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Skythikon (M2TW unit)

Skythikon
Skythikon
Category: Cavalry
Class: Missile
Soldiers: 32
Mount: Fast pony
Morale: 3
Discipline: Normal
Training: Trained
Recruitment cost: 380
Upkeep cost: 175
Weapon upgrade: 90
Armour upgrade: 70

Asiatic Nomads, who serve the Byzantine Empire as horse archers, wearing little armour and armed with a composite bow.

Attack
Primary weapon: Cavalry composite bow (Missile)
Attack: 6
Charge bonus: 1
Range: 120
Ammunition: 25
Secondary weapon: Cavalry weak sword (Melee)
Attack: 6
Charge bonus: 2
Defence
Total defence: 3
Armour: 0
Defence skill: 3
Shield: 0
Hit points: 1

Skythikon is the Byzantine term used to describe the mainly Cuman, Asiatic Nomads, who serve the Byzantine Empire exclusively as horse archers. Accustomed to being on horseback in the plains and steppes of Eastern Europe and the Black Sea region, these cavalrymen wear little armour and are armed with a composite bow and a small sword.

Attributes

Can board ships
Can hide in forest
Can withdraw
Cantabrian circle

Available for:

Byzantium
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