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
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
0-1 Mawali of:
either
2-3 Asawira
or
Bedouins
or
...
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, elite I6
4 bases
6 bases
+ x pts if include a swordsmen 'shock' detachment.
Arab Archers
Light or Medium Archers, elite I6
4 bases
6 bases
+ x pts if include a swordsmen 'shock' detachment.
Ansar (Companions)
Medium Shock, audacious I7
4 bases
Can include `army standard'
Mailed Cavalry
Heavy irregular horse, elite I6
2 bases
Scouts or Arab cavalry
Light or Medium Irregular horse, elite I6
2 bases
Asawira
Expert Heavy Horse Archers- Initiative 6
4 bases (pts)
Medium Defenses (tethered camels) or Medium Fortifications (trenches)
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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