Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2015 21:17:30 GMT
Ottoman Troops
Ottoman armies are incredibly powerful when it comes to siege warfare (except Vienna I guess) and can produce results quicker and with less losses. The Ottoman army also fields a smaller range but nonetheless a powerful set of cavalry. Unfortunately, the Ottoman infantry corps has not recovered from the war against the Holy League, the Janissaries, once a feared force in Europe, are now far too stretched to be decisive.
Azabs:
Cost: 1,500 ducats
The militia of the Ottoman Empire, these units are conscripts who are raised specifically for campaigns. As such, they are generally less skilled than either their Western or Eastern European counterparts in both regular and irregular warfare. However, it is these forces, which ensure the integrity of the armies supply lines, freeing up cavalry to engage in more pressing affairs. Like other militias, these forces can engage in domestic functions, including occupation.
Power rating: 2+2 ambush bonus
Abilities and attributes:
Can ambush
Domestic occupation bonus
Foot Artillery:
Cost: 4,000 ducats
The Ottoman term for what the West would call line infantry. The current war has taken its toll the Ottoman Janissarie elite, and as such the army has had to supplement their numbers with conscripted line infantry. They are on the whole an inferior species of line infantry when considering those used by the West, however, they are relatively inexpensive to raise.
Power rating: 5
Janissaries:
Cost: 8,000 ducats
The infantry elite of the Ottoman Army, these forces are more than a match for their European counterparts. These soldiers are well trained regulars and are trained from boyhood, thus not only are they competent shots with a flintlock, but they surpass European armies in their skills in hand to hand combat.
Power rating: 7
Bombardiers:
Cost: 7,000 ducats
The Ottoman version of grenadier, these soldiers have a more literal interpretation of their role. They still emphasise their use of grenades over other forms of weaponry. Additionally, these forces are mainly attached to the artillery corps, meaning that they double as what the West would term as engineers. Therefore, while they might not be as imposing as their Western counterparts on the battlefield, they are a force to be feared in a siege.
Power rating: 6+2 in sieges
Abilities and attributes:
Siege assault bonus
Cavalry
Timariot:
Cost: 6,000 ducats
These are cavalry forces which are specifically called up by the Sultan to guard the Empire and engage in civic duties while he wages war abroad. These forces are led by a nobleman with the expressed task of policing land which he has been entrusted with. As such, these forces are able to engage in domestic occupation without inciting as much of a revolt risk as yeomanry might.
Power rating: 6
Abilities and attributes:
Domestic occupation bonus
Sipahis:
Cost: 12,000 ducats
The knights of the Ottoman Empire, these cavalry units are the elite cavalry corp of the Ottoman army and are superior to most European cavalry types (with the notable exception of the Winged Hussar). Not only are they elite cavalry, but they can also engage in the scouting operations that dragoons fulfil.
Power rating: 10
Abilities and attributes:
Military organisation bonus
Recon bonus, may spot enemy formations and ambushes
Artillery
Demi-cannon:
Cost: 13,000 ducats
A smaller cannon then those used by Western and Eastern European armies, and a great deal more cumbersome, the demi-cannon will nonetheless play merry hell on massed groups of infantry.
Power rating: 8-4 in sieges
Siege bombard:
Cost: 20,000 ducats
Ottoman artillery, while being the largest force of its kind in Europe, is focused more towards its role as a siege weapon than that of a battlefield weapon. The siege bombard is a fearful weapon and one that can deliver a breach much quicker than its European counterparts. However, much like its European counterpart, it’s frankly useless on the battlefield.
Power rating: 5+7 in sieges
Ottoman armies are incredibly powerful when it comes to siege warfare (except Vienna I guess) and can produce results quicker and with less losses. The Ottoman army also fields a smaller range but nonetheless a powerful set of cavalry. Unfortunately, the Ottoman infantry corps has not recovered from the war against the Holy League, the Janissaries, once a feared force in Europe, are now far too stretched to be decisive.
Azabs:
Cost: 1,500 ducats
The militia of the Ottoman Empire, these units are conscripts who are raised specifically for campaigns. As such, they are generally less skilled than either their Western or Eastern European counterparts in both regular and irregular warfare. However, it is these forces, which ensure the integrity of the armies supply lines, freeing up cavalry to engage in more pressing affairs. Like other militias, these forces can engage in domestic functions, including occupation.
Power rating: 2+2 ambush bonus
Abilities and attributes:
Can ambush
Domestic occupation bonus
Foot Artillery:
Cost: 4,000 ducats
The Ottoman term for what the West would call line infantry. The current war has taken its toll the Ottoman Janissarie elite, and as such the army has had to supplement their numbers with conscripted line infantry. They are on the whole an inferior species of line infantry when considering those used by the West, however, they are relatively inexpensive to raise.
Power rating: 5
Janissaries:
Cost: 8,000 ducats
The infantry elite of the Ottoman Army, these forces are more than a match for their European counterparts. These soldiers are well trained regulars and are trained from boyhood, thus not only are they competent shots with a flintlock, but they surpass European armies in their skills in hand to hand combat.
Power rating: 7
Bombardiers:
Cost: 7,000 ducats
The Ottoman version of grenadier, these soldiers have a more literal interpretation of their role. They still emphasise their use of grenades over other forms of weaponry. Additionally, these forces are mainly attached to the artillery corps, meaning that they double as what the West would term as engineers. Therefore, while they might not be as imposing as their Western counterparts on the battlefield, they are a force to be feared in a siege.
Power rating: 6+2 in sieges
Abilities and attributes:
Siege assault bonus
Cavalry
Timariot:
Cost: 6,000 ducats
These are cavalry forces which are specifically called up by the Sultan to guard the Empire and engage in civic duties while he wages war abroad. These forces are led by a nobleman with the expressed task of policing land which he has been entrusted with. As such, these forces are able to engage in domestic occupation without inciting as much of a revolt risk as yeomanry might.
Power rating: 6
Abilities and attributes:
Domestic occupation bonus
Sipahis:
Cost: 12,000 ducats
The knights of the Ottoman Empire, these cavalry units are the elite cavalry corp of the Ottoman army and are superior to most European cavalry types (with the notable exception of the Winged Hussar). Not only are they elite cavalry, but they can also engage in the scouting operations that dragoons fulfil.
Power rating: 10
Abilities and attributes:
Military organisation bonus
Recon bonus, may spot enemy formations and ambushes
Artillery
Demi-cannon:
Cost: 13,000 ducats
A smaller cannon then those used by Western and Eastern European armies, and a great deal more cumbersome, the demi-cannon will nonetheless play merry hell on massed groups of infantry.
Power rating: 8-4 in sieges
Siege bombard:
Cost: 20,000 ducats
Ottoman artillery, while being the largest force of its kind in Europe, is focused more towards its role as a siege weapon than that of a battlefield weapon. The siege bombard is a fearful weapon and one that can deliver a breach much quicker than its European counterparts. However, much like its European counterpart, it’s frankly useless on the battlefield.
Power rating: 5+7 in sieges