<?xml version="1.0" ?><?encoding UTF-16?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="../xsl/unit.xsl"?><unit><full_name>eastern infantry nakhararakan tiknapah</full_name><dictionary>eastern_infantry_nakhararakan_tiknapah</dictionary><category>infantry</category><class>spearmen</class><voice_type>General_1</voice_type><soldier><name>eastern_infantry_babylonian_nakhararakantiknapah</name><soldiers>30</soldiers><extras>0</extras><mass>1.22</mass></soldier><mount_effect>elephant -1</mount_effect><attributes>sea_faring, hide_forest, can_sap, hardy</attributes><formation><side_spacing>1</side_spacing><front_spacing>1.2</front_spacing><loose_side_spacing>2.4</loose_side_spacing><loose_front_spacing>4</loose_front_spacing><ranks>4</ranks><formations>square</formations></formation><stat_health><hit_points>1</hit_points><animal_hit_points>1</animal_hit_points></stat_health><stat_pri><attack>17</attack><charge>8</charge><missile_type>no</missile_type><range>0</range><ammo>0</ammo><weapon_type>melee</weapon_type><tech_type>simple</tech_type><dammage_type>piercing</dammage_type><sound>spear</sound><min_delay>0</min_delay><lethality>0.13</lethality></stat_pri><stat_pri_attr>light_spear</stat_pri_attr><stat_sec><attack>12</attack><charge>8</charge><missile_type>no</missile_type><range>0</range><ammo>0</ammo><weapon_type>melee</weapon_type><tech_type>blade</tech_type><dammage_type>slashing</dammage_type><sound>sword</sound><min_delay>0</min_delay><lethality>0.225</lethality></stat_sec><stat_sec_attr>no</stat_sec_attr><stat_pri_armour><armour>11</armour><def_skill>11</def_skill><shield>4</shield><sound>metal</sound></stat_pri_armour><stat_sec_armour><armour>0</armour><def_skill>0</def_skill><sound>flesh</sound></stat_sec_armour><stat_heat>4</stat_heat><stat_ground><scrub>0</scrub><sand>0</sand><forest>0</forest><snow>-1</snow></stat_ground><stat_mental><morale>16</morale><discipline>disciplined</discipline><training>highly_trained</training></stat_mental><stat_fire_delay>0</stat_fire_delay><stat_food>60, 300</stat_food><stat_cost><turns>1</turns><cost>3081</cost><upkeep>770</upkeep><upgrade_weapon>70</upgrade_weapon><upgrade_armour>100</upgrade_armour><custom_battle>3081</custom_battle></stat_cost><ownership>romans_scipii</ownership><description><name>Aznvakan Tiknapah (Armenian Noble Infantry)</name><short>These men are the elite of the Armenian kingdom drawn from the best of those willing to serve in the prestigious Royal Guard.</short><long>Elite
Disciplined
Sapping ability

These men are the elite of the Armenian kingdom drawn from the best of those willing to serve in the prestigious Royal Guard. The honour of such a position instils in these men a will of iron. These are armoured Spearmen who are usually capable of withstanding the charge of heavy cavalry, but must be used carefully and should be held in reserve protecting their noble lord. They wear the old Assyrian style conical pointed helm traditional to these highlanders. The short sleeved iron scale corselet worn by these men provides a high degree of protection. They use a large old-fashioned, circular silver shield with an iron rim, similar to the Greek Aspis shield. Exceptionally well drilled and trained, these men have the discipline and organization to do whatever their lord might ask of them and they are full of courage, unwilling to turn their back on the enemy. The Aznvakan Tiknapah were traditionally headed by the house of Khorkhoruni.

Historically, the Aznvakan Tiknapah acted often as palace guards for the royal dynasty itself, but they could also be deployed on the battlefield, where their equipment, training and ethos allowed them to do much more than just act as bodyguards.</long></description></unit>