Military Units

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Conscripts
The average farmer whom has been yanked off his land, armed with whatever pitchfork or rusty sword he can use, and forced towards the front. Conscripts are poorly trained, poorly armed and armored, and lead. Nevertheless, the peasant class is as numerous as insects and they should not be underestimated in their ability to overwhelm even the stoutest battalion of highly trained knights through sheer weight of numbers. Units come in groups of 6,000 men.

Infantry
Men at arms whom have been outfitted by their lord for the purposes of actual fighting. These troops have been given some modicum of training and decent equipment that will allow them to go toe to toe with the enemy and hold the line...at least for a time. Units come in groups of 3,000 men.

Ranged Troops
Archers, crossbowmen, peltasts, ranged troops are able to sit behind lines and hammer the enemy from a safe distance with punishing volleys. But if they come into contact with enemy melee troops, archers and crossbowmen whom are armed only with light armor and weapons stand little chance against cruel axes, swords, and lances. Units come in groups of 2,000 men.

Cavalry
Mounted on horseback, cavalryman are not knights in the traditional sense. Generally not as well armed, nor as well trained, they are nonetheless extremely effective acting as screens, flank attacks, and riding down fleeing troops before the enemy can escape the battlefield. Units come in groups of 1,000 men.

Knights
Trained since the age of seven in the arts of combat, a knight is the ultimate feudal warrior whom not only fights for his liege lord but his own lands. A unit of knights is one of the strongest forces on the battlefield, capable of wrecking entire formations with massed charges that break the enemy down to bloody pulp. Units come in groups of 500 men.