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Mercenary Savaran Cataphracts Mercenaries Shock Cavalry

Mercenary Savaran Cataphracts

The hammer-blow of the Savaran charge; cataphracts lay low all before them.

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.

Mercenary Savaran Cataphracts

Unit Name

Mercenary Savaran Cataphracts

Main Unit Key

att_merc_est_savaran_cataphracts

Land Unit Key

att_merc_est_savaran_cataphracts

Naval Unit Key

att_cor_light_rom

Soldiers

80

Category

Cavalry

Class

Shock Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost

375

Recruitment Cost

375

Upkeep Cost

315

Melee Attack

22

Melee Damage

10

├ Melee Weapon

att_lance

├ Melee Base Damage

3

├ Armour-piercing Damage

7

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Attack Against Cavalry

10

├ Attack Against Elephants

0

└ Attack Against Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

237

Melee Defence

2

├ Base Defence

2

├ Shield

att_none

└ Shield Defence

0

Armour

30

├ Armour

att_mail_heavy

├ Armour Defence

30

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

230

├ Man Entity

att_infantry_medium

├ Man Health

90

├ Bonus Hit Points

15

├ Mount

att_est_savaran_cataphracts_horse

├ Mount Entity

att_horse_medium

└ Mount Health

125

Morale

34

Abilities

Mercenary Savaran Cataphracts
  • Wedge
    The unit moves into a wedge-shaped attack formation.

Attributes

  • Hide (forest)
    This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses

Faction Mercenaries Pool

Mercenaries Pool
No. Pool Faction Initial Unit Count Chance To Replenish Max Replenish Per Turn Max Count
1 att_merc_est_sassanid_faction 0 0.1 1 3