Saladin's Conquest
Mission 1: Damascus - The Balance of Power Shifts
Objective: eliminate all hostile troops
Starting troops: 10 Arab bowmen, 116 slingers, 1 battering ram
This is the briefing mission to the second campaign trail, which consists nothing but conquest missions. In this warm-up mission you have to take Damascus from a weak garrison.
Damascus is lightly fortified with two towers and a gatehouse, stationing some Arab bowmen and slingers, as well as some Arab swordsmen in the heart of the castle. It is best to attack the western walls.
Gather your troops into one big group and send them to the western tower. Focus fire on the bowmen each to maximize efficiency. You will suffer casualties, so do not hesitate to bring your ram into action and knock down a small wall segment next to the tower. When this is done, bring all your troops and scale the walls, while killing troops on the gatehouse, then on the eastern tower. You should use the slingers' melee attacks to speed things up on the bowmen. Finally, get near the keep, but stay back not to trigger the swordsmen to attack. When everything is clear, you have won this simple mission.
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| The Call to Arms | Saladin's Conquest |
| Nicacea, Arrival in The Holy Land Heraclea, The Journey South Antioch, The Counter-Siege Krak de Chevaliers, The Siege of Arqah Jerusalem, The Final Assault |
Damascus, The Balance of Power Shifts Kerak - Reynald's Treachery Aleppo, Consolidation of Power Horns of Hattin, Battle on the Hill Jerusalem, Retaking the Holy City |
| The Kings Crusade | Crusader States |
| Belvoir Castle, Delaying Tactics Tyre, Drawing the Line Konya, Frederick Barbarossa Limassol, The Conquest of Cyprus Jaffa, Recaptured |
Kingdom of Armenia County of Edessa Principality of Antioch County of Tripoli Kingdom of Jerusalem |