Atropatkan Shock Cavalry

Asabaran-i Aturpatekan

The Iranians and Persians pioneered armoured cavalry and the Seleucids were the first western, Hellenised power to see their merit for battle. Antiochus III, 223-187BC, used cataphracts to great effect at Panium in 200BC. His Egyptian enemies, led by Skopas of Aetolia, placed cavalry on the army's flanks to shield the infantry in the centre. A single charge from Antiochus’ cataphracts entirely scattered the Egyptian horse, exposing the Egyptian infantry's flanks and rear. They were unable to defend themselves against the next mighty charge; the entire Egyptian army broke, and Skopas fled to Sidon. This retreat marked the end of Ptolemaic rule in Judea.

Unit Name Asabaran-i Aturpatekan

Main Unit Key Eas_Atr_Medium_Lancers

Land Unit Key Eas_Atr_Medium_Lancers

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 120

Category Cavalry

Class Shock Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 1979

Recruitment Cost 1979

Upkeep Cost 396

Melee Attack 36

Weapon Damage 9

├ Melee Weapon alance2

├ Weapon Damage 9

├ Weapon Deadliness 0

├ Armour Piercing Yes

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 0

├ Bonus vs. Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 2

Charge Bonus 33

Melee Defence 42

├ Base Defence 26

├ Shield none

└ Shield Defence 16

Armour 16

├ Armour carm8

├ Armour Defence 16

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 20

├ Man Entity heavy_medium

├ Man Health 20

├ Bonus Hit Points 0

├ Mount horse_atropatene_lance

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_heavy_shock

└ Mount Health 0

Base Morale 50

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

• Fire Whilst Moving
  This unit can fire when mounted and moving.
• 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

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

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

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Heavy Horse Studs (rom_EASTERN_stables_heavy_2) Level 1 Royal Stables (rom_EASTERN_stables_heavy_3) Level 2
Lv. 1	Nisean Stables (rom_EASTERN_stables_heavy_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Atropatkan Nobles Harauvatis Haraiva Zranka Mada Atropatkan Parsa Eastern Rebels Asagarta