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The Horse archer is a mounted ranged unit.

Description[]

The horse archer is a light, permanently mounted Arabian unit that rides a horse into battle. He uses his bow to fire at enemies from a large distance, and he can even shoot while on the move.

The horse archer is recruited at the mercenary post.

Information[]

Horse archers are an expensive but versatile unit, which moves with very fast speed. Given that they can fire even while moving, the horse archer is one of the best raiders and even a second-to-none damage dealer on the field with a lethal rate of fire.

In melee combat, the horse archer switches to a saber that deals negligible damage to all but the lightest units. A group of selected horse archers can also be ordered to attack an area, shooting inaccurate arrows over buildings and other obstacles. Targetting a building with the 'attack here' option makes the selected units move up to the building and attempt to attack in melee.

The horse archer has an obvious advantage over other ranged infantry that he can move on the edge of their effective range and get in potshots. Horse archers also combine well with other fast units, such as knights, macemen, and portable shields.

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Trivia[]

  • If their stance is set to aggressive, they will charge enemies that are too close with melee attacks.
  • Most Arabian AI lords use horse archers, as well as the Wolf, a European lord.
  • In Crusader, horse archers have slow reaction time when stationary, and they do not react at all if they are freshly recruited and not moved away from their rally points.
  • Horse Archers have the highest rate of fire out of all bow wielding archers, shooting faster than Arabian bowmen.

Credits to: Ali Aziz

Action Quote Sound
Ready / selected سموكم [Somowkom?] / My liege?
Selected

الحصان سريع [Al hisano sari'.] / The horse is fast.

بأمرك [Be'amrek.] / At your command.

ننتظر [Nantazir!] / We await!

نحن أبطال [Nahnu abtal!] / We are heroes!

خيولنا جاهزة [Khiolena jahiza.] / Our horses are ready.

Moving

اركب مثل الريح [Erkab misl al Rih!] / Ride like the wind!

الفارس تعقد [Al faraso ta'do.] / The horses are running.

إلى من أسراء [Ela man asra'!] / To the fastest one!

Invalid location مستحيل [Mustahil!] / Impossible!
Attack

دقها تمطر [Da'ha tomtir!] / Let it rain!

الشهاب تحليق [Al shehab tohaliq.] / Meteors are flying.

سننتصر [Sanantasir!] / We will be victorious!

هدفنا واضح [Hadafona wadih.] / Our target is clear.

اقتلهم جميعا [Oktolhom jami'an!] / Kill them all!

Heavy target نقاتل [Nokatel!] / We fight!
Marching إلى نهاية الأرض [Ela nihayat el ard!] / To the end of the world!
Digging moat لا لن نقوم بذلك [La, lan nakom bizalek.] / No, we will not do that.

Disband هل حسمت المعركة [Hal hasamt alma'raka?] / Have you won the battle?

Horse archers are an expensive but versatile unit, which moves with very fast speed. It has low reaction time and can also fire arrows while on the move. Its fire rate is greatly increased however, when stationary. The horse archer cannot dismount, unlike the knight.

In melee combat, the horse archer defends itself with a basic weapon that deals very low damage. It cannot attack buildings.

Horse archers require a free peasant from the campfire with a sum of 80 gold and 2 honor to recruit.

Trivia[]

  • The horse archer's fighting animation bugs out when engaging in melee combat: it turns to its target, but does not play any fighting sequence.
  • When the unit is killed by area damage, it keeps shooting arrows instead of dying, before it is removed from the game after a few seconds.

Action Quote Sound
Selected

My horse is swift.

At your command.

Highness?

We await.

We are valiant.

Our horses are ready.

Oh, mighty Sultan?

What is your bidding?

Command us.

Oh, mighty Lord?

Moving

Ride like the wind!

Galloping horses.

None are faster.

Our stallions are swift.

Move, my brethren!

Watch us ride!

We join the hunt.

We ride and shoot.

Horsemen of Arabia, ride!

The plains will thunder!

Invalid location Impossible, I cannot.
Marching No journey, it's too far.
Aggressive stance We will watch.
Defensive stance We shall defend you.
Stand ground We would rather ride...
Patrolling Your orders are clear.
Open formation Horses, keep your distance!
Defensive knot Horses, into a circle!
Column formation Horses, a column!
Line formation Horses, into a line.
Filling in moat

My horse prevents it.

Manning rock basket You jest with us.
Manning walls Our horses are swift, but they are not monkeys!
Attacking

Arrows fly!

We will sting them!

Our aim is true.

Kill them all!

Our arrows will torment them!

We have your target.

Disband The battle is won?!

The horse archer is a considerably cheap and mobile unit. While it has an unmatched capability of firing while on the move, it is very fragile and easily bested. Its fire rate is comparable to that of other ranged units, and the nature of firing projectiles makes it trade unfavourably with them. Horse archers cannot attack in melee.

Their mobility makes horse archers invaluable for harassment on the edge of enemy territory, as well as in numbers they are still capable of threatening ranged platoons. Armored units, as well as units on walls and towers can however withstand considerable punishment against them.

Horse archers require a free peasant from the campfire with a sum of 30 gold to recruit.

Trivia[]

  • Horse archers are a trademark unit of The Khan, a Mongol AI enemy that favors harassment over defense.

Horse archer/Stronghold Crusader 2/Quotes

The horse archer is a considerably cheap and mobile unit. While it has an unmatched capability of firing while on the move, it is very fragile. Its movement speed however makes up more than enough for its shortcomings, being able to kite pursuing targets over large distances.

Horse archers require a free peasant from the campfire with a sum of 30 gold to recruit.

Horse archer/Stronghold Warlords/Quotes)

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