Georgian roster units
Characteristics of the Georgian roster
- strenght: heavy cavalry and good swordsmen
- strenght: relatively varied roster
- weakness: very low numbers, problems in gathering troops to man the settlements and the armies
- weakness: no factional horse archers, initially no light cavalry.
- challenge: need to rely on Mercenaries and AOR on horse archers to fight enemy HA (but there's a HA pool in Georgia of Kypchaks and Alans)
- idea: we need to make additional opportunieties for hiring Armenian AoR Mercenaries for Georgia – this would be the way to raise the armies (and the Armenians have also very strong units all around Armenian Highlands)
12 century (from 1132):
Tazreuli – generals’ Bodyduards (early)
Aznauri Cavalry – heavy cavalry (feudal, castles and cities, only Georgia faction); phased out 1200-1250
Monaspa Lancers – heavy cavalry (weaker than Aznauri but disciplined, hardy etc.) (castles, only Georgia faction); phased out 1200-1250
Foot Monaspa - dual purpose: armoured archers (missile 2) / swordsmen (castles, only Georgia faction); phased out 1200-1250
Metsikovne Archers - archers (missile: 3) (castles and cities, only Georgia faction)
Metsikovne Spearmen - using currently model „Kartlian Spearmen”, equivalent of a (better) Spear Militia (castles and cities, only Georgia faction)
Mtieli Swordsmen - shock, little armor and disciple (available only in Georgian 2 provinces, castles and cities, for all factions) - another model
Caucasus Hillmen - light javelins, available all around Causacus (castles and cities - or maybe mercs?, for all factions) - current model
Hunters - light archers (missile 2), available all around Caucasus (castles and cities - or maybe mercs?, for all factions) - use the generic model.
13 century (from 1200-1250):
All Monaspa are being phased out 1200-1250.
Tazreuli – generals’ Bodyduards (early)
Aznauri Lancers – heavy cavalry, relatively numerous to make up for both units they replace, (feudal, castles and cities, only Georgia faction); phased out 1300-1350
Msakhureuli Light Cavalry - light shock cavalry (early professional, castles, Georgia everywhere, but AoR for all factions in 2 Georgian provinces); phased out 1300-1350
Msakhureuli Swordsmen – similar to Light Men at Arms, (early professional, castles, Georgia everywhere, but AoR for all factions in 2 Georgian provinces);
Msakhureuli Spearmen – similar to Spearmen Seargants, (early professional, castles, Georgia everywhere, but AoR for all factions in 2 Georgian provinces);
Metsikovne Archers - continues, more numerous
Metsikovne Spearmen – continues
Mtieli Swordsmen – continues
Caucasus Hillmen- continues
Chukhchi - elite, rare, only in the citadels (early professional, castles, only Georgia faction) - current Khevsur Heavy Swordsmen
Urban Crossbow Militia - generic
Svanian Hunters - good light archers (missile 4, available only in 2 Georgian provinces, castles and cities - or maybe mercs?, for all factions)
Hunters - continues, phased out 1300-1350
14 century (after 1300-1350):
Tazreuli – generals’ Bodyduards (late)
Eristavi Retainers – late feudal heavy cavalry (feudal, castles and cities, only Georgia faction);
Aznauri Lancers – continues
Msakhureuli Cavalry – medium shock cavalry (professional, castles, Georgia everywhere, but AoR for all factions in 2 Georgian provinces);
Tazreuli Macemen – elite heavy infantry (castles, only Georgia faction);
Msakhureuli Swordsmen – continues
Msakhureuli Spearmen – continues
Metsikovne Archers - continues
Metsikovne Spearmen – continues
Mtieli Swordsmen – continues
Caucasus Hillmen- continues
Chukhchi - continues, in bigger numbers
Gasmuli - crossbowmen
Svanian Hunters – continues
Pikemen - generic (or is it ahistorical?)
Hand Gunners - generic (or is it ahistorical?) Arquebusiers - generic (or is it ahistorical?)
Questions and issues:
- Axe units?
- Armenians units?
Roster not made by me. Made by Jurand