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Schwertkämpfer

No. and abbreviation
55 · SEK
Class
Medium infantry (MII) Infantry
Moral class
IC Irregular, class C
Mount
No mount
Realms
4

Irregular troops flee sooner in battle than regulars and are raised in larger cohorts.

Historical background

In antiquity swords were expensive and often marked the better-off warrior. In China the single-edged dao spread during the Han era, and for India Greek sources describe broad swords carried by the infantry. The sword became the main weapon of whole bodies of troops mainly where iron was plentiful and well worked.

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Values per realm

Every realm that can raise this type has its own row for it.

Realm MK HG Rüpu EW SW Pla Hil Stp Sav For Des Swa Mtn FK RW Wt. MP
Empire of China IC 30 2 3 3 3 3 4 3 2 3 2 3 — — 200 32
Great Scythian Empire IC 40 2 3 40 3 3 4 3 2 3 2 3 — — 200 32
India IC 30 2 3 40 3 3 4 3 2 3 2 3 — — 200 32
Wusun Empire IC 40 2 3 40 3 3 4 3 2 3 2 3 — — 200 32

MK Moral class · HG Bounty per man · Rüpu Armour points per 25 men · EW Highest experience through training · SW Protection value · FK Ranged combat points · RW Range of ranged combat · Wt. Transport weight per man · MP Movement points · The eight columns in between are the melee points per terrain.

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