Roxolani (Imperator Augustus) Shock Cavalry

Sarmatian Royal Lancers

The Sarmatians were a western group of steppe peoples, and occupied the area north of the Black Sea, bordering Dacian and Germanic lands. They roamed this region as they pleased, and had a fierce reputation as cavalrymen almost without equal. They were feared by the Greeks, and often worked as mercenaries or allied themselves to the Dacians. The Sarmatians were always horse archers, but their cavalry gradually adopted heavier and heavier armour as the centuries passed, eventually wearing as much armour as the famed cataphracts of the east. Even the horses wore full suits of scale armour. The riders kept their fearsome bows even as they became magnificent shock cavalry. With each man carrying a kontos, a long two-handed lance, they could smash through almost any enemy foolish enough to stand against them.

Unit Name Sarmatian Royal Lancers

Main Unit Key Ste_Sarmatian_Royal_Lancers

Land Unit Key Ste_Sarmatian_Royal_Lancers

Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Shock Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 1150

Recruitment Cost 1150

Upkeep Cost 190

Melee Attack 46

Weapon Damage 27

├ Melee Weapon rome_lance_elite

├ Melee Damage Base 15

├ Melee Damage Ap 12

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 10

├ Bonus vs Elephants 10

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 80

Melee Defence 21

├ Base Defence 21

├ Shield none

└ Shield Defence 0

Armour 90

├ Armour cataphract

├ Armour Defence 90

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 110

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_very_heavy

├ Man Health 45

├ Bonus Hit Points 30

├ Mount rome_scythian_horse_lance_vh

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_very_heavy_shock

└ Mount Health 35

Base Morale 70

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

• Encourage
  This unit provides a morale bonus to nearby allies.
• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
• Resistant to Cold
  This unit tires less quickly in snow.

Strengths & Weaknesses

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

• Very good charge
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Weak in prolonged melee
• Good morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Bronze Furnace (barb_artisan_bronze_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Aorsoi Roxolani Roxolani Nobles Roxolani Secessionists Siraces
Imperator Augustus	Alani (Imperator Augustus) Aorsoi (Imperator Augustus) Iastae (Imperator Augustus) Iazyges (Imperator Augustus) Roxolani (Imperator Augustus) Siraces (Imperator Augustus)