| 238 | | * '''Name: Bakhtris Asabari. '''(means 'Bactrian Lancer') |
| 239 | | |
| 240 | | * '''Class:''' Cavalry Lancer. |
| 241 | | * '''Hacker Armament:'''[[BR]]Basic: Kontos Lance (all iron; 3.6 metres long; two-handed weapon; held the kontos with his right hand towards the bottom of the spear shaft, while the left was in front about 2 feet forward. Then the spearpoint was held on the left side of the horse's neck. So if you looked from the top, the kontos would be at a slight angle from the horse's line of symmetry; absorbed the shock of a hit, since there were no saddles or stirrups to cushion the collision for the horseman). Cosmetic akinakes -- since Cataphracts were drawn from the wealthy upper class -- and they would used these at close range after charging with kontos (hacking, 2.5-3m long). [[BR]] Advanced: - [[BR]] Ultimate: - |
| 242 | | * '''Appearance:''' |
| 243 | | * '''Garb:'''[[BR]]Basic: [[BR]] Advanced: [[BR]] Elite: |
| 244 | | * '''Helmet:'''[[BR]]Basic: Small bowl-like helmet. [[BR]] Advanced: Sarmatian style conical helmet with nasal bar. [[BR]] Elite: Same as Advanced, but with a large horse-tail crest and aventail. |
| 245 | | * '''Shield:'''[[BR]]Basic: None. [[BR]] Advanced: None. [[BR]] Elite: None. |
| 246 | | * '''Shield:'''[[BR]]Basic: None. [[BR]] Advanced: None. [[BR]] Elite: None. |
| 247 | | * '''Figure(s):'''[[BR]]Basic: - [[BR]] Advanced: - [[BR]] Elite: - |
| 248 | | * '''Mount:'''[[BR]]Basic: No horse armour. No saddles or stirrups. Has a saddle blanket held on by a strap going around the horse's midsection. [[BR]] Advanced: Half-armour (scale chamfron and peytral) [[BR]] Elite: Complete horse armour. |
| 249 | | * '''History:''' Cataphracts were the crushing blow of the Persian cavalry. The development of the Persian cataphract is not well understood, as is the relationship between these men and future generations of cataphract cavalry. At best it seems the Persians adopted the catapharct from encounters with Iranian nomads like the Massagetes. |
| 250 | | * '''Garrison:''' 2. |
| 251 | | * '''Function: '''See History. |
| 252 | | * '''Special''': The Cataphract should be slower than the Verkhana Asabari. Well armoured. |
| | 238 | * '''Name: Bakhtris Asabari. '''(means 'Bactrian Lancer') |
| | 239 | * '''Class:''' Cavalry Lancer. |
| | 240 | * '''Hacker Armament:''' Kontos Lance (all iron; 3.6 metres long; two-handed weapon; held the kontos with his right hand towards the bottom of the spear shaft, while the left was in front about 2 feet forward. Then the spearpoint was held on the left side of the horse's neck. So if you looked from the top, the kontos would be at a slight angle from the horse's line of symmetry; absorbed the shock of a hit, since there were no saddles or stirrups to cushion the collision for the horseman). Cosmetic akinakes -- since Cataphracts were drawn from the wealthy upper class -- and they would used these at close range after charging with kontos (hacking, 2.5-3m long). |
| | 241 | * '''Appearance:''' |
| | 242 | * '''Garb:''' |
| | 243 | * '''Helmet:''' Sarmatian style conical helmet with nasal bar. and a large horse-tail crest and aventail. |
| | 244 | * '''Shield:''' None. |
| | 245 | * '''Mount:''' Complete horse armour. |
| | 246 | * '''History:''' Cataphracts were the crushing blow of the Persian cavalry. The development of the Persian cataphract is not well understood, as is the relationship between these men and future generations of cataphract cavalry. At best it seems the Persians adopted the catapharct from encounters with Iranian nomads like the Massagetes. |
| | 247 | * '''Garrison:''' 2. |
| | 248 | * '''Function: '''See History. |
| | 249 | * '''Special''': The Cataphract should be slower than the Verkhana Asabari. Well armoured. |
