MTW High Ghulam Bodyguards
| Ghulam Bodyguards (High) | |
|---|---|
| Unit Type: | Heavy Cavalry |
| Combat Stats | |
| Charge: | 8 |
| Attack: | 3 |
| Defence: | 5 |
| Armour: | 5 |
| Shield: | Cavalry |
| Speed: | 9, 20, 22 |
| Morale: | 6 |
| Notes: | Elite |
| Dismounts to: | Saracen Infantry |
| Unit Costs | |
| Recruitment: | 350 |
| Upkeep: | 62 |
| Unit Restrictions | |
| Eras: | High |
| Factions: | Muslim |
| Buildings Needed: | Royal Court |
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Unit Description
High Ghulam Bodyguards are available to the Muslim factions during the High period. They are Elite like knights, but are more easily controlled. They have low build requirements, but they only have 20 men in the unit unlike the standard 40 for other knights and heavy cavalry units. High Ghulam Bodyguards carry the standard cavalry shield which protects them in melee and from missile weapons.
High Ghulam Bodyguards tactics are the same as most Knight and heavy cavalry units: flank the enemy, charge them in the rear, repeat as necessary. Avoid frontal charges into spear and pike units, avoid polearm units unless an instant rout is assured, and avoid camels. Their small unit size must also be taken into account, they will not have the same impact as a full sized knight or heavy cavalry unit and can be overwhelmed if they are not watched over carefully. This is especially important if the unit contains an heir or the faction leader.
High Ghulam Bodyguards serve as the royal bodyguard units for the Muslim factions. The faction leader and heirs will appear on the campaign map leading high Ghulam Bodyguard units, and will all be upgraded when the Late period starts (existing non-royal units, including "royal uncles" will not be upgraded). For the Almohads and Egyptians, the faction leader and heirs will be upgraded to Late Ghulam Bodyguards, while the Turks will get Sipahi of the Porte. As they cannot be retrained in Late, maintaining units of high Ghulam Bodyguards beyond year 1320 can be a tough task, and keeping around an uber-general in an obsolete unit can be difficult.
In siege battles, high Ghulam Bodyguards may be dismounted for Saracen Infantry.
