What I meant was that in the export_descr_unit we have:

type barb archer dacian
dictionary barb_archer_dacian ; Archer Warband
category infantry
class missile
voice_type Light_1
soldier barb_archer, 40, 0, 0.9
attributes sea_faring, hide_improved_forest
formation 1.2, 1.2, 2.4, 2.4, 3, square
stat_health 1, 0
stat_pri 7, 2, arrow, 120, 30, missile, archery, piercing, none, 25 ,1
stat_pri_attr no
stat_sec 3, 2, no, 0, 0, melee, simple, piercing, knife, 25 ,1
stat_sec_attr no
stat_pri_armour 3, 4, 0, leather
stat_sec_armour 0, 0, flesh
stat_heat 2
stat_ground 2, -2, 3, 2
stat_mental 4, normal, untrained
stat_charge_dist 30
stat_fire_delay 0
stat_food 60, 300
stat_cost 1, 270, 170, 30, 40, 270
ownership dacia


And in the descr_model_battle we have:

type barb_archer
skeleton fs_fast_archer, fs_fast_dagger
indiv_range 40
texture dacia, data/models_unit/textures/unit_barb_warband_archer_dacia.tga
texture scythia, data/models_unit/textures/unit_barb_warband_archer_scythia.tga
texture slave, data/models_unit/textures/unit_barb_warband_archer_slave.tga
model_flexi data/models_unit/unit_warband_archer_high.cas, 8
model_flexi data/models_unit/unit_warband_archer_med.cas, 15
model_flexi data/models_unit/unit_warband_archer_low.cas, 30
model_flexi data/models_unit/unit_warband_archer_lowest.cas, max

model_sprite slave, 60.0, data/sprites/slave_barb_archer_sprite.spr
model_sprite scythia, 60.0, data/sprites/scythia_barb_archer_sprite.spr
model_sprite dacia, 60.0, data/sprites/dacia_barb_archer_sprite.spr
model_tri 400, 0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f

Couldn't this be altered to:

type barb_archer
skeleton fs_fast_archer, fs_fast_dagger
indiv_range 40
texture dacia, data/models_unit/textures/unit_barb_warband_archer_dacia.tga
texture scythia, data/models_unit/textures/unit_barb_warband_archer_scythia.tga
texture slave, data/models_unit/textures/unit_barb_warband_archer_slave.tga
model_flexi dacia, data/models_unit/unit_warband_archer_dacia_high.cas, 8
model_flexi dacia, data/models_unit/unit_warband_archer_dacia_med.cas, 15
model_flexi dacia, data/models_unit/unit_warband_archer_dacia_low.cas, 30
model_flexi dacia, data/models_unit/unit_warband_archer_dacia_lowest.cas, max
model_flexi scythia, data/models_unit/unit_warband_archer_scythia_high.cas, 8
model_flexi scythia, data/models_unit/unit_warband_archer_scythia_med.cas, 15
model_flexi scythia, data/models_unit/unit_warband_archer_scythia_low.cas, 30
model_flexi scythia, data/models_unit/unit_warband_archer_scythia_lowest.cas, max

model_sprite slave, 60.0, data/sprites/slave_barb_archer_sprite.spr
model_sprite scythia, 60.0, data/sprites/scythia_barb_archer_sprite.spr
model_sprite dacia, 60.0, data/sprites/dacia_barb_archer_sprite.spr
model_tri 400, 0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f

That was specifically what I was asking for...