Moors: Camel Gunners are the BOMB!

**Shahed** · 12-13-2006, 15:23

WOW ! Now there's a freakin insane desert unit if there ever was one, firing on the move, excellent range, gunpowder weapons, great stamina, cooool graphics. Cavalry does'nt do all that to them, and what else ?

They own, that's what !

Excellent unit !

**chunkynut** · 12-13-2006, 15:53

hehe, if I can finish off either my spanish or danish campaigns the moors are my next likely faction for me to play, and thats because of the select faction menu bit showing the camel gunners.

Or it will be the turks (who I loved in MTW), I want a bit of a change from my 3 grand campaigns so far as catholics.

I need to get away from viva pinata on the 360 tho, its a kids game and i'm 25 but its a fantastic game ... I just feel a bit odd spending a whole day messing around with a virtual garden

**FactionHeir** · 12-13-2006, 16:17

I'm looking forward to them. I'm at turn 39 now and I set gunpowder to appear around 60-70 with the mongols, but I cannot get there just yet...I have an essay to write and research and have imposed on myself M2TW abstinence.
Well, uhhh i shouldn't be on the forum either huh?

Wonder how good those gunners are...

**Husar** · 12-13-2006, 16:57

I thought so, my german "Reiter" only have pistols(small range but 20!!! ranged attack) but they can annihilate almost anything in a 1on1, including generals. And those guys are even formidable melee fighters and well armoured. I tried the camel gunners only in custom battle, but their longer range should make them more dangerous with their ranged weapons, guess they are not good for melee though, should they ever happen to get into one.

**Doug-Thompson** · 12-13-2006, 17:29

As an added bonus, the theme from "Lawrence of Arabia" comes to mind every time I see them running. I halfway expect Omar Sharif to be riding one, putting a shot through somebody's head because "He drank from my well."

It is a great unit. You and Musashi should start a fan club.

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Husar:

I'd very much like to know much more about Reiter tactics. They are so different from HA, with their shorter range, much greater punch and melee. They are like anti-armor javelin troops with MUCH more ammunition, like high-powered Polish Nobles. How do you use them?

**Shahed** · 12-13-2006, 20:16

chunky try Turks.. well you knew I'd say that. Moors should be extremely fun to play as well. Different play styles required for both.

HAHA ! yeah good idea Doug.

I only tried Camel gunners in custom battle. I hope to meet them in campaign but maybe by then the Moors will already be history not sure. In the custom battle they were amazing. Naturally I would'nt be removing them from their original habitat and marching them across Europe or anywhere else.

I've been hiring all the Bedou out of Arabia I can. I love the way the mercs are implemented in this game, quite few but well worth the flavor in florin terms. Alans and Armenians defend my border to the Caucaus, Bedou Camels and cavalry are on the move throughout Arabia suppressing rebels and moving West to hit the Moors.

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The battles are awesome. They have nicely textured the bedou and good details too. The Jezail that the Camel gunners use is also very nicely detailed.

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El-Aurens, I know a man whose Grandfather had met him.

Apparently he was a very ordinary person vastly glorified. He did a great job though, and I absolutely love the movie. I have it lying right there on DVD. Watched it several times.