Huns Spear Infantry

Steppe Spearmen

These nomadic tribespeople come from the vast steppes to the north of the Black and Caspian Seas, and were known variously as Scythians or Saka, and later the western Sarmatians. Light infantry, they were often armed with javelins or medium length spears and used shields covered in animal hide. Such shields could also be scaled with either horn or metal. This type of armour also extended to their clothing at times, with scaled versions of their tunics becoming widespread, especially amongst the steppe nobility. These troops also made extensive use of daggers, straight swords and the fearsome sagaris, a one-handed battle-axe, with both a bladed or hammer-like head and a pick-like point on the reverse for punching through armour. Complimenting their foot archers and cavalry, their role was simply to protect the former from the latter. Far from barbarians, steppe culture, although nomadic, was a rich and diverse one.

Unit Name Steppe Spearmen

Main Unit Key att_nom_steppe_spearmen

Land Unit Key att_nom_steppe_spearmen

Naval Unit Key att_cor_heavy_rom

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Spear Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 400

Recruitment Cost 400

Upkeep Cost 180

Melee Attack 29

Melee Damage 32

├ Melee Weapon att_spear

├ Melee Base Damage 24

├ Armour-piercing Damage 8

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 20

├ Attack Against Elephants 20

└ Attack Against Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 29

Melee Defence 39

├ Base Defence 29

├ Shield att_oval

└ Shield Defence 10

Armour 50

├ Armour att_cuirass

├ Armour Defence 20

└ Shield Armour 30

Health 97

├ Man Entity att_infantry_heavy

├ Man Health 90

└ Bonus Hit Points 7

Morale 34

Abilities

• Shield Screen
  The unit raises their shields in a static defensive formation.

Attributes

• Expert Charge Defence
  This unit’s melee attack and damage are increased against charging enemies.
• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses

Recuitment Requirement
Required Technology Cost 100 Upgrade From

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Budinians Iazyges Magyars Hunnic Rebels Sarmatian Rebels White Hun Rebels Roxolanians Sabirs Sarmatian Separatists Huns Hunnic Separatists White Hun Separatists White Huns