Unit Request: Sarmatian Horseman

[Cimbri]

Most revered unit masters.

I hereby humbly request that the following unit might one day be made.


A Sarmatian horseman:


The picture is snatched most foul from Osprey Publishing.

These Indo-Iranian boys rode around and ruined many a day for Romans, Scythians, and whoever else dared disturb them. The heavy knight-like rider here was armed with a very long lance and some also used bows. A full charge of Sarmatian knights was an unpleasant event indeed.


If you complete this unit, I shall sacrifice a thousand bulls in your honour.



While we’re at it… Would it be inappropriate to request this chap below? An Eastern-European spearman. Could be used for Russians, Scythians, Cimmerians, Sarmatians, Thracians, Balts, Germans, etc.

 

[Redking]

This (a Scyth/Saka/Sarmatian horseman) was almost what I requested on the deli-line. I thought this had a better chance of otherwise getting made some day than did the Zulu horse I ultimately chose.

The next, logical, step in deli-linism would be the formation of voting blocks to tilt the odds of a particular unit getting made. Of course, the anarchic back-fighting characteristic of the hoi polloi virtually guarantees that such will never happen. For myself, I remain committed to the pipe-dream that I will one day acquire the time and software to make a unit like this myself "some day".

- Redking

 

[Cimbri]

Indeed, um... Is it me or do my Scythian warrior have a tan line?

 

[Mithadan]

Hot diggity damn! I concurr on both of these fine requests!

 

[unscratchedfoot]

Samaritan horsemen would actually make their enemies health go up instead of down when attacking. They could win wars culturally by the enemy units joining them instead of fighting, a kinduv peace and love unit.

 

[Cimbri]

I rather fancy two attack animations, one with the lance… and one with the bow…

 

[Cimbri]

*Bump*

 

[Xen]

Kryten made the eastern cataphract for exactley this purpose (well, the parthians and the Sassanians, and the armenians as well, but skyhtians/sarmatians/alans are right up there)

 

[Cimbri]

*Pity Bump*

Krytens unit is nice, and I do use it for my Parthians, but alas it lacks the characteristic Spangenhelm, the scale armour, the overall ‘dusty steppe’ looks a Sarmatian horseman should have.

 

[waldoa]

Amen to both of these requests, wholeheartedly!

 

[Ancient Grudge]

a bump for the cause

 

[Bobby Lee]

personally i like the version i the new King Arthur movie...that was sarmatian right? one of them S words, they look similar....anyways i would certainly like to see this unit made

 

[Cimbri]

Sarmatians eh? Beats me, haven’t seen it. But it is plausible that some of his ‘knights’ were Sarmatians. The Romans did in fact plant a small warrior-colony of Sarmatians in Britain (in the fifth century AD I think).

Besides most of the natives, not to mention the arriving Angle & Saxon tourists, did have problems telling one end of a horse from the other.


But just look at him. The confidence, the lance, his warhorse, his cool cone-shaped helmet. This guy practically looks as if he could take on the whole of the Roman Empire himself.