Catafractarii are a type of shock cavalry in Total War: Attila.
Description[]
"Literally armed and armoured to the teeth, the catafractarii are an awesome power."
Having faced the deadly Parthian cataphracts at Carrhae, come off worse, and then struggled against the awesome crushing strength of the Sarmatian lancers, it wasn't long before the Roman army was tailoring its own cavalry to match, despite resisting the idea for some time. Gradually, Rome began to integrate its own versions, the catafractarii and clibinarii, into the Legions. They were probably first fielded during the reign of the Emperor Hadrian, as an auxiliary force of Gauls and Pannonians. However, despite their general success, it was the 4th century AD before catafractarii became a permanent addition to the ranks, possibly due to Macrinus' catastrophic defeat at Nisibis in AD217, by the Parthians. Covered head-to-foot in scale or mail armour, and armed with lances, it is clear that the 'iron horsemen' were the forerunners to the more familiar knights of the Medieval age.
Strength and Weaknesses[]
- Excellent Charge Bonus
- High Health
- Poor Morale
Base Stats[]
Catafractarii | |
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Unit | |
Number of Men: | 80 |
Morale: | 34 |
Bonus HP: | 17 |
Melee Attack: | 38 |
Melee Defense: | 19 |
Charge Bonus: | 204 |
Reload: | 0 |
Ammunition: | 0 |
Medium Infantry | |
Human | |
Hit Points: | 90 |
Mass: | 100 |
Medium Horse | |
Mount | |
Hit Points: | 125 |
Mass: | 440 |
Walk Speed: | 18 |
Run Speed: | 80 |
Charge Speed: | 110 |
Charge Distance: | 75 |
Weapons and Gear[]
Lance | |
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Melee Weapon | |
Damage: | 3 |
Armour Penetration Damage: | 7 |
Bonus vs Infantry: | 0 |
Bonus vs Cavalry: | 10 |
Bonus vs Elephants: | 0 |
Building damage: | 0.033 |
Iron Lamellar Armour | |
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Armour | |
Armour: | 27 |
Abilities[]
Attributes[]
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This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close. |
Total War: Attila Roman Units | |
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Melee Infantry | Armigeri Defensores • Cohors • Eastern Armoured Legio • Elite Palatina • Exploratores • Herculiani Seniores • Hetaireia Guards • Legio • Legio Comitatenses • Numeroi • Palatina • Palatina Guards • Praeventores • Protectores Domestici |
Spear Infantry | Comitatensis Spears • Cornuti Seniores • Eastern Auxilia Palatina • Foederati Spears • Lanciarii Seniores • Limitanei Borderguards • Western Auxilia Palatina |
Pike Infantry | Menaulatoi |
Missile Infantry | Armoured Sagittarii • Ballistarii • Elite Ballistarii • Exculcatores • Funditores • Levis Armaturae • Matiarii • Noble Foederati Javelinmen • Ravenna Elite Ballistarii • Sagittarii |
Melee Cavalry | Comes • Equites Dalmatae • Equites Promoti • Excubitores Cavalry Guard • Magister Militum • Scholae Palatinae • Scout Equites • Tagmata Cavalry |
Shock Cavaly | Catafractarii • Clibanarii • Contarii • Scholae Gentiles |
Missile Cavalry | Equites Sagittarii • Imperial Dromedarii |
Siege Artillery | Onager • Bastion Onager • Large Onager |
Field Artillery | Cheiroballistra |