Mercenary Persian Takabara
Mercenary. Hired from a regional pool, not recruited from a building.
Class: light · Category: infantry · Men per unit: 60
Description
The Persians recruited a particularly ferocious Iranian tribe (known to them as the Takabara) for a strong offensive front, as well as for garrison forces. They were called Takabara because of the arms which they carried. The 'Taka' is the crescent moon shaped shield, which eventually many Persian units would adopt because of the better maneuverability afforded by its shape. The Takabara were also armed with axes capable of cleaving through bronze.
Stats
| Rank in roster | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men per unit | 60 | █████████· 87% |
| Attack | 8 | █········· 9% |
| Charge bonus | 2 | █········· 11% |
| Defence | 22 | ██········ 23% |
| · armour | 3 | ██········ 21% |
| · defence skill | 16 | ███······· 28% |
| · shield | 3 | ████······ 37% |
| Morale | 7 | █········· 10% |
| Discipline | Low | |
| Training | Untrained | |
| Upkeep per turn | 562 dn | ███······· 31% |
Weapons
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack | 8 | 4 | Charge bonus | 2 | 11 | Type | thrown · blade | melee · blade | Damage | piercing | slashing |
| Projectile | javelin | — | Range | 50 | — | Ammunition | 4 | — | Properties | Used just before charging into combat · thrown | Armour-piercing (counts only half the target's armour) |
Defence
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 22 | — | Armour | 3 | — | Defence skill | 16 | — | Shield | 3 | — |
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) | 0.88 | Spacing between men: close / loose | 1 × 1.2 m / 2 × 2.4 m |
| Default ranks | 5 |
In battle: Can hide in long grass · Can sap · 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 32 regions, at 3,297–3,692 dn to hire and 0–1 experience.
Mercenary pools: Ekbatana · Persia
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 32 regions where this unit appears in a mercenary pool
Anaouon · Anatolike Baktriane · Anatolike Sogdiane · Ano Baktriane · Ano Persia · Arachosia · Ariane · Baktriane · Boreia Baktriane · Darapsia · Drangiane · Elymais · Eoritia · Gedrosia · Hesperos Ariane · Iaxartes · Karmania · Kossaia-Mardia · Kyreschata · Mardyenia · Media · Mese Ariane · Notia Karmania · Notia Margiane · Ouxia-Paraitakene · Oxeiane · Oxos · Pasargadaia-Kyrtia · Persia · Sogdiane · Sousiane · Taokene