Warriors of Russia

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Strike weapons

Strike weapons applies to melee weapons, due to the ease of manufacture it was in Russia a large spread. Mace, maces and Shestoperov - weapons combat. Used a bludgeon in the army - a weighty metal plummet attached to the end of the strap, a length of about 50 cm - definitely hard to say, but numerous archaeological finds dagger sufficient evidence of his popularity. Bulava is a short rod, which is sit down at the end of a massive knob. Head Shestoperov consisted of metal plates, "feathers" (hence its name). Shestoperov distributed mainly in the XV-XVII centuries, could serve as a symbol of power commanders, while at the same time, a terrible weapon: "And do not light sabers sekosha them, but they Bichat Muscovites ... Aki pigs Shestoperov "(Pskov Chronicle).
And the mace, and Shestoperov its origins are from a club - a club with massive thickened end, usually iron-bound or bristling with large iron nails. Mace was probably the oldest weapons known to man. "... Prezhe more of the club and stone byahusya "- said in Hypatian Chronicle

 

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Archer and spear XIII Century

Ancient Slavs at the dawn of its history, fought mostly on foot. Old Russian state in the wars with the Byzantine Empire (X century), the cavalry does not know yet. Feudal society and the forces causing it to rise at the end of X century.
Contributes to the emergence of cavalry and a continuous war with the steppe - Pechenegs, Torquay, Polovtsy. Stand against the nomads, having no cavalry, it was impossible.
Go to the XII century Russian cavalry formed in considerable force, stop and discourage the onslaught of the nomadic peoples at the turn of the Kievan state.
Cavalry troop consisted of heavily armed horsemen - spearman and light cavalry - archers.
Spearman - force specifically designed to attack and tie a decisive battle. The collision effect "kopeynogo" collision of shock when the enemy is often dispositive of the outcome of the battle. In such a warrior's outfit consisted of one or two spears, a saber or sword, Sulytsya or bow and arrows, dagger, mace, less combat hatchet
Appointment of archers was different. They carried out "reconnaissance in force", to probe the enemy forces lured him false flight, carrying security guards. The main weapon of the archer - bow and arrows, supplemented with an ax, dagger, mace, a shield or metallic armor, a kind which could be the plate armor, the prototype of the later bahtertsa.
The composition of the archers, mainly included "young", ie on the Status of members of the junior squads.

 

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shields
"... Rusichi great field chremnymi shields pregorodisha ..." ("Lay").
Ancient Russian shield (VIII-XI centuries), round, fourth of human growth, was easy to parry blows. The profile of such a shield oval or voronkoviden that strengthened its protective properties.
In place of a round shield in the XII century comes to almond, protecting the rider from the chin to the knees. As we refine the top of the helmet shield more linearized. In the second quarter of the XIII century appears triangular shield with a bend, ie a saddle shield, tightly pressed to the body. At the same time portrayed in curved trapezoidal panels. Since the end of the XIII century to come into use slozhnofigurnye shields-tarchi, covering the rider's chest during the ramming lances. In the XIV century, the evolution of protective arms gives rise to the shield with co-runner, who served as the seat of his hands and facilitates maneuvering of a shield in battle. In Western Europe, such shields, which reached a height of 130 cm, called "Pavese".
It is known that the boards of various forms have existed for a long time. For example, along with the round could be used trapezoidal panels, etc. shields were made of iron, wood, cane, leather. The most common were wooden boards. Center of the shield is usually amplified by a metal knob - umbonom. Edge of the shield was called the crown, and the gap between the crown and pommel - edging. The reverse side of the shield was lined, on the hand shield kept bindings - "columns". Paint shield could be very different, but the red color throughout the entire existence of Russian armor was given a clear preference.

