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.
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 |
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 |
55 |
├ Base Defence 35 |
├ Shield cavalry |
└ Shield Defence 20 |
70 |
├ Armour scale |
├ Armour Defence 40 |
└ Shield Armour 30 |
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
- Very good attack
- Average defence
- Low damage but average armour penetration
- Good morale
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Imperator Augustus |