Mercenary Albanian Cataphracts
Mercenary. Hired from a regional pool, not recruited from a building.
Class: heavy · Category: cavalry · Men per unit: 32
Description
The term Cataphract comes from the Greek, and it means enclosed from all sides. These men and their horses are a perfect example of it. Covered from tail to head with scale, their horses can smash right through an enemy line with few problems. The riders themselves have little to fear, their scale armour protect most of their body, in exception to the legs because it is impossible to lead a horse when the lower half of the body is rigid. When charging, the cataphracts used their six-foot long lance, the kontos, with both hands, resulting in a dreadful chock for the soldiers skewered.
Stats
| Rank in roster | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men per unit | 32 | ██········ 23% |
| Attack | 15 | ███████··· 72% |
| Charge bonus | 31 | █████████· 93% |
| Defence | 34 | ██████···· 55% |
| · armour | 16 | █████████· 90% |
| · defence skill | 18 | ████······ 37% |
| · shield | 0 | █········· 0% |
| Morale | 14 | ████████·· 79% |
| Discipline | Normal | |
| Training | Highly trained | |
| Recruitment cost | 4,353 dn | █████████· 93% |
| Upkeep per turn | 1,168 dn | ██████████ 95% |
| Turns to recruit | 4 |
Weapons
Its secondary attack is the stronger one: 17 against 15.
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack | 15 | 17 | Charge bonus | 31 | 28 | Type | melee · blade | melee · blade | Damage | piercing | slashing |
Defence
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 34 | — | Armour | 16 | — | Defence skill | 18 | — | Shield | 0 | — |
Condition and terrain
| Hit points | 1 | Mount | generals horse | Ground: scrub / sand / forest / snow | -4 / -1 / -8 / -1 | Charge distance | 40 |
| Formations | Square · Wedge |
Technical stats
| Time between blows (primary / secondary) | 2.5 s / 2.5 s | Extra fatigue in hot climates | 3 | Spacing between men: close / loose | 2 × 4.8 m / 3 × 7.2 m | Default ranks | 5 |
In battle: Good stamina · Powerful charge
Where to hire it
No mercenary pool on the campaign map offers this unit, so it cannot be hired.