Unit Type

Kızılbaş Skirmisher

a_discovery_qizilbash

The Kızılbaş are members of a militant Shia order made of a coalition of different tribes of Turkic-speaking background. Their religious belief plays a major role in their duty, making them both ferocious warriors and devout members of the Ṣafawiyya order.

Unlocked by

The KızılbaşAdvance

RequiresTraining FieldsAdvance

Potential

• Is or was Persia
• Religion: Shiism

Stats

Stat	Value	vs Age of Discovery Light Cavalry
Maximum Strength	600
Combat Power	2.6
Strength Damage Done	0%	+10%
Morale Damage Taken	10%
Damage Taken	30%
Initiative	5
Combat Speed	5
Frontage	1
Flanking Ability	1.6
Secure Flanks	0%
Movement Speed	3
Unit Weight	1
Attrition Loss	0.25
Food Storage	10
Daily Food Consumption	1.32
Damage by terrain
Jungle	−10%
Mountains	−10%
Wetlands	−10%
Movement by terrain
Jungle	10%
Mountains	10%
Wetlands	10%

Where the unit differs from the template: its category's stats and what it copies included. A terrain block replaces the template's.

Built on Age of Discovery Light Cavalry

6 units, with what each changes from the template.

Unit	Raised as	Levy Combat Efficiency ? This impacts how effective will a Regiment of Levies perform in Combat compared to a Regular Regiment. Against regulars, a land levy fights at 75% before its country's levy combat efficiency: it deals ×0.75 damage and takes ×1.33. Every levy regiment also has: Discipline−20% Monthly Experience Decay+2% Unit Food Consumption−75%	Morale Damage Done	Strength Damage Done	Initiative	Flanking Ability	Movement Speed	Hot Arid · damage	Desert · damage	Jungle · damage	Mountains · damage	Wetlands · damage	Arctic · movement	Hot Arid · movement	Desert · movement	Jungle · movement	Mountains · movement	Wetlands · movement
Standard units
Light Lancers	Regular
Special units
Akıncılar	Regular					+0.2
Kızılbaş Skirmisher	Regular			+10%
Esho Cavalry	Regular
Meharia_light_camelry_3	Regular		+5%		+5		+0.2	+10%	+15%	+10%	+10%	+10%	+50%	−50%	−75%	+15%	−10%	−10%
Meharia_light_camelry_levy_3	Levy	75%	+5%		+5		+0.2	+10%	+15%	+10%	+10%	+10%	+50%	−50%	−75%	+15%	−10%	−10%

Across the ages

Connections

Belongs to 3

Ages

• DiscoveryAge

Unit Categories

• Light CavalryCategory

Unit Families

• KKızılbaşFamily

References 7

Prices

• LLight Cavalry Build Costby namePrice to build
• LLight Cavalry Maintenance Costby nameMaintenance price
• LLight Cavalry Reinforcement Costby namePrice to reinforce

Goods Demands

• CCavalry ConstructionConstruction goods
• CCavalry MaintenanceMaintenance goods

Unit Types

• Age of Discovery Light CavalrySame as
• Kızılbaş CavalryUpgrades to

Required by 1

• Political TurmoilOption 2, Trigger

Unlocked by 1

• The KızılbaşDiscoveryUnlock unit

Granted by 2

• SSpecial Units MenuOption 3
• TThe Special Units of PersiaOption 1

Referenced by 1

• Political TurmoilOption 2

Mentioned in 1

• Evolution of the Kızılbaş SkirmisherDesc, Name

Scripting 2

References 2

Game Concepts

• Strength Damage DoneStrength damage done

Graphics Tags

• Mmedium_tagGfx tags

Definitionin_game/common/unit_types/3_qizilbash.txt:1

copy_from = a_age_3_discovery_light_cavalry

is_special = yes

upgrades_to = a_reformation_qizilbash

strength_damage_done = 0.1

family = qizilbash

gfx_tags = { medium_tag }

History