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Saka Cataphracts DahaeDahae Shock Cavalry

Saka Cataphracts

Armoured from head to toe, these heavy cavalry roll flat anyone facing them.

The Saka, as they were called by the Persians, were a steppe people who lived and died by their horsemanship. As in all warrior societies, the heaviest armour was reserved for use by the nobility of the tribes, and Saka nobility could be deadly indeed. As a people, they showed little inclination to bow to any outsider. In 512BC, King Darius the Great attempted to subdue the Saka, and marched into their steppe lands. It did him little good. The tribes avoided open battle, and raided whenever and wherever they pleased. Alexander the Great, almost two centuries later, eventually lured the Saka into battle at Jaxartes in 329BC. Even though Alexander won, he recognised that he could not tame them and released all his Saka prisoners in exchange for an oath to end their depredations. The Saka kept their word.

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Saka Cataphracts

Unit Name

Saka Cataphracts

Main Unit Key

Ste_Saka_Cataphracts

Land Unit Key

Ste_Saka_Cataphracts

Naval Unit Key

barbarian_transport

Soldiers

80

Category

Cavalry

Class

Shock Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost

1190

Recruitment Cost

1190

Upkeep Cost

190

Melee Attack

45

Weapon Damage

27

├ Melee Weapon

rome_lance_elite

├ Melee Damage Base

15

├ Melee Damage Ap

12

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Large

10

├ Bonus vs Elephants

10

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

68

Melee Defence

25

├ Base Defence

25

├ Shield

none

└ Shield Defence

0

Armour

90

├ Armour

cataphract

├ Armour Defence

90

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

120

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_very_heavy

├ Man Health

45

├ Bonus Hit Points

20

├ Mount

cataphract_elite_horse

├ Mount Entity

rome_horse_super_heavy

└ Mount Health

55

Base Morale

70

Abilities

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

Attributes

  • Encourage
    This unit provides a morale bonus to nearby allies.
  • Hide (forest)
    This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
  • Resistant to Cold
    This unit tires less quickly in snow.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Saka Cataphracts
  • Very good charge
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Heavily armoured
  • Slowest cavalry
  • Good morale
Requires Buildings
Saka Cataphracts Lv. 0 Bronze Furnace
Bronze Furnace
(barb_artisan_bronze_4)
Level 3