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Armed Serfs are low-level light cavalry fielded by the Muscovite Tsardom.

As their name suggests, these cavalrymen are probably serfs from a boyar's land, encouraged to take up arms for their lord and their Tsar. Given a Sumpter Horse and a reasonable assortment of arms and armor, these Serfs should not be too relied upon in battle.

Battle Serfs, upgrades of the Armed Serfs, are armed with somewhat better bows and arrows, and are somewhat better trained.

Tactics[]

Armed Serfs are very light and slow cavalrymen, armed with sovnyas and bows and arrows, and armored with tegilai, old boots, and paper caps or iron caps. Riding into battle with humble Sumpter Horses, they are rather poor cavalrymen. Nevertheless, they are useful as horse archers, peppering the enemy from afar, moving clear of infantry retaliation, and charging in for the kill with their sovnyas. Little more than mounted infantry, if and when they lose their mounts, they are formidable medium infantry.

Stats and equipment[]

Note: Troops have a set of default stats; at the beginning of a new game, these stats are randomly adjusted for each type of troop. The following is the default set for this troop as seen within the game code and may not reflect the specific stats you will see during actual gameplay. For more information, see troop stats.
Armed Serf - Default Stats and Equipment
Attributes
Stat Points
Level 7
Strength 9
Agility 6
Intelligence 0
Charisma 0
Health 46
Armor
Head
Cap, Paper Cap, Iron Cap
Body
Tegilai
Hand
None
Foot
Bast Shoes, Village Boots
Skills
Skill Points
Ironflesh 1
Power Strike 0
Grenade Throwing 0
Power Draw 1
Weapon Master 0
Shield 0
Athletics 0
Riding 3
Shooting from Horseback 3
Looting 0
Trainer 0
Tracking 0
Tactics 0
Path-finding 0
Spotting 0
Inventory Management 2
Wound Treatment 0
Surgery 0
First Aid 0
Engineer 0
Persuasion 0
Prisoner Management 1
Leadership 1
Trade 1
Proficiencies
Weapon Type Points
One Handed Weapons 95
Two Handed Weapons 75
Polearms 85
Archery 60
Firearms 0
Throwing 0
Weapons
Melee
Sovnya, Simple Saber
Ranged
Longbow, Arrows
Shield
None
Mount
Sumpter Horse

Gallery[]

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Troops of the Muscovites
Village Recruits Icon troop type infantry Staff Militiaman
Garrison Militia Icon troop type infantry Lance Militiaman (veteran) Icon troop type bow Posad Marksman (veteran)
Regular Infantry Icon troop type infantry Staff Militiaman
Icon troop type bow Marksman (veteran)
Icon troop type infantry Marksman Spearman (veteran)
Guard Infantry Icon troop type bow New Order Marksman (veteran)
Icon troop type infantry New Order Spearman (veteran)
Regular Cavalry Icon troop type horse archer big Armed Serf (veteran)
Heavy Cavalry Icon troop type horse archer big Moscow Reiter (veteran)
Icon troop type horse archer big Gentry Cavalryman (veteran)
Personal Guard Cavalry Icon troop type cavalry big Noble Guard (veteran)
Camp Mercenaries
(southwest of Moscow)
Icon troop type infantry Muscovite Mercenary Infantryman (recruit) • (experienced) • (veteran) • (elite)
Icon troop type bow Muscovite Mercenary Rifleman (recruit) • (experienced) • (veteran) • (elite)
Icon troop type horse archer big Muscovite Mercenary Cavalryman (recruit) • (experienced) • (veteran) • (elite)
Regional Mercenaries
(CherkasskIzum Fortress)
Icon troop type horse archer big Village Cossack (veteran)
National Mercenaries Icon troop type horse archer big Kalmyk (veteran)
Icon troop type infantry German Infantry Pikeman (veteran)
Icon troop type bow German Infantry Musketeer (veteran)
Unrecruitable Icon troop type infantry Tsar Bodyguard
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