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

The Parthians are nothing if not inventive, seeking an answer to the heavily armoured infantry of their Seleucid and Bactrian enemies, they have taken the concept of the armoured horseman and perfected it with these metal-clad behemoths. Clad from head to toe in the finest armour available, their steeds likewise covered in scale barding, they are the tanks of the ancient world, fully prepared to smash into infantry formations and deal bloody death with their great kontos lances. Many a line of enemy infantry has turned and fled at the sight of these monstrosities lumbering down on them!

Its secondary attack is the stronger one: 16 against 15.

	Primary	Secondary
Attack	15	16
Charge bonus	36	28
Type	melee · blade	melee · blade
Damage	piercing	slashing

	Primary	Secondary
Total	38	—
Armour	20	—
Defence skill	18	—
Shield	0	—

Hit points	1
Mount	armoured horse
Ground: scrub / sand / forest / snow	-7 / -2 / -8 / -2
Charge distance	40
Formations	Square · Wedge

Technical stats

Time between blows (primary / secondary)	2.5 s / 2.5 s
Extra fatigue in hot climates	5
Spacing between men: close / loose	2 × 4.8 m / 3 × 7.2 m
Default ranks	5

In battle: Good stamina · Powerful charge

A core roster unit for one faction, which can raise it anywhere it holds the right building:

Parni

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