Sacred Band

[mcantu]

just fyi, this unit is also in RTR-FoE which we will be releasing in a few days...

[HunGeneral]

just fyi, this unit is also in RTR-FoE which we will be releasing in a few days...

I suspect yes - about 1/3 of all factions (and there units) in FoE were already in TIC and I think they will not remove the Carthaginian Elite.

[antisocialmunky]

Can we call them 'The Elite Baby Killers of Carthage' instead? It has a nice ring to it.

[Tanit]

Actually there is considerable debate about the validity of that myth. No, the unit name is still in the works but the current most popular suggestion has been 'Citizen Noble Cavalry'

The reason for this is that there isn't really a good word for elite in this sense in Punic. Other options included 'Right Wing Cavalry' which is both too long and too specific.

[antisocialmunky]

Picked Citizen Cavalry? Makes them sounds elevated and specially purposed for something that may or may not be the right wing.

[Folgore]

The reason for this is that there isn't really a good word for elite in this sense in Punic.

EB1 seems to use "Alupim / Aloophim" for 2 units, which is translated to "elite" in the English unit name. What does that mean then?

[Foot]

the english names for units in EBI are not direct translations, but rather guides for english speakers.

Foot

[Skullheadhq]

The reason for this is that there isn't really a good word for elite in this sense in Punic. Other options included 'Right Wing Cavalry' which is both too long and too specific.

Oh noes!
Please don't name it like that, Right Wing Cavalry makes me think of German Panzers

[ziegenpeter]

Oh noes!
Please don't name it like that, Right Wing Cavalry makes me think of German Panzers

Zats wy its goot!

[HunGeneral]

Oh noes!
Please don't name it like that, Right Wing Cavalry makes me think of German Panzers

German Panzer = deadly, moblie army unit, hard to kill and can roll over most opposition it faces... although not always. That does seem to fit for Sacred Band cavalry doesn't it?

[Skullheadhq]

Right Wing Cavalry makes me think about this:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

In politics, right-wing, rightist and the Right are used to describe certain postitions and ideologies. While use of the term Right varies, it is most commonly used to refer to support for preserving traditional or cultural values and customs or for maintaining some form of social hierarchy or private control of the means of production.

Well, just call it something EB-ish