Pahlavan cavalry

**micasa** · 10-04-2007, 09:25

I have to say that the bodyguard cavalry are simply amazing. 347 cavalry versus over 1200 Baktrian infantry and cavalry of various descriptions, 29 losses and it wasn't even a heroic victory! They kick 12 kinds of snot out of anything with sandals, hooves and whiskers. Even those Steppe Riders and their mates.

However, since their economy licks the rusty remains off a maggot's bum it does take a fair while to get it on.

**Seyduna** · 10-04-2007, 10:13

Thats why we call them 'Catatanks'.

**Slim_Ghost** · 10-05-2007, 02:56

Wait till you see the Arabian 'medium' cavalrymen...

**glouch** · 10-05-2007, 11:53

goddamned pahlavan generals. i went to war with pahlava as the seleucids and they, together with the cataphracts, are the only units i really, genuinely FEARED when i went into battle in EB. i never engaged a units of those bastards without at least 2 hetairoi units, in full charge.

elephants can be killed with javelins EASY. but then armoured elephants are totally different...

**pezhetairoi** · 10-05-2007, 18:02

Them Pahlavans didn't scare me too much when I went up against them with Baktrian bodyguards and cav, really. I made sure never to head-on with them, and that solved way much.

**TWFanatic** · 10-05-2007, 23:42

They have a loose formation. You can cut through them with heavy cavalry in a wedge, though flanking units are often needed as well because of their extraordinarily high armor rating. In my Makedonian campaigns, I generally hit them head-on with hetaroi or Thessalians in a wedge, then flank with prodomai or Thessalians. Be sure to have their lances down when charging - this makes a tremendous difference.