Post news Report RSS 1519: Ethnic Unit Showcase

Ethnic Unit Showcase: I want to include all major military tribes and castes, here's what I have so far (Various 'Ranks', like Sipahi/Pindari/Taluqdar/Zamindar, etc. are not shown here) If there's another relevant group I'm missing please let me know

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//Ahir, scattered cattle herding nomads, good light-medium cavalry
//Africans, (Habshi/Abyssinian) Mercenaries and Military Slaves
//Arabians, Archers/Musketmen and Medium Cavalry, second only in value to European Mercenaries
?//Armenians, Possible rare mercenaries
//Assam Infantry, drawn from the Kamrup/Koch-Bihar/Ahom peoples, high morale, excellent fighters, Two-handed Swordsmen, Archers, Musketmen
//Awan Cavalry
//Badaga Swordsmen
//Baheliya musketmen, good morale, good at hiding, good stamina
//Baksari Clubmen and late era Musketmen, mercenaries found in Bihar
//Baluchi Cavalry Mercenaries
//Barha Sayyid, excellent Muslim chainmail clad swordsmen
//Bengali. known for their archery, light cavalry and archer/musket infantry, Afghan Bengali Ban Rocket Troops
//Bhil Tribal Archers
//Berad, exellent jungle skirmishers use bows and muskets
//Beydur Tribal Spearmen
//Bundela Rajput Musketmen, low grade purbiya musketmen
//Chavur, elite jungle infantry
//Chencu or Koya Tribal Archers
//Dzong Infantry Guard, Nepalese medium musketmen and swordsmen
//European Mercenaries, Portuguese Musketmen and Cannon crews/German Pikemen and Zwiehanders/Italian Musketmen/Venetian Musketmen/Swiss Pikemen and Musketmen
//Generic Indians
//Generic Pashtun/Pathans, also Rohilla Cavalry/Yusufzai Riflemen/Charkh Crossbowmen
//Ghokkar/Gakhar, North Punjab Tribe, Cavalry and Javelinmen
//Goan Longbowmen
//Gond Footmen, jungle archers and spearmen
//Gujjar, light javelin cavalry
//Gurkha, Nepalese Swordsmen, great stamina, bonus in snow
//Halepaika Light Cavalry
//Jat, peasant spearmen and light cavalry
//Japanese, Ronin Bodyguard for the Arrakan, Medium Archer Cavalry/Medium Infantry/Medium Musketmen late era
//Karaiyar Tribal Chieftain's Swordsmen, south indian and Shri lankan mercenaries
//Karnataki Sharpshooters
//Khokhars, North Punjab Tribe, light spearmen, javelin cavalry, light-medium spear cavalry
//Khorasan Heavy Cavalry Mercenaries
//Koli tribesmen, elite but rare archers and light raiding javelin cavalry
//Konkan naffutan throwers
//Komarpant Light Archer Cavalry
//Kurichiya Archers, excellent jungle fighters from South India
//Malabrese Infantry
//Mamluk Egyptian Mercenary Musketmen, High demand musketmen, more common late era
//Manipuri-Burmese Light Cavalry
//Mappila Muslim Musketmen
//Marathans, mostly light cavalry
//Mavale Footmen
//Mestizo Musketmen, Portuguese-Indian Offspring, high morale
//Mewat Raider Javelin Cavalry
//Mongol Archer Cavalry Mercenaries
//Moorish Javelinmen Mercenaries
//Mukkulathor people, who are also collectively known as Thevar, Tribal Bow and Spearmen, good morale
//Mukkuvar Spearmen Mercenaries, Tamil Caste found in Shri Lanka
//Nadavaru Light Spearmen
//Naga Sadhu Spear Infantry
//Nairs/Nayar, mostly melee infantry, jungle bonus, enthusiastic fighters
//Nayaks, Southern military vassals, good light cavalry
//Nepali Heavy Cavalry and Nepali Tribal Bowmen armed with Kukri short swords
//Odia Peoples, various military castes
//Purbiya, 'Eastern Rajputs', common mercenaries in Northern India
//Persian Cavalry Mercenaries
//Rajput, Mostly heavy cavalry, Hada/Rathore/Sisodiya/Khanzada/Ujjian/Janjua
//Sindh, light-medium archers and Medium Cavalry
//Sonakars (Tamil Muslims), Sri Lankan Moors who, along with Mukkuvar, dominated once in medieval era the pearl trade in Sri Lanka.
//Tajik Javelin Cavalry
//Tartar horse archers Mercenaries
//Teluga/Telinga Footmen
//Tibetains, heavy cavalry on small tibetain ponies and Tibetain Sharpshooters
//Tomara Medium Cavalry, quick/heavy hitting/disciplined mercenary or vassal cavalry from the Gwailor region
//Turkish Archer mercenaries/Soldiers from the Ottoman Empire. After the Europeans and the Arabs the Turks were the most valued mercenaries
//Ottoman Turkish/Rumeli Mercenary Musketmen, High demand musketmen, more common late era
//Uzbek Horse Archer Mercenaries
//Qizilbashi, elite melee-archer cavalry

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sarwan88kabir
sarwan88kabir - - 5 comments

My 2 cents.

It shouldn't be "Bengals" but "Bengali" or "Bangali". You can probably use the old word "Bangal" as well.

Bengalis were known for archers yes, but they were also known for medium infantry and elephants.

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KingKorgoth Author
KingKorgoth - - 195 comments

sarwan88kabir Ah! thank you, I'll fix that

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KrishnaCN
KrishnaCN - - 371 comments

huzurat
KingKorgoth

I had another ethnic unit in mind....but these are more professional than ethnic in some sense.....what do u guys feel about "Thugees".....these guys were active in the subcontinent around this time....carrying out murder and robbery.....we can give these guys bonus in forests,hills.....rebel armies can comprise these units....these could also be recruited as cheap mercenaries in large numbers.....high morale in forest and hilly battlefields but reduced on plain fields and deserts...but they should have low discipline...im pretty sure the best thugees could also afford horses....so we could have cavalry units also.....having these units in army can give extra bonus in supplies and war booty and when a settlement is occupied...a general with time could also acquire a related ancillary like "thugee accomplices" which can give additional loot bonus....they can also reveal more around the forest area in the campaign map because of their knowledge of hideouts...the rebel units should be easy to bribe as well..we can also have a "reformed thugee institution" building in settlement construction tab which will reduce banditry and increase trade income and also help recruit "reformed thugees"

Their origins are debated with many historcal theories....but no conclusive theory on their origin...some say they were a part of the armies of native rulers who disbanded them after the British conquest..but they have been mentioned far earlier by ziauddin barani in mid 14th century....they used ranks like jemadar and subedar which indicates some military link...whatdya guys think about this??

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lionheartofengland
lionheartofengland - - 83 comments

i played the bulat steel total war mod and tried the custom battles in renaissance era with portugal and england and stuff and used the arquebusiers units. I think they have this unit and several other units like pikes well fleshed out. it would be wise to ask to import their european units for this mod and/or remodel over those units for musketeer regiments for the local forces.

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