Troop Types of the Lunar Empire

Alkothi - unarmoured medium infantry armed with a mace and carrying a large shield. They rely on a swift advance to contact and personal ferocity in combat.

Auxiliary: a recent attempt to integrate Heortling Fyrd into the Provincial Army has led to the introduction of this troop type. They have a helmet and a medium-sized, round, wood and leather shield and carry 2 light spears and a small axe. They are loose order infantry for operating in hilly and wooded country.

Avilry: troops mounted on giant birds. Some can fly and are thus Flying Avilry.

Carrobalista: mobile bolt shooters mounted on carts.

Bows - medium infantry with light armour and a composite bow fighting in close order.

Cataphracts - heavy cavalry wearing complete heavy armour on fully armoured horses armed with a long two-handed spear and sometimes a composite bow.

Dragoons - mounted heavy infantry with a large heavy shield, heavy armour and long spear.

Fyrd - mixed tribal militia, largely medium infantry with large shields and two light spears but stiffened with small numbers of thanes wearing heavy armour and with swords and some huscarls.

Heavy Maul - heavy infantry with heavy armour and a two-handed maul.

Heavy Swords - heavy infantry with a large shield, heavy armour and sword. Some have a heavy throwing spear.

Hoplites - heavy infantry with a large heavy shield, heavy armour and long spear.

Horse Archers - skirmishing light cavalry with composite bow.

Huscarls - heavy infantry with heavy armour and a long-handled two-handed axe.

Hypaspists - fast moving light-medium infantry with large heavy shield, light armour and long spear.

Javelin Cavalry - heavy cavalry wearing heavy armour and carrying a large shield and javelins.

Light Chariots - light two horse chariots carrying an armoured archer and a driver.

Light Horse - unarmoured light cavalry with a bundle of javelins.

Magicians - any predominantly magical unit. Some are mounted.

Peltasts - skirmishing light infantry with a small light crescent-shaped pelte shield and javelins. Some also carry a heavy curved bladed weapon called a rhomphaia.

Phalangites - heavy infantry with medium armour, small shields and long two-handed pikes.

Prodromoi - light cavalry with a long two handed spear (sarissa).

Psiloi Archers - skirmishing light infantry with composite bow.

Psiloi Slingers - skirmishing light infantry with sling.

Sables - sable mounted troops usually in light armour and with a long spear.

Scythed Chariots - heavy four horse chariots carrying a heavily armoured driver in an an armoured cab. These have scythe blades attached to the axels, yoke-pole and chariot body and are designed to be driven into enemy formations to break them up.

Shieldwall - close order medium infantry with large shields and short spears.

Spear and Bow Cavalry - heavy cavalry wearing heavy armour and sometimes on partially protected horses armed with a long spear and a composite bow.

Thureophoroi - fast moving light-medium infantry with a large light oval thureos shield, long spear and javelins.