Mercenary Sogdian Heavy Horse Archers
Mercenary. Hired from a regional pool, not recruited from a building.
Class: missile · Category: cavalry · Men per unit: 32
Description
In case the Seleucids didn't have enough reasons to fear the east, this horse archer provides another great example. Heavily armoured and with a powerful bow, these units can be the doom of a slow-moving army--or even a quick one!
Stats
| Rank in roster | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men per unit | 32 | ██········ 23% |
| Attack | 12 | █████····· 48% |
| Charge bonus | 27 | █████████· 85% |
| Defence | 33 | █████····· 52% |
| · armour | 17 | ██████████ 96% |
| · defence skill | 16 | ███······· 28% |
| · shield | 0 | █········· 0% |
| Morale | 12 | ██████···· 57% |
| Discipline | Normal | |
| Training | Trained | |
| Upkeep per turn | 1,381 dn | ██████████ 98% |
Weapons
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack | 12 | 10 | Charge bonus | 27 | 32 | Type | missile · archery | melee · blade | Damage | piercing | piercing |
| Projectile | arrow | — | Range | 170 | — | Ammunition | 25 | — |
Defence
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 33 | — | Armour | 17 | — | Defence skill | 16 | — | Shield | 0 | — |
Condition and terrain
| Hit points | 1 | Mount | half armoured horse | Ground: scrub / sand / forest / snow | -5 / -1 / -8 / -1 | Charge distance | 40 |
| Formations | Square |
Technical stats
| Time between blows (primary / secondary) | 2.5 s / 2.5 s | Extra fatigue in hot climates | 4 | Spacing between men: close / loose | 2 × 4.8 m / 3.6 × 6.72 m | Default ranks | 5 |
In battle: Can form Cantabrian circle · Good stamina
Where to hire it
Mercenaries are hired from a regional pool, not recruited from a building. This unit is offered by 1 pool covering 12 regions, at 5,798 dn to hire and 3 experience.
Mercenary pool: East Steppes
At least one of those pools sells to any faction that has an army in range, with no faction restriction.
The 12 regions where this unit appears in a mercenary pool
Amyrgia · Anatolike Amyrgia · Apasiakaia · Attasia · Chorasmene · Massagetaia · Nisaia · Parnia · Sakaia · Sakaraulia · Tsatsene · Xandia