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Carmanian Camel Cataphracts

Carmania: desert, oasys and...camels, armoured camels, quiet bringers of death

The thureos, a large oval-shaped shield, became common throughout the Hellenistic world from the 3rd century BC. Made from wood covered in hide, it differed from the earlier Greek hoplon in having a central handgrip, which was protected by a vertical spine running the length of the shield. This in turn could be further reinforced by the addition of a wide metal strip that protected the grip and the user’s hand. Inspired by the sub-rectangular and oval shields of the Celts, possibly through contact with the migrating Galatians, its usage seems to have spread through the Illyrian and Thracian tribes before it was adopted by the Greeks. Although large, the thureos was light in comparison to the traditional hoplon, and was adopted by heavily-armoured peltasts. Named after their shields, 'thureophoroi' could fight as common peltasts, skirmishing with javelins, but could also form up with their larger shields and longer spears in a similar fashion to a phalanx. The versatile and useful design of the thureos meant it was used by many armies, including the auxiliaries and cavalry of the later Roman Legions.

Carmanian Camel Cataphracts

Unit Name

Carmanian Camel Cataphracts

Main Unit Key

Eas_Cav3

Land Unit Key

Eas_Cav3

Naval Unit Key

persian_transport

Soldiers

90

Category

Cavalry

Class

Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost

1100

Recruitment Cost

1100

Upkeep Cost

100

Melee Attack

37

Weapon Damage

32

├ Melee Weapon

rome_spear_cav_elite

├ Melee Damage Base

21

├ Melee Damage Ap

11

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Large

10

├ Bonus vs Elephants

14

└ Bonus vs Infantry

10

Charge Bonus

60

Melee Defence

91

├ Base Defence

54

├ Shield

iberian_scuta

└ Shield Defence

37

Armour

118

├ Armour

cataphract

├ Armour Defence

90

└ Shield Armour

28

Health

155

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_very_heavy_fast

├ Man Health

60

├ Bonus Hit Points

20

├ Mount

rome_camel_cataphract

├ Mount Entity

rome_camel_cataphract

└ Mount Health

75

Base Morale

60

Abilities

Carmanian Camel Cataphracts
  • Flying Wedge
    The unit moves into a flying wedge-shaped attack formation.
    Charge bonus, melee attack
    Acceleration, melee defence
  • Use the Whip
    Improved attack and fatigue resistance for a short time.
    Melee attack, weapon damage, fatigue resistance
    Exertion: fatigue
  • Frenzy
    Improves a unit's charge and weapon damage for an extended period.
    Charge damage, Weapon damage
    Exertion: fatigue
  • Killing Spree
    Increases weapon damage for an extended period.
    Weapon damage
    Exertion: fatigue

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.
  • Resistant to Heat
    This unit tires less quickly in the desert.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Carmanian Camel Cataphracts
  • Very good attack
  • Average defence
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Good morale