Mercenary Asian Archers
Mercenary. Hired from a regional pool, not recruited from a building.
Class: missile · Category: infantry · Men per unit: 40
Description
South of Parthia lies Persia, a land with a long history of warfare. These Persian foot soldiers were low-born men trained well with the bow but lacking any close-combat ability. They have poor morale and discipline, and should never meet the enemy face to face. That said, they are inexpensive and their arrows will help darken the skies and rain death.
Stats
| Rank in roster | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men per unit | 40 | ███······· 30% |
| Attack | 8 | █········· 9% |
| Charge bonus | 0 | █········· 0% |
| Defence | 12 | █········· 4% |
| · armour | 4 | ███······· 33% |
| · defence skill | 8 | █········· 2% |
| · shield | 0 | █········· 0% |
| Morale | 4 | █········· 0% |
| Discipline | Low | |
| Training | Untrained | |
| Upkeep per turn | 422 dn | ██········ 15% |
Weapons
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack | 8 | 2 | Charge bonus | 0 | 0 | Type | missile · archery | melee · simple | Damage | piercing | piercing |
| Projectile | arrow | — | Range | 170 | — | Ammunition | 25 | — |
Defence
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 12 | — | Armour | 4 | — | Defence skill | 8 | — | 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) | 0.84 | 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 30 regions, at 3,308 dn to hire and 0 experience.
Mercenary pools: Bactria · India
At least one of those pools sells to any faction that has an army in range, with no faction restriction.
The 30 regions where this unit appears in a mercenary pool
Agalassia · Anatolike Baktriane · Anatolike Chorasmene · Anatolike Sogdiane · Arsa · Assakenia · Audoumbaria · Chatriaia · Darapsia · Gandaritis · Hydaspes · Iaxartes · Indos · Kapisene · Kaspeiraia · Kathaia · Kounindia · Kyreschata · Mallia · Mardyenia · Mousikania · Oreitaia · Oxos · Pandoouia · Paropamisadai · Patalene · Portikania · Sogdia-Indos · Sogdiane · Syrastrene