Baktria Shock Cavalry

Bactrian Royal Cavalry

Heroes to a man, these royal cavalry always act appropriately.

The Bactrian plain is to the west of the Hindu Kush in what is now Afghanistan. It first enters records of antiquity through Ctesias, a Greek historian (circa 400BC), who falsely claimed that the Assyrian King Ninus defeated the Bactrians in 2140BC. A fertile and developed land, Bactria was prosperous and so, during the expansion of the Achaemenid Empire, it inevitably drew the interest of the newly crowned Cyrus the Great. Under the Achaemenids, Bactria enjoyed the special privilege of being ruled by the crown prince, or heir-apparent to the royal line. It has been suggested that before the Persians, however, Bactria was ruled by the Median Kingdom before they, too, fell to the expansionist Achaemenids. Like many other Persian satrapies, Bactria attempted to rebel against its overlords in the wake of Darius III's defeat by Alexander the Great, only to be subdued by the victorious general.

Abilities

Bactrian Royal Cavalry

• Diamond
  The unit moves into a diamond-shaped attack formation.
  Charge bonus, melee attack
  Acceleration, melee defence

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.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Transport

• Very poor hull strength
• Very slow speed
• Weak ramming

Bactrian Royal Cavalry

• Very good charge
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Weak in prolonged melee
• Good morale

Baktria Units
General (5)
1.Bactrian Horse Archers
2.Bactrian Royal Cavalry
3.Bactrian Royal Guard
4.Hellenic Cataphracts
5.Indian Armoured Elephants
Melee Infantry (3)
6.Bactrian Hillmen
7.Mob
8.Thorax Swordsmen
Missile Infantry (7)
9.Bactrian Peltasts
10.Elite Persian Archers
11.Eastern Javelinmen
12.Persian Light Archers
13.Eastern Slingers
14.Light Peltasts
15.Peltasts
Pike Infantry (3)
16.Levy Pikemen
17.Pikemen
18.Thorax Pikemen
Spear Infantry (4)
19.Bactrian Royal Guard
20.Scale Thorax Hoplites
21.Eastern Spearmen
22.Thureos Spears
Melee Cavalry (3)
23.Bactrian Light Horse
24.Bactrian Noble Horse
25.Citizen Cavalry
Missile Cavalry (3)
26.Bactrian Horse Archers
27.Horse Archers
28.Horse Skirmishers
Shock Cavalry (2)
29.Bactrian Royal Cavalry
30.Hellenic Cataphracts
Elephant (2)
31.Indian Armoured Elephants
32.Indian War Elephants
Fixed Artillery (4)
33.Greek Giant Ballista
34.Greek Polybolos
35.Greek Bastion Scorpion
36.Greek Scorpion (Fixed)
Field Artillery (6)
37.Greek Bastion Ballista
38.Greek Ballista
39.Greek Scorpion
40.Greek Heavy Onager
41.Greek Bastion Onager
42.Greek Onager
Admiral (2)
43.Assault Tetreres - Bactrian Hillmen
44.Tower Penteres - Persian Light Archers
Melee Ship (3)
45.Assault Tetreres - Bactrian Hillmen
46.Fire Pot Dieres - Thureos Spears
47.Assault Dieres - Thureos Spears
Missile Ship (7)
48.Raiding Hemiolia - Eastern Javelinmen
49.Pursuit Trihemiolia - Eastern Javelinmen
50.Scorpion Penteres - Persian Light Archers
51.Tower Penteres - Persian Light Archers
52.Missile Penteres - Persian Light Archers
53.Scorpion Trieres - Eastern Slingers
54.Missile Trieres - Eastern Slingers
Artillery Ship (2)
55.Light Artillery Penteres - Greek Ballista (Ship)
56.Artillery Penteres - Greek Onager (Ship)