The Arabian bowman is a light ranged unit.
Description[]
Arabian archers are mercenaries, serving as an alternative to the European archer. Equipped with a shortbow and no armour, they are fast to deploy and shoot arrows at a high rate of fire, at the cost of fragility.
The Arabian bowman fires flaming arrows when positioned near a brazier, allowing him to ignite pitch ditches.
The Arabian bowman is trained at the mercenary post.
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Arabian archers are an expensive missile troop that can be fielded reliably with much gold at hand. They have slightly superior combat statistics compared to archers, having more health and almost double the fire rate. The Arabian bowman is less versatile however, as he is unable to dig moat or scale ladders.
In melee combat, the bowman switches to a knife that deals very little melee damage. A group of Arabian bowmen can also be ordered to attack a circular area, firing barrages of arrows over obstacles with very little accuracy and high spread. They can also directly attack buildings and dismantle them in melee by using the 'attack here' option on one of them.
In direct combat, the Arabian bowman performs somewhat more reliably than the normal archer. Due to his health pool, he can survive a few shots more and takes one more crossbow bolt to kill. Arabian bowmen are most suited to hit-and-run attacks, as well as defenders to dismantle light units with higher efficiency than the crossbowman. Still, if the player decides to build an extensive industry of Fletcher's Workshops, archers are magnitudes more cost-effective to field in the long run.
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Credits to: Ali Aziz
Action | Quote | Sound |
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Ready / selected | سموك [Samukum!] / Your highness! | |
Selected |
نهم في خدمتك [Naham fi khidmatik.] / We are at your service. نحن تحت أمرك [Nahn taht amrik.] / We are at your command. كما ترغب [Kama targhab.] / As you wish. لنصرك [Linasrik!] / For your victory! سوف تتم [Sawf tatim.] / It will be done. |
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Moving |
سنترك هلا [Sanatruk hala.] / We are leaving now. هلم [Halum.] / Let's go. نزحف [Nazhaf.] / We crawl. |
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Invalid location | مستحيل [Mustahil!] / Impossible! | |
Attack |
أحرق ['Atlaq.] / Burn. أطلق [Otloq!] / Shoot! نصطاد [Nastad!] / We hunt! نبحث أن هدف [Nabatho an hadaf!] / Looking for a target! هدف [Hadaf!] / Hit the target! |
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Heavy target | قاتل [Katil!] / Fight! | |
Invalid target | مستحيل [Mustahil!] / Impossible! | |
Marching | طريق طويل [Tariq tawil!] / A long way! | |
Digging moat |
لا لان أقوم بذلك [La, lan 'aqum bidhalik.] / No, I won't do this. |
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Lighting pitch | احرق ['Ahraq!] / Burn it! | |
Disband | سنترك [Sanatruk.] / We will leave. |
The Arabian bowman is a cheap missile unit. Roughly identical to the archer, they serve as a good alternative to mass, as their cost is only slightly higher, while their counterpart requires a bow as well. In numbers, they can take on rangers, but suffer against the heavy armor of the crossbowman.
In melee combat, the bowman switches to a weak dagger that deals negligible damage, and even the lightest units can easily kill them if they manage to get close enough.
Like archers and rangers, Arabian bowmen can use the Volley ability to fire scattered shots at a specified area. This ability grants them much higher range than normal, capably hitting targets beyond their average reach (like those behind walls).
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Arabian bowman/Stronghold Crusader 2/Quotes
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Stronghold Crusader Units | |
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Barracks | Archer • Spearman • Maceman • Crossbowman • Pikeman • Swordsman • Knight |
Mercenary Post | Arabian bowman • Slave • Slinger • Assassin • Horse archer • Arabian swordsman • Fire thrower |
Siege & Cathedral | Engineer • Ladderman • Tunneler • Monk Mantlet • Fire ballista • Catapult • Trebuchet • Battering ram • Siege tower Mangonel • Ballista |
Related Articles | Peasant • Weapons • Horse |
Stronghold Crusader 2 Units | |
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Barracks | Conscript • Man-at-arms • Archer • Ranger • Crossbowman • Maceman • Pikeman • Swordsman • Templar knight • Sergeant-at-arms |
Mercenary Post | Slave • Arabian bowman • Horse archer • Oil pot thrower • Arabian swordsman • Assassin • Slave driver • Healer • Whirling Dervish • Sassanid knight |
Siege Camp | War wolf • Mantlet • Catapult • Trebuchet • Burning cart • Fire ballista • Battering ram • War wagon Mangonel • Ballista • Haybale launcher |