Daha Rog Baexdzhyn Aefsad (Dahae Skirmisher Cavalry)

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Daha Rog Baexdzhyn Aefsad (Dahae Skirmisher Cavalry)
Daha Rog Baexdzhyn Aefsad (Dahae Skirmisher Cavalry)
Primary Weapon	Type: spear Attack: 6 Charge: 12 Lethality: 1 Range: 60.5 Ammo: 14 Attributes: Thrown missile
Secondary Weapon	Type: axe Attack: 7 Charge: 12 Lethality: 0.165 Attributes: Armour Piercing
Defence	Armour: 0 Shield: 2 Skill: 11
Recruitment	Soldiers: 25 Cost: 1791 Upkeep: 448 Turns: 1
Mental	Morale: 11 Discipline: normal Training: untrained
Other	Hit Points: 1 Mass: 1 Attributes: Can board ships, Can hide in forest, Can form cantabrian circle, Mercenary, Very Hardy Formation: square Side/Back spacing: 2.5/4 Mount effects: elephant +1, chariot +2 Ownership: Aedui, Arche Seleukeia, Arverni, As'Sab'yn wal'Jau, Baktria, Casse, Epeiros, Getai, Hayasdan, Iberia, Koinon Hellenon, Makedonia, Pahlav, Pontos, Ptolemaioi, Safot Softim biKarthadast, Saka, Sauromatae, Senatvs Popvlvsqve Romanvs, Swebozez, Eleutheroi

Daha Artsibarat・(Dahan Mounted Skirmishers)
Daha Artsibarat・(Dahan Mounted Skirmishers)
Primary Weapon	Type: javelin Attack: 7 Charge: 0 Lethality: 1 Range: 55 Ammo: 5 Attributes: thrown missile
Secondary Weapon	Type: axe Attack: 5 Charge: 5 Lethality: 1 Attributes: armor-piercing
Defence	Armour: 3 Shield: 2 Skill: 3
Recruitment	Soldiers: 40 Cost: 1125 Upkeep: 281 Turns: 1
Mental	Morale: 4 Discipline: low Training: trained
Other	Hit Points: 1 Mass: 1 Attributes: Can board ships, Can hide in forests, Very hardy, Peasant, Free upkeep Formation: square Side/Back spacing: 3.7/3.7 Mount effects: elephant -1 Ownership: Arche Seleukeia, Baktria, Pahlava

EB1:These Dahae light horse skirmishers use javelins to inflict considerable damage against armoured foes and wield a spear as well for shock action.

EB2:Fast moving and deadly, these riders can hit their mark and cause severe damage to heavier opponents, who in turn are unable to catch them.

Description

These Dahae skirmisher cavalry are best used in a harassing role and can be very useful in tempting enemy heavy cavalry to mount a charge in a vain attempt to catch them. They carry an abundant supply of javelins in saddle-cases. The traditional role of mounted archers is well known, but the heavier javelin is more dangerous to armoured opponents. These wild tribesmen fill a vital role in the clan host. While they do make excellent skirmishers, this is not their only calling. They are warriors of the steppe and wield spears with skill and courage, willing to close with the enemy when the odds are in their favour.

Historically, the Daha tribes of eastern Iran are part of the vast conglomerate of Iranian-speaking steppe nomads and members of the great tribal amalgam that spawned the Parni tribe, better known to history as Parthians. By 270 BC the Dahae had spread into northern Margiana, Sogdiana and south of the Aral Sea. While they fielded many horse archers, the javelin was commonly used as well because it had greater piercing power and heavier equipment was getting more and more common on the steppe.

Usage

Good skirmisher cavalry, use them to pepper light troops with their javelins,to lure heavy cavalry and to kill elephants. They can also be used as supporting melee cavalry due to their lethal axes but their lack of armor will not make them last long in any direct melee confrontation.