Talk:Cataphract (Age of Empires II)/@comment-124.124.254.218-20110517164445/@comment-2006360-20110518160419

Cataphracts are the second strongest non-siege unit in AoK, behind the War Elephant. They have heavy armour, strong attacks (pity they don't use their shields), and are still fast enough to evade an enemy counterattack. When I play as the Byzantines, I get a combination of Cataphracts and Heavy Cavalry Archers to form a raiding party, but if you're up against a faction who likes to use pikes or halberds, GET OUT OF THERE. Halberds don't do much in small groups, but get about 15-30 together, and they kick butt.