Armed Serfs are low-level light cavalry fielded by the Muscovite Tsardom.
As their name suggests, these cavalrymen are probably serfs from a boyar's land, encouraged to take up arms for their lord and their Tsar. Given a Sumpter Horse and a reasonable assortment of arms and armor, these Serfs should not be too relied upon in battle.
Battle Serfs, upgrades of the Armed Serfs, are armed with somewhat better bows and arrows, and are somewhat better trained.
Tactics[]
Armed Serfs are very light and slow cavalrymen, armed with sovnyas and bows and arrows, and armored with tegilai, old boots, and paper caps or iron caps. Riding into battle with humble Sumpter Horses, they are rather poor cavalrymen. Nevertheless, they are useful as horse archers, peppering the enemy from afar, moving clear of infantry retaliation, and charging in for the kill with their sovnyas. Little more than mounted infantry, if and when they lose their mounts, they are formidable medium infantry.
Stats and equipment[]
Note: Troops have a set of default stats; at the beginning of a new game, these stats are randomly adjusted for each type of troop. The following is the default set for this troop as seen within the game code and may not reflect the specific stats you will see during actual gameplay. For more information, see Troop stats.
