Giusim Aravim 'im Garzenim (Red Sea Light Infantry)

Dorkei HaYam Ha'Adom (Red Sea Light Infantry)
Dorkei HaYam Ha'Adom (Red Sea Light Infantry)
Primary Weapon	Type: axe Attack: 8 Charge: 8 Lethality: 0.165 Attributes: Armour Piercing
Defence	Armour: 2 Shield: 2 Skill: 11
Recruitment	Soldiers: 50 Cost: 1226 Upkeep: 307 Turns: 1

Armed with the traditional balta harbiye, a double edged axe, and light wickerwork and leather shields, the Giusim Aravim 'im Garzenim form a light and unruly levy.

Description

When the men of the Red Sea Coast are called to war they fight in a manner centuries old. Armed with the traditional balta harbiye, a double edged axe, and light wickerwork and leather shields, these men form a light and unruly levy. While they are not the toughest or most reliable troops on the field of battle they have been weathered and hardened by their inhospitable homeland, and their ability to survive, and thrive, in the desert climes of their native land is their greatest asset, even on the battlefield.

Historically, the coast of the Red Sea was a comparatively populous and successful region, dotted with scattered towns and mountain settlements, despite widely spaced rivers and the lack of an agricultural infrastructure as old as in Saba to the South. These coastal peoples were a fairly hardy folk, used to more rugged territory and veterans of minor city conflicts, and wars that called them up as mercenaries or levies for larger armies. This background served them well in combat, and though not imbued with the same loyalty and religious fervor that the more traditional tribal allies and levies of the Sabaeans possessed, they were a strong shock infantry when their dedication was not overly taxed.

Usage

These light axemen are armed with lethal axe and speed as their strengths and as such they are most effective at flanking the enemy while a unit of spearmen holds the line and they will give out serious damage to heavy infantry. They can also tire the enemy by outrunning them. As the Saba faces against both the mighty phalanxes of Arche Seleukeia and Ptolemaioi, these men are a must when fighting against them.

However, being lightly armored and armed with a poor shield, they will melt when attacked by infantry, missiles will tear them apart and cavalry will crush them with their charges.

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