Saxon Bowman (Scytta)

Saxon Bowman (Scytta)
Troop Information
Culture	Saxons
Wages	?
Acquired from...	Saxon Peasant (Gebur)
Upgrades to...	N/A
Upgrade Cost	?
XP for Kill	?
Ransom Value	?

The Saxon Bowman (Scytta) is a second-tier unit of the Saxon troop tree in Viking Conquest.

Tactics

Saxon Bowmen are essentially peasants armed with longbows and knives. One should not upgrade Saxon Peasants to Bowmen, but instead follow the infantry path.

If one comes to recruit Saxon Bowmen through other means (prisoners mostly), one should place them as far away from front line combat as possible. They could prove useful in chipping away at less armored/other archer units so that the front line/skirmishers can save their more heavy ammunition for the more armored troops.

Also one, could simply place them in garrisons (once one has a kingdom/is a lord) due to their relative low wage.

This is historically accurate, as Anglo-Saxons were never known for ranged combat, except for throwing spears.

Stats and Equipment

Note: Troops have a set of default stats; at the beginning of a new game, these stats are randomly adjusted for each type of troop. The following is the default set for this troop as seen within the game code and may not reflect the specific stats you will see during actual gameplay. For more information, see Troop stats.

Saxon Bowman (Scytta) - Default Stats and Equipment

Attributes Stat Points Level 18 Strength 16 Agility 8 Intelligence 12 Charisma 12 Health 63 Armor Head ? Body Yellow Tunic, Cloak, Trousers, Simple Saxon Tunic Hand ? Foot Leather Shoes, Rawhide Shoes Skills Skill Points Sea-King ? Navigation ? Ironflesh 6 Power Strike 2 Power Throw 4 Power Draw 4 Weapon Maintenance ? Weapon Master 3 Athletics 5 Riding 3 Looting ? Trainer ? Tracking ? Tactics ? Path-finding ? Spotting ? Inventory Management 4 Wound Treatment ? Surgery ? First Aid ? Engineer ? Persuasion ? Leadership ? Trade ? Proficiencies Weapon Type Points One Handed Weapons 125 Two Handed Weapons 70 Polearms 80 Archery 85 Crossbows 20 Throwing 110 Slings 90 Weapons Melee Seax Ranged Long Bow, Arrows, Piercing Arrows Shield ? Mount ?