Seleucid Melee Cavalry

Median Cavalry

The Median people were once the rulers of an expansive kingdom spanning central Persia to Asia Minor, seizing the opportunity to create a unified Median state after the collapse of the Neo-Assyrian Empire in 605BC. The Median Kingdom endured until 505BC when the Persian king Cyrus the Great conquered its lands and formed the Achaemenid Empire. Under the Achaemenids, the Median people were considered prestige citizens, with equal status to their Persian kin. They held power as government officials, generals and as 'satraps' or governors. In battle, the Medes were known for the extraordinary agility of their horsemen, which they used against the crumbling Assyrian Empire, outmatching their enemy's skilled cavalry with superior mounted archers.

Unit Name Median Cavalry

Main Unit Key Eas_Median_Cav

Land Unit Key Eas_Median_Cav

Naval Unit Key persian_transport

Soldiers 90

Category Cavalry

Class Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 610

Recruitment Cost 610

Upkeep Cost 85

Melee Attack 29

Weapon Damage 29

├ Melee Weapon rome_spear_cav

├ Melee Damage Base 19

├ Melee Damage Ap 10

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 10

├ Bonus vs Elephants 12

└ Bonus vs Infantry 10

Charge Bonus 31

Melee Defence 77

├ Base Defence 42

├ Shield cavalry

└ Shield Defence 35

Armour 87

├ Armour scale

├ Armour Defence 57

└ Shield Armour 30

Health 110

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_heavy

├ Man Health 55

├ Bonus Hit Points 15

├ Mount rome_eastern_horse_spear_shield_m

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_medium

└ Mount Health 40

Base Morale 50

Abilities

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

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

• Good attack
• Average defence
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Average morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Stables (greek_military_east_stable_2) Level 1 Satrap's Stables (greek_military_east_stable_3) Level 2
Lv. 1	Royal Stables (greek_military_east_stable_4) Level 3

Garrison Buildings
x 1	Town (Amber Trader) (greek_amber_3) Level 2 Megapolis (greek_city_3) Level 2 Satrap's Great Palace (greek_city_centre_east_palace_4) Level 3 Pandocheion (greek_city_centre_inn_4) Level 3 Slave Market (greek_city_centre_slave_3) Level 2 Wine Market (greek_city_centre_wine_4) Level 3 Town (Glass Maker) (greek_glass_3) Level 2 Town (Shaft Mine) (greek_gold_3) Level 2 Town (Grain Irrigated Farm) (greek_grain_3) Level 2 Colony (Master Horse Breeders) (greek_horse_3) Level 2 Town (Shaft Mine) (greek_lead_3) Level 2 Town (Leather Workshop) (greek_leather_3) Level 2 Town (Timber Yard) (greek_lumber_3) Level 2 Town (Marble Cutter) (greek_marble_3) Level 2 Royal Stables (greek_military_east_stable_4) Level 3 Hoplite Barracks (greek_military_heavy_3) Level 2 Mercenary Camp (greek_military_light_4) Level 3 Town (Mola Olearia) (greek_olive_3) Level 2 Town (Dye Works) (greek_purple_dye_3) Level 2 Town (Silk Market) (greek_silk_3) Level 2 Civil Town (greek_town_civil_3) Level 2 Farming Town (greek_town_farm_3) Level 2 Market Town (greek_town_trade_3) Level 2 Town (Winemaker) (greek_wine_3) Level 2
x 2	Colony (Amber Road) (greek_amber_4) Level 3 Metropolis (greek_city_4) Level 3 Colony (Master Glass Maker) (greek_glass_4) Level 3 Colony (Sluiced Mine) (greek_gold_4) Level 3 Colony (Grain Estate) (greek_grain_4) Level 3 Colony (Sluiced Mine) (greek_lead_4) Level 3 Colony (Master Leather Workshop) (greek_leather_4) Level 3 Colony (Timber Trader) (greek_lumber_4) Level 3 Colony (Marble Architect) (greek_marble_4) Level 3 Royal Barracks (greek_military_heavy_4) Level 3 Colony (Olive Oil Trader) (greek_olive_4) Level 3 Colony (Master Dye Works) (greek_purple_dye_4) Level 3 Colony (Silk Road) (greek_silk_4) Level 3 Civil Colony (greek_town_civil_4) Level 3 Farming Colony (greek_town_farm_4) Level 3 Market Colony (greek_town_trade_4) Level 3 Colony (Master Winemaker) (greek_wine_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Media Atropatene Parthia Parthian Nobles Seleucid Seleucid Nobles Arachosia Aria Drangiana Media Parthava Persia Sagartia
Imperator Augustus	Media Atropatene (Imperator Augustus) Parthia (Imperator Augustus) Parthian Nobles (Imperator Augustus)