Kalmyk (veterans) are veteran national mercenary horse archers of the Muscovite Tsardom.
Tactics[]
Medium horsemen with slightly better fighting skills, a slightly better mount, from a branch of the Oirats, and descendants of the famed Mongol hordes that rampaged across much of Asia and Eastern Europe, they fight in the traditional style of their ancestors and their fellow Oirats: on a horse with a bow and arrow. Uniquely distinguished from all other Muscovite troops by their foreign Eastern Armor and Eastern Broadswords, veteran Kalmyk are excellent cavalrymen and horse archers.
As a Mongol people, veteran Kalmyk are skilled horse archers and are deadliest if used so. Their fine Eastern Bows and Eastern Arrows have higher piercing damage than typical Bows and Arrows, making their rain of arrows all the more deadly. Their Saddle Horses also give them enough speed to evade most enemies, even mounted ones.
Should they run out of arrows or if an enemy gets too close, however, veteran Kalmyk can unsheathe their Eastern Broadswords - with reasonable cutting power as well as a stabbing ability, it is long and acceptably fast to swing, making it a good cavalry weapon. With their sturdy Eastern Armor, Eastern Helmets, and Eastern Boots, they have decent protection against enemy attacks of all kinds, making them reliable medium cavalry - and should they lose their mounts or find themselves without one to begin with during sieges and other situations, medium infantry. Nevertheless, veteran Kalmyk will find it difficult to contend with amassed gunpowder troops, whose firearms can pierce their armor.
Stats and Equipment[]
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Trivia[]
- Historically, the Kalmyk moved from their homelands in Mongolia to Kazakhstan and eventually the area around the current city of Astrakhan, where they settled and formed the Kalmyk Khanate. As the Russians - then organized in the Muscovite Tsardom - could not stop their settling, they chose to instead ally with the Kalmyk since they could be used as auxiliary cavalry in invasions against Muslim Turkic khanates such as the Crimeans. This is probably why Kalmyk are found in the Tsardom's troops in-game - these men could simply be auxiliaries on loan from their Khanate, much like Ottoman troops for the Crimean Khanate or Scottish soldiers for the Kingdom of Sweden.
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Wikipedia has an article on this subject at: Kalmyk Khanate |
| Troops of the Muscovites | ||
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| Village Recruits |  Staff Militiaman
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| Garrison Militia | Lance Militiaman (veteran)
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 Posad Marksman (veteran)
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| Regular Infantry | Staff Militiaman Marksman (veteran) Marksman Spearman (veteran)
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| Guard Infantry | New Order Marksman (veteran) New Order Spearman (veteran)
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| Regular Cavalry |  Armed Serf (veteran)
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| Heavy Cavalry | Moscow Reiter (veteran) Gentry Cavalryman (veteran)
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| Personal Guard Cavalry |  Noble Guard (veteran)
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| Camp Mercenaries (southwest of Moscow) |
Muscovite Mercenary Infantryman (recruit) • (experienced) • (veteran) • (elite) Muscovite Mercenary Rifleman (recruit) • (experienced) • (veteran) • (elite) Muscovite Mercenary Cavalryman (recruit) • (experienced) • (veteran) • (elite)
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| Regional Mercenaries (Cherkassk • Izum Fortress) |
Village Cossack (veteran)
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| National Mercenaries | Kalmyk (veteran) German Infantry Pikeman (veteran) German Infantry Musketeer (veteran)
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| Unrecruitable | Tsar Bodyguard
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