Parashim Aravim Meguiasim (Arabian Light Cavalry)

Parashim 'Arabim Meguiasim (Arabian Light Cavalry)
Parashim 'Arabim Meguiasim (Arabian Light Cavalry)
Primary Weapon	Type: spear Attack: 5 Charge: 24 Lethality: 1 Range: 57.8 Ammo: 8 Attributes: Thrown missile
Secondary Weapon	Type: spear Attack: 3 Charge: 24 Lethality: 0.33 Attributes: Armour Piercing
Defence	Armour: 3 Shield: 2 Skill: 10
Recruitment	Soldiers: 25 Cost: 1998 Upkeep: 500 Turns: 1
Mental	Morale: 10 Discipline: normal Training: untrained
Other	Hit Points: 1 Mass: 1 Attributes: Can board ships, Can hide in forest, Can form cantabrian circle, Very Hardy Formation: square Side/Back spacing: 2.5/4 Mount effects: elephant +1, chariot +2 Ownership: Aedui, Arche Seleukeia, Arverni, As'Sab'yn wal'Jau, Baktria, Casse, Epeiros, Getai, Hayasdan, Iberia, Koinon Hellenon, Makedonia, Pahlav, Pontos, Ptolemaioi, Safot Softim biKarthadast, Saka, Sauromatae, Senatvs Popvlvsqve Romanvs, Swebozez, Eleutheroi

Armed with javelin and shield, the Parashim Aravim Meguiasim Levies provide a highly skilled light cavalry contingent exceedingly capable in the roles of skirmishing, pursuit, and harassment.

Description

The majority of Saba’s cavalry arm was drawn not from her urban population, who were more often called on to serve as the center of the line of battle, but from her tribal allies. The tribes that provided these cavalry forces were generally nomadic in lifestyle and as such provided men who spent more time mounted than on foot, even if the mount was often a camel rather than a horse. In battle these men provide a highly skilled light cavalry contingent exceedingly capable in the roles of skirmishing, pursuit, and harassment. When coupled with the smaller contingent on medium cavalry fielded by Saba’s urban population they can also deliver a devastating charge to the flanks or rear of the enemy battle-line, but should not be expected to fulfill the role of shock cavalry on their own.

Historically, the Arabs were a far-flung people, raised on the backs of camels and horses while crossing desert as traders or living the rugged life of the nomad. While they might generally have chosen the high perch of a camel for their travels, in battle, their horses were the prefered mount. Brought literally into a new saddle, they excelled in combat, well-served by the balance learned from riding a camel, and despite their light armor and armament, fought with skill - though not always with dedication.

Usage

Light cavalry skirmishers armed with javelins and a spear. These men can pepper light infantry or lure heavy cavalry with their great speed which also makes them effective at killing routing enemies. They can also perform a flanking charge just in case.

With their low armor and also low morale, they should not engage in any melee combat especially against spearmen or heavy cavalry.

Parashim Aravim Meguiasim AOR