"The hammer-blow of the Savaran charge; cataphracts lay low all before them."
The Savaran were a wide-ranging cavalry division under the Sassanid Empire, fielding horsemen from light skirmishes and horseback archers to heavy cataphracts. They were generally drawn from nobility, with the highest posts marked for those from the House of Sassan, and those of Parthian descent. They used a variety of weapons; the Parthian spear being the most famous, but also lances, swords, maces and axes. Sassanid cavalry was born out of the need for a highly-mobile military force that could potentially fight a war on two fronts and make use of the eastern steppes, particularly against the infantry-heavy forces of the western powers of the age.
Strength and Weaknesses[]
Excellent Charge Bonus
High Health
Poor Morale
Base Stats[]
Savaran Cataphracts
Unit
Number of Men:
80
Morale:
36
Bonus HP:
15
Melee Attack:
22
Melee Defense:
2
Charge Bonus:
237
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
Melee Weapon
Damage:
3
Armour Penetration Damage:
7
Bonus vs Infantry:
0
Bonus vs Cavalry:
10
Bonus vs Elephants:
0
Building damage:
0.033
Heavy Mail
Armour
Armour:
30
Abilities[]
Wedge
Target:
Self
Initial Recharge:
0
Active Time:
N/A
Recharge Time:
N/A
The unit moves into a wedge-shaped attack formation.
Assemble (5s)
Form Wedge:
+10 Melee Attack
+50% Charge Speed
+15% Charge Bonus
-100% Missile Block Chance
-25% Speed
Attributes[]
Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
Wedge
Hide (forest)