Persian Mounted Warriors
In eastern climates, it is advantageous to ride where those on foot would falter.The Persian war machine differed greatly from that of the west. Gone was the reliance on a backbone of columns and infantry; instead, the eastern empires fielded heavy cataphracts, drawn from the nobility, as their main strength. These powerful shock troops were complimented by horse or camel archers, to harry the enemy and keep them under pressure. On foot, the Persians fielded light spearmen levies supported by an elite division of archers to back the cavalry and rain death upon the enemy. Also, the cataphracts were often aided by the hammer-blow of the terrifying elephant corps, upon which great importance was placed due to its magnificent power.
Unit Name Persian Mounted Warriors |
Main Unit Key att_est_persian_mounted_warriors |
Land Unit Key att_est_persian_mounted_warriors |
Naval Unit Key att_cor_light_rom |
Soldiers 80 |
Category Cavalry |
Class Melee Cavalry |
Custom Battle Cost 475 |
Recruitment Cost 350 |
Upkeep Cost 240 |
Melee Attack 45 |
32 |
├ Melee Weapon att_spear |
├ Melee Base Damage 24 |
├ Armour-piercing Damage 8 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Attack Against Cavalry 20 |
├ Attack Against Elephants 20 |
└ Attack Against Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 45 |
17 |
├ Base Defence 7 |
├ Shield att_oval |
└ Shield Defence 10 |
33 |
├ Armour att_cloth |
├ Armour Defence 3 |
└ Shield Armour 30 |
235 |
├ Man Entity att_infantry_medium |
├ Man Health 90 |
├ Bonus Hit Points 20 |
├ Mount att_est_persian_mounted_warriors_horse |
├ Mount Entity att_horse_medium |
└ Mount Health 125 |
Morale 34 |
Abilities
No Ability
Attributes
- Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
Strengths & Weaknesses
No Strengths and Weaknesses
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
The Last Roman |