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Sarmatian Cataphracts

Heavy Cavalry(0.6.7)

Faction:

Weapons

AttackLethalityChargeTypeTechMin. DelayMissile TypeMissile RangeAmmo

Weapon AttributesPrimaryNoneSecondaryNoneAttack AttributesFire Delay0Modifiers

Primary160.7263MeleeBladed25---

Secondary160.4952MeleeBladed25---

None

Defence

TotalArmourDefence SkillShield

Primary3919200

Secondary----

Soldier Stats

SoldiersMass

28?

Mental Stats

MoraleDisciplineTraining

20DisciplineHighly trained

Health

Hit PointsExtra HP

114

Formation

FormationsDepthCharge Dist.

Spacing
Side / Back

CloseLoose

Square, Wedge440

2 / 4.83 / 7.2

Cost

RecruitmentUpkeepWeapon UpgradeArmour UpgradeCustom Battle

336813560291280

Recruitment

Turns TakenAI Priority Offset

223

Terrain Modifiers

Attack ± in ScrubAttack ± in SandAttack ± in ForestAttack ± in SnowHeat Modifier

0-2-822

Unit Data

Unit Type (ID)Dictionary StringUnit ClassUnit Category

roxolanian noblesroxolanian_noblesHeavyCavalry

Attributes: Can embark, Can hide in forest, Frightens infantry, Very hardy, Powerful charge

Ownership:

Siraces,

Free Peoples

Short description

Heavy cavalry of the Roxolani.

Description

Roxolani name comes from "Rauksa" and "Alana" which means "Royal Alans" much as their eastern cousins "Saka Rauka" means "Royal Saka". Alans were the most fierce and dominant within the many tribes which comprised the Sarmatian confederacy. The last ones of them exist to this day in the south of Caucasus, inhabitants of Ossetia or Alannia as it is called. In the west, it has been theorised that Arthur was actually a Sarmatian Alan and his entourage Roxolani Nobles. That may or not be true, but the use of the name Ala(i)n to this day in many areas of western Europe, especially France means that they did actually have some impact. They were among the finest mounted warriors of their time, and it was only by using Alexandros' tactics against the Saka that Arrian, (when serving as Roman governor of Cappadocia), was able to defeat them.

The bravest among the Roxolani were their nobles, who were said to be born in the saddle. In the second and third century CE, many of them were stationed at Britain, to defend the wall that Hadrian had built. Pict noblemen copied their armour meticulously. They are considered by many historians to be the knights of the Round Table and not many heavy mounted cavalry could be called something better than that.