"Eastern General" "Eastern Cavalry" The East need some unit diversity
I know that the Armenians have access to imitation legionaries, but I think that is most of the diversity of the Eastern factions. I believe that each Eastern faction should have its own unique set of units, instead ofall of them just being "Eastern". For example, I am sure that Parthians were adept at desert combat, but Armenians most certainly were not, and yet they have access to the same "Eastern" units which all get desert combat bonuses. I believe that the following changes should be made.
Cavalry: According to Strabo, there was a major difference between the cavalry of Armenia and Parthia. Armenian horses were smaller than Parthian ones, but they were more "fiery" than those of the Parthians. So, all of the cavalry that those two share, "Eastern" cavalry, should be split into Armenian and Parthian cavalry, with the desert bonus being taken from the Armenian units. Armenian cavalry should be adept at mountainous and flat, grassy terrain, should have slightly less defense then a Parthian cavalry, but should have a slightly higher charge bonus due to it being more "fiery" according to Strabo.
Infantry: They should be split into Armenian and Parthian once again, with the desert bonus being taken away from the Armenian troops, but their attack being slightly higher than their Parthian counterparts, due to the fact that Parthians rarely used any infantry whatsoever, while Armenian armies, especially during Armenia's "Imperial" era under Tigranes II used extensive and highly effective infantry battalions to beat the Parthians in the Armenian-Parthian War. He also used them to defeat the Romans at Artaxata, and to invade and conquer the Seleucids, Cappadocia, Caucasian Iberia, Phoenicia, and the Hasmonean Jewish kingdom.
Anyway, this is my proposal.
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