Persian Cavalry (RTW Unit)

Persian Cavalry (RTW Unit)
Class	Horse Archers
Unit Size	160
Weaponry	Bow, Sword
Morale	8
Melee Attack	9
Ranged Attack	7
Defence	10
Charge Bonus	5
Accuracy
Range	170
Ammunition	30
Region	Global
Recruitment Cost	790
Upkeep Cost	140
Turns to Build	1
Unit Limit	N/A
Building Requirements	Warlord's Stables
Technology Requirements	N/A
Attributes	Can hide in forests

‎Persian cavalry can fight well with either bow or sword, making them valuable skirmishers and general purpose horsemen.

Overview

Persian cavalry can fight well with either bow or sword, making them valuable skirmishers and general purpose horsemen. They can trace their lineage back to the tribes of the steppes, and this tradition gives them fine skills with both the horse and the compound bow. They wear mail armour and carry swords so that they can defend themselves at need, or even carry the attack to lighter opponents, but they are primarily fine horse archers, able to ruin formations of solidly-packed enemies. A skilled commander will use these troops in cooperation with heavier cataphracts when he can, softening up an opponent with missiles before delivering an armoured punch, or beating an enemy down before driving them from the field with lighter pursuers.

Details

Persian Cavalry are horse archers than can fight in melee and are well armoured for that class. Don’t hesitate to use them as light cavalry and as horse archers, as they do well in both roles. This makes them very useful units.

Compared to Horse Archers, Persian Cavalry have higher range and far superior armour and melee skill. They are slightly slower but because of their other advantages they should replace Horse Archers once your regions can recruit them.

Factions

Parthia