Armenia (Empire Divided) Melee Cavalry

Azat Knights

Armenia has been ruled by many external powers: the Persians, Macedonians, and Seleucids all played a part in forging the land and its people during antiquity. The land-owning nobility - known as the Azat - were descended, so they claimed, from the Armenian gods, and like the nobles of many lands fought as cavalry. As a result, Armenia produced elite, heavily-armed and armoured cavalry that served as superb, mobile bodyguards for their rulers. Historically, the Azat carried lances, as well as longswords, maces or axes, making them deadly in close-quarters combat. The Azat can be considered forerunners of the chivalric knights of the Medieval era, obsessed with personal honour, loyalty, and status.

Unit Name Azat Knights

Main Unit Key 3c_Arm_Azat_Knights

Land Unit Key 3c_Arm_Azat_Knights

Naval Unit Key 3c_pel_transport

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 1300

Recruitment Cost 1300

Upkeep Cost 260

Melee Attack 53

Weapon Damage 29

├ Melee Weapon rome_spear_cav_elite

├ Melee Damage Base 24

├ Melee Damage Ap 5

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 15

├ Bonus vs Elephants 15

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 40

Melee Defence 55

├ Base Defence 35

├ Shield cavalry

└ Shield Defence 20

Armour 70

├ Armour scale

├ Armour Defence 40

└ Shield Armour 30

Health 100

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_very_heavy

├ Man Health 45

├ Bonus Hit Points 20

├ Mount 3c_Eas_Eastern_Noble_Horse_Spear

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_heavy

└ Mount Health 35

Base Morale 70

Abilities

• Diamond
  The unit moves into a diamond-shaped attack formation.
  Charge bonus, melee attack
  Acceleration, melee defence

Attributes

• Encourage
  This unit provides a morale bonus to nearby allies.
• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

• Very poor hull strength
• Very slow speed
• Weak ramming

• Very good attack
• Average defence
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Good morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Royal Stables (3c_armenia_military_cavalry_4) Level 3

Garrison Buildings
x 1	Royal Stables (3c_armenia_military_cavalry_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Empire Divided	Armenia (Empire Divided) Armenia Pretenders (Empire Divided) Armenia Secessionists (Empire Divided)