MTW Golden Horde Horse Archers
| Golden Horde Horse Archers | |
|---|---|
| Unit Type: | Missile Cavalry |
| Combat Stats | |
| Charge: | 2 |
| Attack: | 3 |
| Defence: | 1 |
| Armour: | 3 |
| Shield: | None |
| Speed: | 9, 24, 26 |
| Morale: | 4 |
| Notes: | Disciplined |
| Dismounts to: | Golden Horde Warriors |
| Unit Costs | |
| Recruitment: | 575 |
| Upkeep: | 30 |
| Unit Restrictions | |
| Eras: | High, Late |
| Factions: | Golden Horde |
| Buildings Needed: | Horse Breeder's Guild, Bowyer's Guild |
| Unit Card: | 
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Unit Description
Golden Horde Horse Archers are available to the Golden Horde once they arrive in the campaign. Their speed can be used to harass infantry and cavalry alike, and their good morale and Disciplined status make them much more reliable than the standard mounted archer units. Use Golden Horde Horse Archers to lure individual enemy units away from the main body of their army. Once their arrows are expended, Golden Horde Horse Archers can be used like light cavalry, chasing down routing units and archers and performing attacks on the flanks and rear of engaged enemy units.
In any battle, Golden Horde Horse Archers may be dismounted for Golden Horde Warriors.
Missile Statistics
| Missile Statistics - Weapon Type: Mounted Bow | ||||||||||||||
| Ammo | Range(meters) | Accuracy | Lethality | Power | Armour Modifier | Reload Time | ||||||||
| 28 | 100 | 0.55 | 0.68 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
The bow Golden Horde Horse Archers use does not have any armour piercing bonus, so firing on heavily armoured units will have minimal effect. They also fire on an arc, which means the shot takes a while to reach the target and can miss fast moving units altogether. Missile cavalry should never get involved in duels with infantry missiles. Mounted archers are less accurate, have fewer arrows per volley, and present a bigger target so they will take more casualties. Overall archer effectiveness will suffer in rainy weather.
