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Aksum Military Tier 6

Regimentation of Equipment

Armed and armoured to kill as one.

Before the reforms of Khosrow I, military equipment was generally provided by the soldiers themselves. As the Sassanid standing army was drawn mainly from the upper aristocracy, money was no object and equipping horse and rider was simple. With Khosrow's military shakeup, however, things changed. With the newly emerged lower nobility, the Dekhan, now able to enlist, their equipment and training was provided by the central government. The Shahanshah enforced 'equipment lists' when mustering to ensure all soldiers were correctly geared. Armaments were also stored during peacetime, ready for immediate distribution when hostilities commenced. In this way, an army was created that was capable of deploying faster and fighting longer on multiple fronts. When the Shahanshah did call his satraps to war, men would rally from all corners of the empire, each bringing their regional individualities. Over time, a level of regimentation emerged, with standardisation of heavy armour for nobility and horse archers. The numerous light horse archers, in the Parthian style, became more organised with standardised armour and bows. The individual style of regional forces remained, but the organisation of the Sassanid war machine greatly improved.

Effects

Campaign movement range: +10% for armies (all forces)
Ammunition: +10% for missile infantry (faction_to_force_own_unseen)

Requires
Requires Technologies	Equipment Law

Enables
Enables Technologies	State-Funded Supplies War Elephant Husbandry
Enables Units Upgrade	al-Rahrain Cost 156 Upgrade To Noble al-Rahrain Baltha Warriors Cost 150 Upgrade To Baltha Defenders T'or Warriors Cost 125 Upgrade To Elite T'or Warriors
Enables Buildings	Carpentry Workshop

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