Mercenary Alanic Horse Archers
Mercenary. Hired from a regional pool, not recruited from a building.
Class: missile · Category: cavalry · Men per unit: 32
Description
Alans were a subtribe of the Sarmatians. In fact, the name Roxolani that the Romans spoke of seems to originate from Rauksa Alana, meaning "Royal Alans" or the best Alans, or a sub-tribe or clan that the Alan kings came from. These are the regular Horse Archers of the Alan sub-tribe of the Sarmatians. Today they are known as Ossetians or Alans. They took part in all the battles among the royalty of the Bosporan Kingdom, sometimes fighting for the pretender to the throne, and sometimes for the lawful heir...only problem was that winning often determined who was who. They were among the Sarmatians and other Caucasian Iberian tribes who invaded Northern and Central Anatolia during the second century AD and were successfully fought off by Arrian, the best writer of Alexandros' memoirs who, by his own admission, used some of Megas Alexandros tactics to fight them off.
Stats
| Rank in roster | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men per unit | 32 | ██········ 23% |
| Attack | 12 | █████····· 48% |
| Charge bonus | 20 | ███████··· 74% |
| Defence | 15 | █········· 8% |
| · armour | 3 | ██········ 21% |
| · defence skill | 12 | █········· 9% |
| · shield | 0 | █········· 0% |
| Morale | 11 | ████······ 39% |
| Discipline | Normal | |
| Training | Trained | |
| Recruitment cost | 3,140 dn | █████████· 87% |
| Upkeep per turn | 801 dn | ████████·· 78% |
| Turns to recruit | 3 |
Weapons
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack | 12 | 10 | Charge bonus | 20 | 27 | Type | missile · archery | melee · blade | Damage | piercing | piercing |
| Projectile | arrow | — | Range | 170 | — | Ammunition | 30 | — |
Defence
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 15 | — | Armour | 3 | — | Defence skill | 12 | — | Shield | 0 | — |
Condition and terrain
| Hit points | 1 | Mount | light horse | Ground: scrub / sand / forest / snow | -3 / 0 / -8 / 0 | Charge distance | 40 |
| Formations | Square |
Technical stats
| Time between blows (primary / secondary) | 2.5 s / 2.5 s | Extra fatigue in hot climates | 0 | Spacing between men: close / loose | 2.2 × 5.2 m / 3.96 × 7.28 m | Default ranks | 5 |
In battle: Can form Cantabrian circle · Very good stamina
Where to hire it
No mercenary pool on the campaign map offers this unit, so it cannot be hired.