Re: The Saka Kingdom Of Jerusalem (A Completely Wrong Migration Campaign AAR)
Introduction : The Saka - Jewish Army Mix
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Before I wrote the Proloque, I think it was fit to introduce the army composition first.... It was weird mix of somewhat "Historically Justifiable" units comprised of Saka Pastoralism units, mixed with some Judean "would be historical" units. And a bit story, why they got such kind of Armies.
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So, all is start with God, get angry from all the Pikachu worshipping and Drunken orgies that Jebivjetar and Skullheadhq done after burning Barbaropolis, God decide to thrown them into his allmighty time vortex, originally made so they could take part in proper Crusade, and fighting these kind of men:
as this kind of warriors... Kiilling Spartans all their way.... because the spartans was the biggest smoking pot after the Phoenicians, which was rendered so stupid at this time, and hell, the Jebivjetar's bodyguards at his previous misadventure is Spartaaaaaaaaannnsss!!!! Yes? So God decide to test them...
Apparently, God was bored, and began to make bets with Satan. Satan ended up winning one of these bets, and was granted the ability to go to earth for one day. He ended up appearing right bellow Pikachu, and after kicking his ass, convinced Pikachu to sell his soul in exchange for great power (that explains everythin why Pikachu was a baal, yes?). Pikachu accepted. How could he... Or she!? He or shegot hella awesome powers, and was able to defy the rules set by the gameboy game, zap anything, even ground type cheese! (A technique that had previously been mastered only by Missing No) Therefore, Pikachu's rise to fame is not because of acting, but because of Satan....and God. After all, how else could Pokemon have become so popular? As Skullheadhq still grab Pikachu's tail, and Pikachu start to glow and transformed itself to this kind of creatures (not raichu... but... God wills it....)
CHUUUUUU!!!!! (Using Kamehameha Volt Tackle)
So they land into a barren land of Steppe.... in front of the town of Chighu... back again at 272 BC where the local Saka nobles gladly welcomed them, but after they start selling their weeds, the Saka nobles just laugh and said their Haoma is waaaayyyy better..... So they start a gigantic drunken party, attended by almost ALL Saka nomadic tribes anyway.
And as the result (of usual ways), God (knowing Pikachu's intent to escape his punishment), quickly zap them into the levantine area (hell, that's why the Saka got their way into Levant all the way)
With the recent arrival of Saka nomads to the land of Levantine (who was sucked as the collateral damage from a wormhole created by God, to transport Jebivjetar and Skullheadhq all the way), they are cheerfully greeted by local Jewish rebel forces... who apparently get some messages by God, that their Liberation time has come, and so, with Jebivjetar said that they are sent to help them end the Ptolemaic and Seleukid tyrany all the way... He was hailed as their new general from the land north of babylonia....
So these are their army composition:
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Eranshar Arthsbara
Hundreds of years spent at Diaspora, made the Jewish army usually formed these men as militia forces, armed with what they've learned on Babylonian, and Persian soil.. yeah, the most untrained militias of them fought as cheap and yet still realible archer-spearmen forces.
Sakai Payai Dunai
Heck, the Saka nomads also found some jobs there, as they are supperior foot archers, capable to shoot into unbelievably long range, as well as decimating most pantodapoi horde in a matter of minutes.
Qalaim Banjaminim
Bible said that they can launch their stones soo precisely into a width of hair.... yeah... They are the elite missile troops that found their way to supplement what the Saka archers lack, A Solid armour piercing stones! so say goodbye to your Hetairoi bodyguards ptolies... as they had no shield and will get death in droves by those boys.
Iudaioi Hoplitai
Militia drawn from heavily hellenized (and some Hellen / Makedonian descendants found at the time, these men fought in a manner of proper hoplite, albeit with lighter equipments than their Proper Hellas counterpart. They are fast, and capable to kick most of their enemy's ass... or at least hold them in really long time, giving more time for their better armed, and angrier comrades to finish their jobs.
Iudaioi Peltastai
Having fought hellenes who using skirmishing tactics, these men immitate them and ready to sent their enemies dead with their javelins. Of course, they wear lighter armour than their hellenic counterparts, but heck, what did an extra axe and extra numbers couldn't do against those guys?
Hyestevallau
Well, these too settled saka are employed as saka spearmen, but they aren't used widely this time (because Judean Infantry are waaaayyyy better, and cheaper, than they), so these nomadic boys are better fought as riders.
Iudaioi Xippherai
The mainstay of proper Judean army, made by a lot of somewhat well trained and experienced men armed with swords and javelins, trained to fight in fierce individual hand to hand combat, and ready to slice their enemies into bits. Afterall, they had swords, and swords are a way cooler weapons than spears, so they are still happy to wear just a thin cloth and helmet, as long as they had swords to shown. Yeah, swordsmen FTW!!!
Iudaioi Taxeis
These are the Judean men enrolled in AS and Ptolies army as good garrison troops, and quite well armoured. And for more, they are proper spearmen, and waayyy better than saka spearmen. Because we have swordsmen, they won't be too many as staple in the proper army, but at least they could hold a phalanx in guard mode, and have javelins! So they are still important units afterall, and the only one who could properly said "Iudaioi Taxeis!!!" - apparently, other unit speak non - judean tongue in battle.
Aysa Badrai
Hey, this nomad who was carried into this mess is Saka nomads, don't be surprised if they muster a lot of these riders, once they got a better economy... hey, they are also some jews enrolled inside? don't worry, afterall, they still a good riders and can kick hellenic ass quite good.
Iudaioi Prodromoi
If the prodromoi are considered light melee cavalry, than these Jewish cavalry are lightest of the light, but they carry sagaris battle axes, borrowed from their Saka friends. Of course, they are good chargin cavalry, and will found that most phalangitai still hate their charge when it comes to their back....
Iudaioi Phalangitaii
The Ptolies' practice to give some Iudaios a klerouch result in these boys. Very well trained as phalangitai, they can give good account of them in battle. Their only side effects are their expensiveness, and they are some kind a snobbish, and didn't had the true crussader spirit as their comrades do (well, standing in a formation and waiting your enemies comes to suicide themself on sarissa are not the same when you draw your sword and screams "DEUS LO VULT!!!!" and kick your enemy's ass.
Generic Noble Cavalry
Just better armed cavalry, that's it.... and they are just elite mounted archers... what's more?
Iudaioi Xystophoroi
What? They aren't Saka nobles? Well, the Judean nobility are fond to immitate their Saka friends, and start to become a mix of Katas and Horse archers, of course they are extremely good to kick anyone's ass, except phalangitai from the front.
Ysaninu Aysiramja
Well, no proper nomad tribe ever wage war in a far away land without carryin some Katas.... These are the ultimate katas available!!!
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Thrash till Death!
I'm eagerly awaiting the next post. that goku-picachu made me laugh 
I hope you didn't made a Palestine bashing AAR this time, or face my wrath 
Originally Posted by Gaius Septimus Severus
Allthough I want to kick Ptolies' ass first, and doing something wrong with my campaign.... 
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