Mercenary Dahaean Noble Cavalry
Mercenary. Hired from a regional pool, not recruited from a building.
Class: heavy · Category: cavalry · Men per unit: 32
Description
The Dahae are not a subtle people....when they arm themselves for close combat, they layer themselves in scale armour, wield an enormous two-handed kontos lance, and as a back-up keep an iron-bound club to bash in the skulls of their enemies. These are the tribal leaders of the Dahae, men as unpleasant as they are ferocious. They prefer to watch from a distance as their countrymen riddle the enemy with arrows, then, when the moment is right, they charge and break the enemy formation like a ripe melon. While not as heavily armed as the Parthian Cataphracts, they move faster and are more easily able to circle round the enemy and find the weak point for their final charge.
Stats
| Rank in roster | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men per unit | 32 | ██········ 23% |
| Attack | 15 | ███████··· 72% |
| Charge bonus | 36 | ██████████ 97% |
| Defence | 38 | ███████··· 68% |
| · armour | 15 | ████████·· 82% |
| · defence skill | 23 | ███████··· 65% |
| · shield | 0 | █········· 0% |
| Morale | 14 | ████████·· 79% |
| Discipline | Normal | |
| Training | Highly trained | |
| Upkeep per turn | 1,268 dn | ██████████ 96% |
Weapons
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack | 15 | 15 | Charge bonus | 36 | 34 | Type | melee · blade | melee · blade | Damage | piercing | slashing |
Defence
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 38 | — | Armour | 15 | — | Defence skill | 23 | — | Shield | 0 | — |
Condition and terrain
| Hit points | 1 | Mount | generals horse | Ground: scrub / sand / forest / snow | -3 / -1 / -8 / -1 | Charge distance | 40 |
| Formations | Square · Wedge |
Technical stats
| Time between blows (primary / secondary) | 2.5 s / 2.5 s | Extra fatigue in hot climates | 3 | Spacing between men: close / loose | 2 × 4.8 m / 3 × 7.2 m | Default ranks | 5 |
In battle: Very good stamina · Powerful charge
Where to hire it
Mercenaries are hired from a regional pool, not recruited from a building. This unit is offered by 1 pool covering 10 regions, at 7,804 dn to hire and 3 experience.
Mercenary pool: Dahae
At least one of those pools sells to any faction that has an army in range, with no faction restriction.
The 10 regions where this unit appears in a mercenary pool
Anatolike Chorasmene · Apasiakaia · Attasia · Boreia Chorasmene · Chorasmene · Derbikia · Hesperos Chorasmene · Massagetaia · Parnia · Xandia-Paria