Timariot Feudal Lancers
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Class and category |
light cavalry
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Soldier |
turks_timariot_lancers, 30, 0, 0.75
Soldier model, Number of the soldier, Number of extras, Mass of the men
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Mount |
bc heavy horse, elephant -4, camel -4
Type of animal or vehicle ridden on and its effect
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Engine and Ship |
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Attributes |
sea_faring, hide_forest, very_hardy, can_withdraw, can_formed_charge
A miscellanious list of attributes and abilities the unit may have
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Formation |
2.5, 4, 3, 6, 3, square, wedge
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Hit points |
1, 0
Hit points of man, Hit points of mount or attached animal (Ridden horses and camels do not have separate hit points)
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Primary weapon |
4, 6, no, 0, 0, melee, melee_blade, piercing, spear, 25, 1, no
Attack factor, Charging bonus factor, Missile type, Range of missile, Missile ammunition, Weapon type, Tech type, Damage type, Sound type, Min delay between attacks, Skeleton compensation factor in melee, Weapon attributes
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Secondary weapon |
4, 4, no, 0, 0, melee, melee_blade, piercing, sword, 25, 1, no
Attack factor, Charging bonus factor, Missile type, Range of missile, Missile ammunition, Weapon type, Tech type, Damage type, Sound type, Min delay between attacks, Skeleton compensation factor in melee, Weapon attributes
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Primary armour |
3, 5, 4, leather
Armour factor, Defensive skill, Shield factor, Sound type
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Secondary armour |
0, 0, flesh
Animal's or vehicle's armour factor, Defensive skill, Shield factor, Sound type
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Heat and ground effect |
0, 0, -1, -2, 2
Extra fatigue suffered by the unit in hot climates, Scrub, Sand, Forest, Snow
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Mental |
11, normal, untrained
Morale, Discipline, Training
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Cost |
1, 651, 306, 79, 54, 651
Number of turns to build, Cost of unit to construct, Cost of upkeep, Cost of upgrading weapons, Cost of upgrading armour, Cost for custom battles, Limit in custom battle, Cost for punish
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Unit Description |
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No wise general would ever disregard the fighting power of this light cavalry unit. These men have been given a fief by the sultan, a timar, which entitles them to the tax revenues of a province, which they will use to buy equipment and also field similarly equipped retainers. These men are usually Turks, but many a time they were former Pronoia-holders whose pronoias were simply converted into timars. There was no general pressure for these men to convert and so many of them remained christian for as long as a century. They seem to be lacking in equipment but this is a treacherous impression. Most of these warriors wear leather cuirasses under their colourful dress, which they adopted from Balkanic warriors, such as their light curved shields. Yet their most outstanding quality which they share with the janissaries is their very high morale, which causes them to charge again and again. This unit will only retreat if the battle is already lost. They formed the core of the Ottoman army, and at their strongest numbered some 90 000 men across the Empire.
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