Sassanid Empire Melee Cavalry

Savaran Sardar

The Savaran were a wide-ranging cavalry division under the Sassanid Empire, fielding horsemen from light skirmishes and horseback archers to heavy cataphracts. They were generally drawn from nobility, with the highest posts marked for those from the House of Sassan, and those of Parthian descent. They used a variety of weapons; the Parthian spear being the most famous, but also lances, swords, maces and axes. Sassanid cavalry was born out of the need for a highly-mobile military force that could potentially fight a war on two fronts and make use of the eastern steppes, particularly against the infantry-heavy forces of the western powers of the age.

Unit Name Savaran Sardar

Main Unit Key att_est_savaran_sardar

Land Unit Key att_est_savaran_sardar

Naval Unit Key att_cor_light_rom

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 725

Recruitment Cost 900

Upkeep Cost 565

Missile Damage 49

├ Missile Weapon att_bow_composite_horse

├ Projectile att_arrow_composite_normal_horse

├ Missile Damage 37

├ Missile Ap Damage 12

└ Base Reload Time 20

Accuracy 0

Range 150

Reload 55

Rate of Fire 7

Ammunition 4

Melee Attack 47

Melee Damage 40

├ Melee Weapon att_sword

├ Melee Base Damage 36

├ Armour-piercing Damage 4

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 0

├ Attack Against Elephants 0

└ Attack Against Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 77

Melee Defence 40

├ Base Defence 40

├ Shield att_none

└ Shield Defence 0

Armour 33

├ Armour att_scale_mail_heavy

├ Armour Defence 33

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 284

├ Man Entity att_infantry_medium

├ Man Health 90

├ Bonus Hit Points 69

├ Mount att_est_savaran_sardar_horse

├ Mount Entity att_horse_medium

└ Mount Health 125

Morale 54

Abilities

• Diamond
  The unit moves into a diamond-shaped attack formation.
• Scare
  Reduces the morale of an enemy unit for an extended period of time.

Attributes

• Disciplined
  This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
• Encourage
  This unit provides a morale bonus to nearby allies.
• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses

Recuitment Requirement
Required Technology Cost 225 Upgrade From
Upgrade
Required Technology Cost 263 Upgrade To

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Sassanid Empire Sassanid Separatists