Armenia (Empire Divided) Spear Infantry

Azat Guard

Armenia has been ruled by many external powers: the Persians, Macedonians, and Seleucids all played a part in forging the land and its people during antiquity. The land-owning nobility - known as the Azat - were descended, so they claimed, from the Armenian gods, and like the nobles of many lands fought as cavalry. As a result, Armenia produced elite, heavily-armed and armoured cavalry that served as superb, mobile bodyguards for their rulers. Historically, the Azat carried lances, as well as longswords, maces or axes, making them deadly in close-quarters combat. The Azat can be considered forerunners of the chivalric knights of the Medieval era, obsessed with personal honour, loyalty, and status.

Unit Name Azat Guard

Main Unit Key 3c_Arm_Azat_Guard

Land Unit Key 3c_Arm_Azat_Guard

Naval Unit Key 3c_pel_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Spear Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 1340

Recruitment Cost 1340

Upkeep Cost 270

Melee Attack 41

Weapon Damage 29

├ Melee Weapon rome_spear_elite

├ Melee Damage Base 24

├ Melee Damage Ap 5

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 20

├ Bonus vs Elephants 20

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 28

Melee Defence 57

├ Base Defence 42

├ Shield hoplite

└ Shield Defence 15

Armour 105

├ Armour scale_elite

├ Armour Defence 60

└ Shield Armour 45

Health 65

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_very_heavy

├ Man Health 45

└ Bonus Hit Points 20

Base Morale 70

Abilities

• Cavalry Counter-tactics
  Improves unit's ability to endure enemy cavalry charges for an extended time.
  Bonus vs mounted units
• Shield Screen
  The unit raises their shields in a static defensive formation.
  Bracing, melee defence, shield strength
  Can't move

Attributes

• Expert Charge Defence
  This unit’s melee attack and damage are increased against charging enemies.
• 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.
• Formation Attack
  The unit will try to stay in formation when in melee.
• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

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

• Very good defensive unit
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Average attack
• Good morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Royal Barracks (3c_armenia_military_infantry_4) Level 3

Garrison Buildings
x 2	Royal Barracks (3c_armenia_military_infantry_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Empire Divided	Armenia (Empire Divided) Armenia Pretenders (Empire Divided) Armenia Secessionists (Empire Divided)