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Armenian cavalry are excellent horsemen, best suited to charging into and breaking through enemy formations.

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Armenian cavalry are excellent horsemen, best suited to charging into and breaking through enemy formations. They are not as headstrong as other elite heavy cavalry and will not charge without orders - war is a serious business that has little room for vainglorious folly. They wear heavy scale armour and carry deadly Scythian Sagaris axes for use in close combat once the initial charge is over and momentum has been lost. While not in quite the same class as the super-heavy cataphracts of later periods, these men are a powerful force. They should not, however, be expected to charge into prepared spearmen.

Armenia is a region that is famed for its cavalry, and these men are rightly feared throughout Asia Minor.