Arab Conquest Army
The traditional Arab organisation, may have been a five fold division
of the __hamis__.
The divisions were the advance guard (__muqaddamah__), centre (__qalb__),
right (__maymanah__), left (__maysarah__) and saqah (__rear__).
Early Conquest-Era armies, use their strategic mobility to occupy
positions their opponent would be compelled to attack. The Muslims
would defend their position, and wear down their opponent. Early
conquest armies lacked many mounted troops, and were largely organised
as foot. Most foot seemed to be armed with spears.
Rashidun-Era Army
(at an approximate ratio of 1 base to 100).
Dry Plains
Optional Units
0-3 Medium Fortifications or Defences per unit of shieldsmen
Medium fortifications are tethered camels, defences are ditches
Post-Rashidun-Era Army
Dry Plains
2-3 Divisions of
2-3 Arab Infantry
1-2 Divisions of
1 Arab Infantry
1 Arab Archer
any Arab foot units can have a detachment of shock-foot 'swordsmen'.
0-2 Cavalry
1 Mailed Cavalry
1-2 Arab cavalry
Optional Units
0-1 Mailed Cavalry
0-3 Medium Fortifications or Defences per unit of shieldsmen
0-1 Army Standard
Army Units
Arab infantry
elite Medium Shieldsmen- Initiative 6
4 bases 28 pts
6 bases 38 pts
+ 4 pts if include a swordsmen 'shock' detachment.
Arab Archers
Light or Medium Archers, elite- Initiative 6
4 bases 32 pts
6 bases 44 pts
+ 3 pts if include a swordsmen 'shock' detachment.
Ansar (Companions)
Medium Shock, audacious- Initiative 7
4 bases 37 pts
Can include `army standard'
Mailed Cavalry
Heavy irregular horse, elite- Initiative 6
2 bases 40 pts
4 bases (x) pts- Post-Rashidun era only.
Scouts or Arab cavalry
Light or Medium Irregular horse, elite- Initiative 6
2 bases 34 pts
4 bases (x) pts
Scouts or Arab cavalry can always dismount as light or medium irregular foot
Asawira
Expert Heavy Horse Archers- Initiative 6
4 bases 76 pts
Dailami
Elite Light Shieldsmen with Light Archer Detachment- Initiative 6
6 bases 45 pts
8 bases 56 pts
Medium Defenses (tethered camels) - 8 pts
or
Medium Fortifications (trenches)- 10 pts
References
Battle of Yarmouk
http://www.swordofallah.com/html/bookchapter35page1.htm
http://www.ymsite.com/books/abas/chapter5.htm
Battle of Yarmouk (Internet Medieval Source Book)
http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/source/yarmuk.html
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