Tarkan

From Age of Empires

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Name	Tarkan
Age	Castle Age
Building	Castle
Type	Cavalry
Wood	Food	Gold	Stone
0	60	60	0
HP	90
Attack	7
Range	0
Armour	0
Pierce Armour	0
Speed	Fast
Upgraded From	N/A
Upgraded To	Elite Tarkan
Cost to Upgrade	1000F, 500G

The Tarkan is the unique unit of the Huns in the Conquerors expansion in Age of Empires II, they should be considered a mix of a battering ram (high attack vs. buildings) and light cavalry (average resistance to monks, but fast and good versus archers).

A Tarkan vs. a Cataphract would result in a victory for the Cataphract, so, just as the manual said, it is bad vs. Heavy Cavalry, but pitting them vs. Light Cavalry, they win in a matter of seconds and because of that they are the best light cavalry unit.

[edit] Tactics

Use them versus archers, buildings and light cavalry, although they are good also killing the light infantry (from Militia to Two-Handed Swordsman if elite). But don't use them vs. the Heavier Cavalry, Pikeman, Samurai or the Teutonic Knight's, as they can beat the Tarkan's very fast, even when they are elite.