Don't be so sure... invest in morale upgrades (religious buildings), and have two bases for training troops. A base for producing heavily armoured AHC and Saracens and another for lightly armoured ones for the desert. Don't forget that Ghazis make good flankers against those armoured european troops. Try unleashing them on the flanks of some Chivalric Sergeants.Originally Posted by Odin
They're cheap and cheerful, and better than archers. They're also armoured, but their morale is poor. You may as well produce these though, as produce archers, and they have a valour bonus in anatolia. Futuwwa are better IMHO, as they make good flankers. I have often decimated the AI using well time Futuwwa rushes. Turcoman Foot's armour and rabble formation means they fare better when under fire however.Originally Posted by Odin
They're not supposed to handle other heavy cavalry, that is the spearmen and polearms/axes role. You can still use the AHC to flank the enemy cav and finish the job. When trained in Armenia with a master horsebreeder, they get +2 valour, add some armour to that and you've got one of the best cavalry units there are. You're only alternatives are Ghulam Cavalry or Khwarazmian Cavalry but those two are overpriced and still not better than AHC.Originally Posted by Odin
Once you've teched up to Janissaries you may want to replace Futuwwa and Turcoman foot with JI. These will be available in the high era (1205 - 1320)Originally Posted by Odin
You'll have to secure Georgia, Armenia, Khazar, and Volga Bulgaria from the mongols. They can appear in any of those provinces, though usually always Khazar. If you don't prepare you will lose a lot of your core provinces, but it makes for an interesting campaign.Originally Posted by Odin
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