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Pushtigban Cataphracts

To the very end, the Pushtigban will fight.

The Pushtigban were the bodyguard elite, drawn from the ranks of the cataphracts, devoted to the protection of the Sassanid king. They typically guarded the royal capital, acting as a final line of defence against invaders. Amongst them were the Gyan-avspar, the 'sacrificers of their lives', known as the best of the Pushtigban, they were willing to give their lives in the name of their king, as they did with gusto during the Roman Emperor Julian's invasion of Persia. Fittingly, the royal bodyguards disappeared as an official unit with the death of Yazdegerd, the last Sassanid king, truly dying with their royal charge.

Pushtigban Cataphracts

Unit Name

Pushtigban Cataphracts

Main Unit Key

3c_Sas_Pushtighban_Cataphracts

Land Unit Key

3c_Sas_Pushtighban_Cataphracts

Naval Unit Key

3c_pel_transport

Soldiers

80

Category

Cavalry

Class

Shock Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost

1140

Recruitment Cost

1140

Upkeep Cost

230

Melee Attack

40

Weapon Damage

25

├ Melee Weapon

rome_lance

├ Melee Damage Base

14

├ Melee Damage Ap

11

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Large

10

├ Bonus vs Elephants

10

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

67

Melee Defence

32

├ Base Defence

22

├ Shield

small_round

└ Shield Defence

10

Armour

95

├ Armour

cataphract

├ Armour Defence

90

└ Shield Armour

5

Health

100

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_very_heavy

├ Man Health

45

├ Bonus Hit Points

15

├ Mount

3c_Sas_Cataphract_Horse_Full

├ Mount Entity

rome_horse_very_heavy

└ Mount Health

40

Base Morale

60

Abilities

Pushtigban Cataphracts
  • Trample
    Charges are more effective for an extended time.
    Charge bonus
    Exertion: fatigue

Attributes

  • Disciplined
    This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
  • 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

Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Pushtigban Cataphracts
  • Very good charge
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Heavily armoured
  • Slowest cavalry
  • Good morale