Heavy Daylamiyan

Overall strategy
While most Daylamiyan fight as light infantry, a select few are instead clad in armour and armed with maces and axes. They may not be as mobile as conventional Daylamiyan, but their resolve and discipline render them as strong linebackers, resistant enough to proffer a shield against cavalry while being mobile enough to best even regular Roman infantry in combat. In addition, they enjoy a defensive bonus, if they are attacked at any time by Persian asawira mercenaries, thus providing the native Persian player with a useful counter for use against mercenary rushes factions that recruit Persians, most notably the Arabs, Indians and Tang. The only problem is that they are costly and slow, so any faction armed with crossbows or artillery can easily slay them. If you are playing as a faction capable of recruiting asawira, then remember to replace them instead with archers or ballista-type weapons (Scorpions, Springalds) should you be playing Persia due to the possible presence of Heavy Daylamiyan.