Post by Pharaoh Sabé on Dec 31, 2007 14:43:22 GMT -5
3,000,000 Non-Military
1,000,000 Military
The Military is composed of:
400,000 Light Infantry armed with swords and shields.
100,000 Light Infantry armed with spears.
100,000 Light Cavalry armed with swords and shields.
100,000 War Elephants ridden by two men armed with bows. (300,000 population)
50,000 War Chariots with Scythe Wheels, ridden by two men armed with both bows and spears.
The Egyptian horses have been bred to be amoungst the fastest and most agile in the world as they only need their horses for light cavalry - the elephants are their heavy cavalry.
The army consists almost solely of lightly armed and armoured troops because of the incredibly hot conditions of their homeland. In the great heat of the desert, heavy armour would probably kill more troops than the enemy army!
The Light Infantry, both spear-armed and sword-armed are the peasants and slaves of the Egyptians, using the power of their numbers to overwhelm and defeat their enemy.
The Light Cavalry are those soldiers rich enough to own their own horse, or skilled enough to be loaned one by the Pharaoh for their battles.
The only heavily armoured part of the army are the War Elephants. These great beasts have strong metal armour covering most of their body and they have small spikes strapped onto their tusks and trunk, making them even more dangerous. Even if any weapons manage to get past their armour, those weapons must then cut through the thick, tough hide of the Elephant, which is very hard when it is charging at full pace swinging it's tusks around. They are ridden by primarily peasants and slaves, but these are highly skilled and highly trained men who have spent most of their lives learning how to control these Elephants whilst also firing a bow at their enemies. They have little armour and that which they have has been designed to stop arrows rather than hand weapons, as the small "tower" that sits on the Elephant's back gives them some protection, as well as the height meaning that they cannot be harmed by hand weapons.
The War Chariots could also, in a way be considered heavy cavalry as although the men inside have little armour on, they hardly get hit, as the wheels have blades on (known as Scythes) that cut up anything that gets too close and the two men inside have long spears and bows. The chariots are also incredibly fast due to the two horses pulling them being so agile and also the chariots being so light despite the light metal armour on them. The horses are also lightly armoured. These are mostly ridden by either the very rich who can afford such things, or those who are skilled enough to have been loaned one by the Pharaoh.
1,000,000 Military
The Military is composed of:
400,000 Light Infantry armed with swords and shields.
100,000 Light Infantry armed with spears.
100,000 Light Cavalry armed with swords and shields.
100,000 War Elephants ridden by two men armed with bows. (300,000 population)
50,000 War Chariots with Scythe Wheels, ridden by two men armed with both bows and spears.
The Egyptian horses have been bred to be amoungst the fastest and most agile in the world as they only need their horses for light cavalry - the elephants are their heavy cavalry.
The army consists almost solely of lightly armed and armoured troops because of the incredibly hot conditions of their homeland. In the great heat of the desert, heavy armour would probably kill more troops than the enemy army!
The Light Infantry, both spear-armed and sword-armed are the peasants and slaves of the Egyptians, using the power of their numbers to overwhelm and defeat their enemy.
The Light Cavalry are those soldiers rich enough to own their own horse, or skilled enough to be loaned one by the Pharaoh for their battles.
The only heavily armoured part of the army are the War Elephants. These great beasts have strong metal armour covering most of their body and they have small spikes strapped onto their tusks and trunk, making them even more dangerous. Even if any weapons manage to get past their armour, those weapons must then cut through the thick, tough hide of the Elephant, which is very hard when it is charging at full pace swinging it's tusks around. They are ridden by primarily peasants and slaves, but these are highly skilled and highly trained men who have spent most of their lives learning how to control these Elephants whilst also firing a bow at their enemies. They have little armour and that which they have has been designed to stop arrows rather than hand weapons, as the small "tower" that sits on the Elephant's back gives them some protection, as well as the height meaning that they cannot be harmed by hand weapons.
The War Chariots could also, in a way be considered heavy cavalry as although the men inside have little armour on, they hardly get hit, as the wheels have blades on (known as Scythes) that cut up anything that gets too close and the two men inside have long spears and bows. The chariots are also incredibly fast due to the two horses pulling them being so agile and also the chariots being so light despite the light metal armour on them. The horses are also lightly armoured. These are mostly ridden by either the very rich who can afford such things, or those who are skilled enough to have been loaned one by the Pharaoh.
