Circassian

Circassians are regional mercenary horse archers of the Crimean Khanate. They can be hired in Azaq-kale and Kilburun Fortress.

Tactics[]

Medium cavalry usually found in low numbers within Crimean armies, they are reliable tier-three horse archers armed with a Kalmyk bow and a saber, rivaling Lithuanian Tatars, veteran Mirza Chambul, Cebelu, and Kalmyks in equipment, stats, and archery skills - their only downsides being slower horses and lacking a shield.

Circassians are reasonably efficient at peppering enemy troops with arrows while on horseback but prone to being out-maneuvered by horsemen riding better mounts as well as becoming vulnerable when surrounded or being charged by troops armed with either lances or pikes, hence the best tactic is to support Circassians with other lower-or-high-tier horse archers - while backed up by other ranged troops from afar - in order to increase their bows' rate of fire.

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.

Circassian - Default Stats and Equipment

**Attributes**
Stat	Points
Level	12
Strength	8
Agility	8
Intelligence	0
Charisma	0
Health	43

**Armor**
Head
Misiurka
Body
Chain Armor
Hand
None
Foot
Eastern Boots

**Skills**
Skill	Points
Ironflesh	0
Power Strike	0
Grenade Throwing	0
Power Draw	3
Weapon Master	0
Shield	0
Athletics	0
Riding	2
Shooting from Horseback	4
Looting	0
Trainer	0
Tracking	0
Tactics	0
Path-finding	0
Spotting	0
Inventory Management	0
Wound Treatment	0
Surgery	0
First Aid	0
Engineer	0
Persuasion	0
Prisoner Management	0
Leadership	0
Trade	0

**Proficiencies**
Weapon Type	Points
One Handed Weapons	120
Two Handed Weapons	100
Polearms	110
Archery	90
Firearms	0
Throwing	0

**Weapons**
Melee
Simple Saber
Ranged
Bow Eastern Arrows
Shield
None

Mount
Saddle Horse

Trivia[]

"Circassian" refers to an ethnic group that inhabited the northwestern Caucasus in a region known as Circassia but currently live mainly in Turkey and the Middle East due to being exiled by the Russian Empire in the mid-1800s. The remnants still living in historical Circassia are better known - although a strictly collective term only used for some tribes- as the "Adyghe".
- The Karachay-Cherkess Republic - a federal subject of the Russian Federation - and its capital Cherkessk - not to be confused with Cherkassk) - are named after the Circassians.
- Azaq-kale, one of the towns they can be hired in in-game, falls in historical Circassia's territory.

Wikipedia has an article on this subject at:
Circassians

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)