the east. Even the horses wore full suits of scale armour. The riders kept their fearsome bows, even as they became magnificent shock cavalry. With each man carrying a kontos, a long two-handed lance, they could smash through almost any enemy foolish enough to stand against them.
Strength and Weaknesses[]
Excellent Rate of Fire
Excellent Armour
High Health
Base Stats[]
Sarmatian Cataphract Archers
Unit
Number of Men:
80
Morale:
36
Bonus HP:
7
Melee Attack:
15
Melee Defense:
10
Charge Bonus:
15
Reload:
45
Ammunition:
24
Medium Infantry
Human
Hit Points:
90
Mass:
100
Heavy Horse
Mount
Hit Points:
135
Mass:
660
Walk Speed:
17,5
Run Speed:
70
Charge Speed:
105
Charge Distance:
75
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
Composite Horse Bow
Missile Weapon
Normal Shot
Flaming Shot
Heavy Shot
Whistling Shot
Damage:
37
45
30
12
Armour Penetration Damage:
12
0
18
2
Base Reload Time:
20
34
34
20
Range:
150
150
150
150
Bonus vs Infantry:
0
0
10
0
Bonus vs Cavalry:
0
10
0
0
Bonus vs Elephants:
0
10
0
0
Special Effects:
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[]
Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
Rapid Advance
Hide (forest)
Fire Whilst Moving