Media (Empire Divided) Melee Cavalry

Persian Cavalry

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 Cavalry

Main Unit Key 3c_Per_Persian_Cavalry

Land Unit Key 3c_Per_Persian_Cavalry

Naval Unit Key 3c_pel_transport

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 640

Recruitment Cost 640

Upkeep Cost 130

Melee Attack 45

Weapon Damage 25

├ Melee Weapon rome_spear_cav

├ Melee Damage Base 20

├ Melee Damage Ap 5

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 15

├ Bonus vs Elephants 15

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 29

Melee Defence 38

├ Base Defence 18

├ Shield cavalry

└ Shield Defence 20

Armour 50

├ Armour padded

├ Armour Defence 20

└ Shield Armour 30

Health 90

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium

├ Man Health 40

├ Bonus Hit Points 15

├ Mount rome_eastern_horse_spear_shield_h

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_heavy

└ Mount Health 35

Base Morale 40

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
• Resistant to Heat
  This unit tires less quickly in the desert.

Strengths & Weaknesses

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

• Average attack
• Weak defence
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Poor morale

Faction Availability
Empire Divided	Margiana (Empire Divided) Media (Empire Divided) Sakastan (Empire Divided)