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Class: missile · Category: cavalry · Men per unit: 32

Cataphract archers are very heavily armoured, but slow, horse-archers that are almost impervious to attacks and can fight in close combat. They are not as armoured as cataphract lancers, yet most enemy missiles are turned aside quite easily. Mobility and speed have been sacrificed to provide protection. Their composite bows allow them to attack enemies at long range, but they also carry swords so that - if needs be - they can close up and fight hand-to-hand.

	Primary	Secondary
Attack	12	11
Charge bonus	26	34
Type	missile · archery	melee · blade
Damage	piercing	piercing
Projectile	arrow	—
Range	170	—
Ammunition	25	—

	Primary	Secondary
Total	32	—
Armour	18	—
Defence skill	14	—
Shield	0	—

Hit points	1
Mount	half armoured horse
Ground: scrub / sand / forest / snow	-6 / -1 / -8 / -1
Charge distance	40
Formations	Square

Technical stats

Time between blows (primary / secondary)	2.5 s / 2.5 s
Extra fatigue in hot climates	4
Spacing between men: close / loose	2 × 4.8 m / 3.6 × 6.72 m
Default ranks	5

In battle: Can form Cantabrian circle · Good stamina

A core roster unit for 9 factions, each able to raise it anywhere they hold the right building:

Albanians · Armenia · Armenia Minor · Colchians · Commagene · Heniochi · Iberians · Mossynoeci · Sophene

Exactly what a settlement must have, route by route (2)

Building	Also requires
Direct Rule	Tier 3 Military Industrial Complex · Tier 2 Colony · Requires resource horses or horses supplied factionwide
Homeland	Tier 2 Military Industrial Complex