Mercenary Hyrkanian Foot Archers
Mercenary. Hired from a regional pool, not recruited from a building.
Class: missile · Category: infantry · Men per unit: 40
Description
This lightly armed archer is speedy but weak in close combat--take care to deal with them before their arrows inflict too much damage!
Stats
| Rank in roster | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men per unit | 40 | ███······· 30% |
| Attack | 10 | ██········ 19% |
| Charge bonus | 3 | ██········ 16% |
| Defence | 14 | █········· 6% |
| · armour | 3 | ██········ 21% |
| · defence skill | 11 | █········· 6% |
| · shield | 0 | █········· 0% |
| Morale | 8 | ██········ 19% |
| Discipline | Normal | |
| Training | Untrained | |
| Upkeep per turn | 557 dn | ███······· 31% |
Weapons
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack | 10 | 3 | Charge bonus | 3 | 3 | Type | missile · archery | melee · simple | Damage | piercing | piercing |
| Projectile | arrow | — | Range | 170 | — | Ammunition | 25 | — |
Defence
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 14 | — | Armour | 3 | — | Defence skill | 11 | — | Shield | 0 | — |
Condition and terrain
| Hit points | 1 | Ground: scrub / sand / forest / snow | 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 | Charge distance | 30 | Formations | Square |
Technical stats
| Time between blows (primary / secondary) | 2.5 s / 2.5 s | Extra fatigue in hot climates | -2 | Collision mass per man (1.0 is normal) | 0.83 | Spacing between men: close / loose | 1.2 × 2.8 m / 2.16 × 5.04 m |
| Default ranks | 5 |
In battle: Can hide in long grass · Very good stamina
Where to hire it
Mercenaries are hired from a regional pool, not recruited from a building. This unit is offered by 2 pools covering 9 regions, at 4,495–5,013 dn to hire and 2–3 experience.
Mercenary pools: Ekbatana · Hyrkania
At least one of those pools sells to any faction that has an army in range, with no faction restriction.
Some pools additionally restrict it to Seleucid Empire · Seleucid Rebels (Asia Minor) · Seleucid Rebels (Upper Satrapies).
The 9 regions where this unit appears in a mercenary pool
Amardokaia-Anariakaia · Apauarktikene · Boreia Hyrkania · Hyrkania · Komisene · Margiane · Media · Parthia · Tapyria-Kyrtia