Do all Cataphracts weild maces?

[kureoshin]

Hi all,

so I tried out custom battle using the EB Multiplayer link and I did a Seleucid vs Rome battle. I did two battles and for both I used Hellenistic Cataphracts for Sel and Praetorian Cohorts for Rome. Anyway, when I started the battle and engaged the roman infantry, I noticed that when I used the alternate attack for the cataphracts (Alt + Right click), the cataphracts wielded a sword instead of a mace. So, I was wondering, was this an animation error, where the cataphracts are actually using maces but the animation shows a sword, or do Hellenistic cataphracts weild a sword as their secondary attack?

Thanks

[kureoshin]

Bump

How about somebody try this out in custom battle and see if you get the same result as I do.

Here are a couple of screenies I have of the Hellenic cataphracts engaging the praetorians with spears and then with swords.


Primary attack, spears:


Secondary attack, swords:

[Ludens]

Hellenic cataphracts get a macheira as their secondary weapon, so this is as it should be. The Macheira has AP, so there's not much differences with the maces of the eastern cataphracts.

[kureoshin]

Oh, thanks for clearing it up.

[athanaric]

Parthian "Noble Cataphracts" and late bodyguards as well as Grivpanvar wield longswords, much like Celtic heavy cavalry.