Eastern Separatists Melee Infantry

Persian Brigade

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 Brigade

Main Unit Key att_est_persian_brigade

Land Unit Key att_est_persian_brigade

Naval Unit Key att_cor_heavy_rom

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 275

Recruitment Cost 275

Upkeep Cost 140

Melee Attack 45

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 30

Melee Defence 22

├ Base Defence 7

├ Shield att_round

└ Shield Defence 15

Armour 18

├ Armour att_cloth

├ Armour Defence 3

└ Shield Armour 15

Health 80

├ Man Entity att_infantry_light

├ Man Health 75

└ Bonus Hit Points 5

Morale 34

Abilities

• Frenzy
  Improves a unit's attack capabilities for an extended period of time.

Attributes

• Resistant to Fatigue
  Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit.
• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses

Upgrade
Required Technology Cost 125 Upgrade To
Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Levy Centre (att_bld_eastern_sassanid_military_minor_2) Level 1 Militia Encampment (att_bld_eastern_sassanid_military_minor_3) Level 2 Militia Compound (att_bld_eastern_sassanid_military_minor_4) Level 3

Garrison Buildings
x 1	Royal City (att_bld_eastern_sassanid_city_major_4) Level 4 Country Town (att_bld_eastern_sassanid_city_minor_generic_4) Level 4
x 3	Militia Compound (att_bld_eastern_sassanid_military_minor_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Abarshahr Abasgia Afrighids Aria Armenia Arran Atropatene Kartli Lazica Makran Parthia Persia Caucasian Rebels Eastern Rebels African Separatists Eastern Separatists Spahan Sassanid Empire Sassanid Separatists
The Last Roman	African Separatists (The Last Roman)