Azap

Azap
Troop Information
Culture	Crimean Khanate
Wages	thaler
Acquired from...	Prisoners or Mercenary Captain
Upgrades to...	Azap (veteran)
Ransom Value	thaler

Azaps are elite light infantry provided by the Ottoman Empire to help the Crimean Khanate.

Armed with a Good Yataghan and protected by light armour but a large shield.

Recruitment

Requires:

• Must join the Crimean Khanate
• Mercenary Captain to be appointed for Fortress/towns

Cost: ??? Thalers

Days Needed: 4 (Copper)

Locations:

• Kezlev Fortress
• Azaq-kale

Tactics

Azaps are armed with fast blades and shields. Their light armour lets them run faster than most other infantry and their Yataghan is one of the fastest in the game, as well as dealing decent damage. However, it is very short, thus allowing an Azap to take out melee infantry easily but suffer against cavalry. They are good for sieges and especially good against pikemen/spearmen. As melee troops, it is critical to get them into contact with enemies quickly. Once in contact, you have to trust their shields to protect them when their fast strikes don't interrupt their targets' own strikes.

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.

Azap - Default Stats and Equipment

Attributes Stat Points Level 6 Strength 8 Agility 7 Intelligence 0 Charisma 0 Health 45 Armor Head Turban Body Turkish Attire Hand None Foot Janissary Shoes Skills Skill Points Ironflesh 1 Power Strike 1 Grenade Throwing 0 Power Draw 0 Weapon Master 2 Shield 3 Athletics 0 Riding 1 Shooting from Horseback 0 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 85 Two Handed Weapons 105 Polearms 95 Archery 0 Firearms 0 Throwing 0 Weapons Melee Simple Yataghan, Simple Saber Ranged None Shield Turkish Shield Mount None

Trivia

• Historically, the Azaps were light infantry in the Ottoman Empire (the Crimean Khanate was an Ottoman vassal state), and used a wide variety of weapons, such as sabers, bows and arrows, and later on, firearms.

Wikipedia has an article on this subject at: Azap

Troops of the Crimeans
Village Recruits	Nomad
Garrison Militia	Bajrak (veteran)	Kapikulu (veteran)
Regular Troops	Nomad Oglan (veteran) Jasaq (veteran)
Guard Infantry	Seymen (veteran)
Heavy Cavalry	Asak Bey (veteran) Mirza Chambul (veteran)
Personal Guard Cavalry	Nokhor (veteran)
Camp Mercenaries (northwest of Ak-Mechet)	Tatar Mercenary Infantryman (recruit) • (experienced) • (veteran) • (elite) Tatar Mercenary Rifleman (recruit) • (experienced) • (veteran) • (elite) Tatar Mercenary Cavalryman (recruit) • (experienced) • (veteran) • (elite)
Regional Mercenaries (Kezlev Fortress • Izum Fortress)	Nogai (veteran)
Regional Mercenaries (Azaq-kale • Kilburun Fortress)	Circassian (veteran)
Ottoman Mercenaries	Azap (veteran) Janissary (veteran) Cebelu (veteran)