Ansar Warrior (Civ3)

Ansar Warrior
Introduced in Play the World
Unique to	Arabic
Unique to	Arabic
Replaces	Knight
Replaces	Knight
Technology required	Chivalry
Resource required	Horses Iron
Production cost	60
Upgrades to	None
Stats
Attack	4
Attack	4
Defense	2
Defense	2
Moves	3
Moves	3
Bombard	0
Bombard	0
Range	0
Range	0
Rate of fire	0
Rate of fire	0

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The Ansar Warrior is a unique unit of the Arabian civilization in Civilization III: Play the World. It replaces the Knight and requires Horses and Iron to train.

• Special traits:
  • Lower defense (2 vs. 3).
  • Higher movement (3 vs. 2).
  • Lower Shields cost (60 vs. 70).

Strategy

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Civilopedia entry

While early Muslim forces consisted of very few soldiers, it's understood that they retained higher morale and mobility than their enemies, as well as the luxury to retreat into the desert where they alone knew the location of water and grazing land. The one military unit that was present in nearly all of the Arab expansion of the 7th to 9th centuries was the Ansar Warrior. Directly translated as "Helper of Muhammad", these warriors participated as infantry, but most commonly rode on horseback. The quality of the Arabian horses quickly led to these soldiers dominating the battlefield, making ample use of their array of weaponry, which consisted of javelins, a sword, as well as bow and arrows.