Greetings! Today I will covering the stats and availability of the Cuman Khanate roster in Roar of Conquest, overhaul mod of Medieval II. This article should help those who are curious to have a better understanding of how the Cuman's roster will perform in battle and when certain units will become available in the campaign.
Note: As of Roar of Conquest: The Late Middle Ages VII, the Cuman Khanate has been DELETED
The Cuman Khanate
The Cumans are a faction that is heavily focused on it's archers and cavalry. The Cuman's horse archers are strong enough to go toe-to-toe any other faction's horse archers, even the Mongols, and can be well-supported by sturdy battalions of Kipchak warriors. Use them wisely, and victory will be yours. For reference, the unit sizes I will be listing here are when the game is put on 'ultra unit size', Secondary Melee Attack represents the secondary weapon cavalry units use after completing a charge, and the acronym AP stands for armor-piercing. For domination of the Steppes, on to war!
1) Cuman's Bodyguard
- Unit Size: 32
- Melee Attack: 9
- Charge: 8
- Secondary Melee Attack: 8 (AP)
- Defense: 20 (Armor 8, Defense Skill 7, Shield 5)
- Attributes: None
- Availability: Campaign start
- Building Requirement: Fortress
The bodyguard unit for your characters and generals for the campaign. A study unit, but not invincible; be careful with them in battle.
2) Spear Militia
- Unit Size: 150
- Melee Attack: 1
- Charge: 2
- Defense: 8 (Armor 0, Defense Skill 1, Shield 7)
- Attributes: Free upkeep
- Availability: Campaign start
- Building Requirement: Mustering Hall, (Motte and Baily)
Slightly more useful than peasant infantry with their spears, Spear Militia are good for padding out armies or maintaining public order in settlements.
3) Kasogi
- Unit Size: 150
- Melee Attack: 3 (AP)
- Charge: 1
- Defense: 10 (Armor 3, Defense Skill 4, Shield 3)
- Attributes: Free upkeep
- Availability: Campaign start
- Building Requirement: Town Watch, (Town)
A cheap but useful infantry, these men can use their axes to surprising effect for an early-tier militia.
4) Dismounted Cuman Militia
- Unit Size: 120
- Missile Attack: 3
- Melee Attack: 1
- Charge: 1
- Defense: 9 (Armor 0, Defense Skill 6, Shield 3)
- Attributes: Free upkeep
- Availability: Campaign start
- Building Requirement: Town Guard, (Large Town)
These men are decent warriors at range, but will perform poorly if thrown into melee combat.
5) Cuman Horse Militia
- Unit Size: 80
- Missile Attack: 3
- Melee Attack: 3
- Charge: 5
- Defense: 8 (Armor 2, Defense Skill 3, Shield 3)
- Attributes: Cantabrian Circle, Free upkeep
- Availability: Campaign start
- Building Requirement: City Watch, (City)
A sturdier version of the Pechenegs, though slightly less effective at range.
6) Kasogi Senior Militia
- Unit Size: 200
- Melee Attack: 3
- Charge: 3
- Defense: 14 (Armor 6, Defense Skill 3, Shield 5)
- Attributes: Free upkeep
- Availability: Campaign start
- Building Requirement: Militia Drill Square, (Large City)
These men serve as sturdy spearmen, holding the line against enemy attacks and defending settlements on your borders.
7) Tartar Foot Lancers
- Unit Size: 150
- Melee Attack: 4
- Charge: 3
- Defense: 14 (Armor 5, Defense Skill 4, Shield 5)
- Attributes: Free upkeep
- Availability: Campaign start
- Building Requirement: Garrison Quarters, (Wooden Castle)
These men serve as sturdy medium spearmen and provide a good infantry line to protect the Cuman's missile infantry.
8) Levy Archers
- Unit Size: 120
- Missile Attack: 1
- Melee Attack: 1
- Charge: 1
- Defense: 0 (Armor 0, Defense Skill 0, Shield 0)
- Attributes: Free upkeep
- Availability: Campaign start
- Building Requirement: Bowyer, (Wooden Castle)
Cheap archers, useful for volume of fire on lightly armored targets but little else.
9) Pechenegs
- Unit Size: 80
- Missile Attack: 4
- Melee Attack: 3
- Charge: 5
- Defense: 6 (Armor 1, Defense Skill 2, Shield 3)
- Attributes: Cantabrian Circle, Free upkeep
- Availability: Campaign start
- Building Requirement: Stables, (Wooden Castle)
While not being the strongest of horse archers, these men are cheap and are still capable of whittling down their enemies from range.
10) Cuman Heavy Spearmen
- Unit Size: 150
- Melee Attack: 4
- Charge: 4
- Defense: 17 (Armor 6, Defense Skill 4, Shield 7)
- Attributes: None
- Availability: Campaign start
- Building Requirement: Drill Square, (Castle)
These men present a sturdy defensive line against the Khanate's enemies, able to hold their own against both infantry and cavalry.
