Mercenary Armenian Cavalry
Mercenary. Hired from a regional pool, not recruited from a building.
Class: light · Category: cavalry · Men per unit: 32
Description
Armenian cavalry are excellent horsemen, best suited to charging into and breaking through enemy formations. They are not as headstrong as other elite heavy cavalry and will not charge without orders - war is a serious business that has little room for vainglorious folly. They wear heavy scale armour and carry deadly Scythian Sagaris axes for use in close combat once the initial charge is over and momentum has been lost. While not in quite the same class as the super-heavy cataphracts of later periods, these men are a powerful force. They should not, however, be expected to charge into prepared spearmen.
Stats
| Rank in roster | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men per unit | 32 | ██········ 23% |
| Attack | 11 | ███······· 34% |
| Charge bonus | 28 | █████████· 86% |
| Defence | 25 | ███······· 28% |
| · armour | 2 | █········· 13% |
| · defence skill | 20 | █████····· 48% |
| · shield | 3 | ████······ 37% |
| Morale | 11 | ████······ 39% |
| Discipline | Normal | |
| Training | Trained | |
| Recruitment cost | 2,937 dn | ████████·· 82% |
| Upkeep per turn | 788 dn | ████████·· 77% |
| Turns to recruit | 3 |
Weapons
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack | 11 | 10 | Charge bonus | 28 | 28 | Type | melee · blade | melee · blade | Damage | piercing | slashing |
| Properties | — | Armour-piercing (counts only half the target's armour) |
Defence
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 25 | — | Armour | 2 | — | Defence skill | 20 | — | Shield | 3 | — |
Condition and terrain
| Hit points | 1 | Mount | medium horse | Ground: scrub / sand / forest / snow | -2 / 0 / -8 / 0 | Charge distance | 40 |
| Formations | Square · Wedge |
Technical stats
| Time between blows (primary / secondary) | 2.5 s / 2.5 s | Extra fatigue in hot climates | -2 | Spacing between men: close / loose | 2 × 4.8 m / 3 × 7.2 m | Default ranks | 5 |
In battle: Good stamina
Where to hire it
No mercenary pool on the campaign map offers this unit, so it cannot be hired.