Drangiana 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 pel_transport

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 620

Recruitment Cost 620

Upkeep Cost 120

Melee Attack 40

Weapon Damage 25

├ Melee Weapon rome_spear_cav

├ Melee Damage Base 20

├ Melee Damage Ap 5

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 15

├ Bonus vs Elephants 15

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 34

Melee Defence 35

├ Base Defence 15

├ Shield cavalry

└ Shield Defence 20

Armour 70

├ Armour scale

├ Armour Defence 40

└ Shield Armour 30

Health 80

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_heavy

├ Man Health 40

├ Bonus Hit Points 15

├ Mount rome_eastern_horse_spear_shield_m

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_medium

└ Mount Health 25

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	Heavy Horse Studs (east_military_stables_heavy_2) Level 1 Royal Stables (east_military_stables_heavy_3) Level 2 Nisean Stables (east_military_stables_heavy_4) Level 3

Garrison Buildings
x 2	Heavy Horse Studs (east_military_stables_heavy_2) Level 1 Royal Stables (east_military_stables_heavy_3) Level 2 Nisean Stables (east_military_stables_heavy_4) Level 3

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