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 | |
| Upkeep per turn | 788 dn | ████████·· 77% |
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
Mercenaries are hired from a regional pool, not recruited from a building. This unit is offered by 1 pool covering 23 regions, at 4,847 dn to hire and 2 experience.
Mercenary pool: Caucasus
At least one of those pools sells to any faction that has an army in range, with no faction restriction.
The 23 regions where this unit appears in a mercenary pool
Albania · Basoropeda · Chorzene · Heniochia · Iberia · Kambysene · Kaspiane · Kolchis · Koraxia · Legaia · Lychnitis · Matiane · Megale Armenia · Mikra Armenia · Mossynoikia · Pedias Atropatene · Phasis · Sakasene · Skythenia · Soanaia · Taochia · Taronitis · Tracheia Atropatene