11) Steppe Alans
- Unit Size: 120
- Missile Attack: 4
- Melee Attack: 3
- Charge: 2
- Defense: 6 (Armor 2, Defense Skill 4, Shield 0)
- Attributes: Free upkeep
- Availability: Campaign start
- Building Requirement: Practice Range, (Castle)
While these warriors do not have the strongest defense, they are good archers, and can cause damage in melee with theirs swords if need be.
12) Tartar Lancers
- Unit Size: 80
- Melee Attack: 6
- Charge: 9
- Secondary Melee Attack: 5 (AP)
- Defense: 11 (Armor 5, Defense Skill 2, Shield 4)
- Attributes: Free upkeep
- Availability: Campaign start
- Building Requirement: Sheik's Stables, (Castle)
Sturdy medium cavalry, these men are well suited for hammer and anvil tactics or charging down weaker enemy infantry.
13) Kipchak Infantry
- Unit Size: 150
- Melee Attack: 7 (AP)
- Charge: 4
- Defense: 17 (Armor 6, Defense Skill 6, Shield 5)
- Attributes: None
- Availability: Campaign start
- Building Requirement: Barracks, (Fortress)
These men make up the core of the Cuman's melee infantry force, and they do so par excellence.
14) Kipchak Archers
- Unit Size: 150
- Missile Attack: 5
- Melee Attack: 5
- Charge: 3
- Defense: 16 (Armor 6, Defense Skill 5, Shield 5)
- Attributes: None
- Availability: Campaign start
- Building Requirement: Archery Range, (Fortress)
These warriors serve as a deadly hybrid unit, raining death from afar with their bows and then in melee with their swords.
15) Kipchak Cavalry
- Unit Size: 80
- Missile Attack: 6
- Melee Attack: 7 (AP)
- Charge: 6
- Defense: 16 (Armor 7, Defense Skill 5, Shield 4)
- Attributes: Cantabrian Circle
- Frighten Infantry and Cavalry
- Availability: Campaign start
- Building Requirement: Amir's Stables, (Fortress)
These men are deadly horse archers, striking fear into the hearts of their enemies and striking them down both at range and in melee.
16) Bekh Druzhina
- Unit Size: 80
- Missile Attack: 7
- Melee Attack: 9
- Charge: 5
- Defense: 15 (Armor 6, Defense Skill 6, Shield 3)
- Attributes: Cantabrian Circle, Free upkeep
- Availability: Campaign start
- Building Requirement: Castle, or Tengir Temple, (Large City)
These warriors are the deadliest range cavalry the Cumans have available, and are capable warriors in melee of need be.
17) Dismounted Bekh Druzhina
- Unit Size: 120
- Missile Attack: 5
- Melee Attack: 6
- Charge: 4
- Defense: 17 (Armor 5, Defense Skill 9, Shield 3)
- Attributes: Place Stakes, Free upkeep
- Availability: Campaign start
- Building Requirement: Fortress
These warriors are a deadly ranged infantry, and are capable warriors in melee of need be.
18) Khagan Druzhina
- Unit Size: 80
- Melee Attack: 9
- Charge: 8
- Secondary Melee Attack: 11
- Defense: 19 (Armor 9, Defense Skill 6, Shield 4)
- Attributes: Free upkeep
- Availability: Campaign start
- Building Requirement: Fortress
These warriors serve as a strong dedicated melee cavalry for the Cumans, charging down their enemies with determined ferocity.
19) Dismounted Khagan Druzhina
- Unit Size: 150
- Melee Attack: 5
- Charge: 4
- Defense: 17 (Armor 7, Defense Skill 5, Shield 5)
- Attributes: None
- Availability: Campaign start
- Building Requirement: Citadel
The strongest spearmen available to the Cumans, these men will hold a battle line for a long time, allowing for your cavalry and archers to strike the killing blow.
20) Bolghar Nobles
- Unit Size: 80
- Melee Attack: 10
- Charge: 14
- Secondary Melee Attack: 9 (AP)
- Defense: 22 (Armor 9, Defense Skill 8, Shield 5)
- Attributes: None
- Availability: Half Plate Event, (year 1310-1330)
- Building Requirement: King's Stables, (Citadel)
Deadly on the charge and in melee, these elite warriors serve as the powerful armored fist of the Cuman army, trampling down all enemies foolish enough to stand in their way.
21) Cossack Gunners
- Unit Size: 60
- Missile Attack: 19 (AP)
- Melee Attack: 5 (AP)
- Charge: 6
- Defense: 7 (Armor 2, Defense Skill 5, Shield 0)
- Attributes: None
- Frighten Infantry
- Availability: Machines that Fly Event, (year 1492)
- Building Requirement: King's Stables, (Citadel)
A fast skirmish cavalry, capable of devastating volleys against elite enemy units.
So there you have it, the entire roster for the Cuman Khanate! If you like what you see, feel free to download the mod here: ROC: LMA VI Now, go forth and conquer!
