Sassanid knight

The Sassanid knight is a fearsome mounted mercenary in Stronghold Crusader 2.
==Description==
The Sassanid knight is an elite Middle Eastern warrior, who is outfitted with heavy armor and mounts an armored horse. He uses a very long spear to stab hostile units and moves fast around the map. However, being a mounted unit, he is unable to attack structures.
He also possesses a charge ability similar to the maceman, which tremendously increase his damage output for a short time upon engaging an enemy unit (indicated by a lightning icon above the unit). Due to his traits, the Sassanid knight is very expensive to recruit.
The Sassanid knight arrives with his own mount upon recruitment and he cannot dismount it, unlike the templar knight.
==Usage==
The Sassanid knight can only attack units. Therefore, he is best suited for leading engagements in the open or he can be used for the classic "sally forth" tactic, using his charge ability and massive health to quickly soften up enemy forces. Small groups of Sassanids can quickly remove patrols, siege equipment and ranged units in small numbers.
Although Sassanid knights can butcher their way through missile units, they are vulnerable to projectiles, especially crossbow bolts. When leading a charge against crossbowmen, it is a good idea to conduct a hit-and-run attack and swiftly retreat to a group of healers to recover health.
Without a doubt the most expensive unit in the game. Additionally, it's the fastest unit available, as they are mounted on horses. Their mobility is further increased because of the Sprint Ability - the same as with Macemen and Whirling Dervishes. In their case, it allows them to move at astonishing speeds, enabling them to cover extreme distances in a matter of seconds. It comes in handy when you want to make a lightning fast attack, to, for instance, get rid of a group of unprotected Archers, Crossbowmen or siege equipment - if the enemy won't react in time, there's no chance that he will prevent you from killing them off.
They are also quite formidable in open combat - regular Crusader Swordsman won't stand a chance and only Templar Knights and Sergeants at Arms will be able to defeat them, but they won't be able to catch them. There are two major drawbacks to this unit - the first one being the absurd recruitment cost. Unless you have huge amounts of gold stored in your treasury or you are able to generate vast quantities of it in a short time, you won't be able recruit many of them. The other one is their vulnerability to Pikemen - they can literally kill themselves off Pikemen if they charge at them when the latter have their pikes set up.
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