Sarranid Horseman

Sarranid Horseman
Culture	Sarranid Sultanate
Wages	33-17 denars
Acquire From	Sarranid Veteran Footman
Upgrades To...	Sarranid Mamluke
Upgrade Cost	80 denars
Exp For Kill	180 xp
Ransom Value	150 denars

Sarranid Horsemen are the basic cavalry of the Sarranid Sultanate.

Tactics

They are considerably faster than Sarranid Mamlukes, but also far weaker. One should not use Horsemen in a joint charge with heavy cavalry, since Horsemen tend to outrun their allies and can find themselves out of position, often costing unnecessary lives.

Being the troop with best balance between armor and speed for their tier, they could be considered the most agile tier 4 cavalry. The reason for this is that Swadian Men-at-Arms are much slower than Sarranid Horseman due to lack of Coursers. Khergit Lancers are sometimes equipped with Coursers, but can also receive armored Steppe Horses still making them slower on average than Sarranid Horsemen. Sarranid Horsemen are best at fighting enemy armies that have large numbers of archers. Sarranid horseman can easily rush archers down in little time. They are best combined with any sort of infantry that can provoke enemy archers onto themselves, allowing Sarranid Horseman to make efficient flanking attacks to wipe out the enemies.

Because of their fast movement on the battlefield, Sarranid Horsemen may also do well in flanking light infantry and finishing off routed enemy troops.

The idea of flanking attack:

Picture 1: Sarranid Veteran Footmen provoke Sea Raiders.

Picture 2: Sarranid Horsemen attack from the other side leaving the enemy no chance.

This tactic is best used on the plain battlefields without mountains, so that Sarranid Horsemen can easily maneuver around enemies when making flank attacks.

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.

Sarranid Horseman - Default Stats and Equipment

Attributes Stat Points Level 20 Strength 7 Agility 5 Intelligence 4 Charisma 4 Health 46 Armor Helmets Horseman Helmet Body Armor Sarranid Mail Shirt Boots Plated Boots, Sarranid Leather Boots Gloves (Possible): Leather Gloves Skills Skill Points Ironflesh 2 Power Strike 3 Power Throw 0 Power Draw 0 Weapon Master 0 Shield 2 Athletics 0 Riding 5 Horse Archery 0 Looting 0 Trainer 0 Tracking 0 Tactics 0 Path-finding 0 Spotting 0 Inventory Management 2 Wound Treatment 0 Surgery 0 First Aid 0 Engineer 0 Persuasion 0 Prisoner Management 1 Leadership 1 Trade 2 Proficiencies Weapon Type Points One Handed Weapons 120 Two Handed Weapons 100 Polearms 110 Archery 0 Crossbows 0 Throwing 0 Weapons Melee Weapons Lance, Sarranid Arming Sword, Elite Scimitar, Winged Mace Ranged Weapons None Shields Round Cavalry Shield Mount Desert Horse, Courser, Hunter