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Azat Knights

These heavy cavalry are an elite force; deadly in battle, and loyal to the last breath.

Armenia has been ruled by many: the Persians, Macedonians, and Seleucids all played a part in forging the land and its people. The land-owning nobility, the Azat, were descended, so they claimed, from the Armenian gods, and like the nobles of many lands they fought as cavalry. They produced elite, heavily-armed and armoured cavalry that served as superb bodyguards. Historically, they carried lances, along with longswords, maces or axes, making them deadly in close-quarters combat. In 368AD, at the siege of Artogerassa by the Sassanids under Shapur II, they protected Pharantzem, King Arsaces II's wife. The Azat can be considered as forerunners of the chivalric knights of the Medieval era, obsessed with personal honour, loyalty, and their status.

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Azat Knights

Unit Name

Azat Knights

Main Unit Key

Eas_Azat_Knights

Land Unit Key

Eas_Azat_Knights

Naval Unit Key

pel_transport

Soldiers

80

Category

Cavalry

Class

Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost

1300

Recruitment Cost

1200

Upkeep Cost

200

Melee Attack

51

Weapon Damage

29

├ Melee Weapon

rome_spear_cav_elite

├ Melee Damage Base

24

├ Melee Damage Ap

5

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Large

15

├ Bonus vs Elephants

15

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

40

Melee Defence

55

├ Base Defence

35

├ Shield

cavalry

└ Shield Defence

20

Armour

70

├ Armour

scale

├ Armour Defence

40

└ Shield Armour

30

Health

105

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_very_heavy

├ Man Health

45

├ Bonus Hit Points

20

├ Mount

rome_eastern_horse_spear_shield_vh

├ Mount Entity

rome_horse_very_heavy

└ Mount Health

40

Base Morale

60

Abilities

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

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.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Azat Knights
  • Very good attack
  • Average defence
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Good morale
Requires Buildings
Azat Knights Lv. 0 Royal Stables
Royal Stables
(greek_military_east_stable_4)
Level 3