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Incentivised Cavalry

"Mighty warriors of steel! Your feats today merit a proper bounty from the royal treasury."

The term 'kataphractoi' is of Greek origin and can be interpreted as 'fully-armoured' or 'closed from all sides'. In military terms, it described heavily-armoured cavalrymen. These shock troops were first fielded as part of Darius’ army at Gaugalema in 352 BC. Mostly Bactrian and Scythian horsemen, these riders and their mounts required excellent stamina as they were completely enclosed by metal scale armour, and in desert heat too! Cataphract cavalry could use their weight and armour to penetrate an enemy line, but were far less agile than regular horsemen.

Battle

Incentivised Cavalry

Node Set

Battle Tier 5

research_points

500

cost_per_round

1000

Effects

  • +15% morale for all units
  • +10% armour for heavy cavalry
  • +10% charge bonus for heavy cavalry
  • Costs 1000 per turn to research
Requires
Requires Technologies Boar's Head FormationBoar's Head Formation
Enables
Enables Technologies Hellenic Naval TraditionsHellenic Naval Traditions Feigned RetreatFeigned Retreat
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