Hispania Citerior (Empire Divided) Melee Cavalry

Auxiliary Bactrian Light Cavalry

The Bactrian plain is to the west of the Hindu Kush in what is now Afghanistan. During the 1st century AD, the Kushan Empire was formed in Bactrian territories, encompassing the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent. The Kushan dynasty had diplomatic contacts with the Roman Empire and Sassanid Persia, and was influenced by both sides. During the 3rd century AD, its empire fragmented into many small autonomous kingdoms that were easily conquered by the Sassanids. After the death of Vasudeva I in AD 225, the Kushan territories split into western and eastern halves. In AD 248, they were defeated again by the Persians, who dethroned the western dynasty and substituted them with Persian vassals known as the Kushanshahs (or Indo-Sassanids). The Kushan military had many influences, from the nomadic Yuezhi, who were the initiating force behind the Kushan Empire, to their subsequent Persian conquerors.

Unit Name Auxiliary Bactrian Light Cavalry

Main Unit Key 3c_Aux_Bactrian_Light_Cavalry

Land Unit Key 3c_Aux_Bactrian_Light_Cavalry

Naval Unit Key 3c_pel_transport

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 430

Recruitment Cost 430

Upkeep Cost 85

Melee Attack 37

Weapon Damage 25

├ Melee Weapon rome_spear_cav

├ Melee Damage Base 20

├ Melee Damage Ap 5

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 15

├ Bonus vs Elephants 15

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 29

Melee Defence 26

├ Base Defence 11

├ Shield hoplite_cav

└ Shield Defence 15

Armour 55

├ Armour padded

├ Armour Defence 20

└ Shield Armour 35

Health 75

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_light

├ Man Health 40

├ Bonus Hit Points 10

├ Mount rome_hellenic_horse_spear_shield_l

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_light

└ Mount Health 25

Base Morale 30

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

• Very poor hull strength
• Very slow speed
• Weak ramming

• Average attack
• Weak defence
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Poor morale

Recuitment Requirement
Unit Resouces	3c_Bactrian_Auxilia
Empire Divided Regions Provinces Regions Bactria Baktria Eucratides Kapisene Transoxania Bukhara Maracanda
Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Auxiliary Camp (3c_rome_military_aux_1) Level 0 Auxiliary Barracks (3c_rome_military_aux_2) Level 1 Auxiliary Garrison (3c_rome_military_aux_3) Level 2

Faction Availability
Empire Divided	Gallic Rome (Empire Divided) Gallic Roman Pretenders (Empire Divided) Gallic Roman Secessionists (Empire Divided) Britannia (Empire Divided) Hispania Citerior (Empire Divided) Lusitania (Empire Divided) Palmyra (Empire Divided) Palmyrene Pretenders (Empire Divided) Palmyrene Secessionists (Empire Divided) Roman Pretenders (Empire Divided) Roman Secessionists (Empire Divided) Rome (Empire Divided)