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The Wizard 17:03 10-28-2004

Well Steppe Merc, generally your analysis is good, quite good even, but I have a few points.

Parthians did not use elephants. I don't know which moron at CA decided to confuse Sassanian Persians with Parthians, but the Parthians didn't use the beasts.
IIRC, the Parthian cataphracts/clibanarii didn't fire from horseback; this was something lesser nobles did. What I do know for sure is that Sassanian clibanarii did not fire from horseback, and I may be confusing the Parthians and the Sassanids.
On the different cataphract types: it is a good idea, but I doubt the Parthians had more lightly armored cataphracts in their own formations, distinguished them from the fully armored ones. Also, if we do something like this, we need a division between the very heavy 'East Parthian clibanarii/cataphracts/lancers' and the much lighter 'West Parthian clibanarii/cataphracts/lancers' which could serve as anti-cavalry on horseback (not sure about their historical accuracy, though).

So, a couple of points and ideas, all nicely summed up. Share your thoughts on it!

~Wiz

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