 

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Warrior XII century

Since the beginning of XII century, the main Russian soldiers for war is defensive battle with the nomads.
In this regard, in Russia armor does not become so heavy and immobile, as is typical for Western Europe: the battle with the nomadic horsemen demanded a quick maneuver and mobility of Russian soldiers.
Major role on the battlefields played cavalry. However, before the cavalry often served infantry battle was beginning. For the XII century is characterized by mixed infantry and cavalry battles that took place at the walls and towers of cities.
Marines - "peshtsev" - used in the protection of city walls and gates, a cover rears cavalry, for the necessary transport and engineering work for the intelligence and retaliatory attacks.
Armed peshtsy various kinds of weapons - throwing, chopping, and percussion. Their clothes and weapons were generally simpler and cheaper than the vigilantes, as squads of infantrymen in the mass formed from the common people - smerds, artisans, and not from professional soldiers. Arms peschtsa were marching ax, a heavy spear and Sulytsya, clubs and fork.
Armor for peshtse was frequently Mail, if not none. Shields used the foot soldiers of the XII century and round, and almond.

 

[pan-boroda]

So my suggestions:
village
farmer (smerd) - weapons: club
Axeмаn - armed with axes and shield
Axeman veteran - armed with an ax and shield. Has a leather armor.
and similarly for the spearmen and archers. Veterans have a light coat of mail. armament veteran spearman let's say fork

 

[Cèsar de Quart]

Excellent!

 

[pan-boroda]

not, on another it is necessary. I'm haste. I think the description of each soldier to attach a picture, make it clear how he looks

 

[Prince_Eugen]

Good job,looks very pretty!

 

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farmer (smerd) - weapons: club, defensive armor - hat, shirt, pants, bast
Axeman - armed with axes and shield. Has a hat, shirt, pants, boots

- it is natural that the sword of the peasant could not be. and so in my opinion is to look like a peasant with a spear

Axeman veteran - armed with an ax and shield. Has a wadded poddospeshnik (Gambenzon).
and similarly for the spearmen and archers.

Urban Militia in terms of weaponry and protected by adequate peshets veterans. Armament - one-handed axes or spears. Defensive armor - quilted armor with sleeves (gambeson). Hat on his head. Wooden almond or round shield.

Militia Spearman (puteyschik) or Militia Archer. Armed with a spear and a one-handed hatchet (sword) or a simple bow and arrows and a dagger, is protected by quilted armor with sleeves (gambeson) and metallic accents and quilted liner of painted linen. Helmet riveted into four parts and without aventail. Wooden almond or round shield

Posad warrior - it soft leather armor with scalloped skirt (such armor called the "feathered") and crotch Leather Mantle, who wore a short top fabric vest. Helmet - high chetyrehchastevoy sferokonus of iron plates with a crotch scaly aventail reinforced with steel plate around the face. Shield - a large almond-shaped. Warrior armed with a spear, sword or an ax and a dagger.

Ratnik (Grid - in Novgorod) - Soft Leather Armor with scalloped skirt (such armor called the "feathered") and crotch Leather Mantle, who wore a short top fabric vest, or light chainmail with short sleeves. Helmet-cone-shaped plates of iron crotch scaly aventail reinforced with steel plate around the face. Armament - Rohatyn, a hatchet or ax is a powerful trapezoid blade or sword. Wooden almond or round shield 

Militia Veteran Archer - in general it is similar to Walking Warrior. Armament complex bow and sword. Almond painted wooden shield

Ratnik Veteran - protected by a conical helmet with a riveted aventail, hauberzhon, gloves. Armed with a hatchet or a single combat with the sword with guttate metal shield or a sword or a two-handed sesquialteral ax.

- so is the marksman

Marksman - sophisticated weaponry reinforced bow and sword.

Desyatnik - Defensive armor - chainmail with short (hauberzhon) or long sleeves (hauberk) and Mail gauntlets. On the head - conical helmet with a riveted aventail and naosnik (or without). arming sword, a hatchet, a large round or almond-shaped shield.

Veteran Marksman - armors are the same as that of the Desyatnik. Armament reinforced a complicated bow and sword

Samostrelschik

Sotnik - armor: copper plating iron scaly armor with crotch sleeves and skirt without cutting front, which is typical for an infantry armor. Helmet - high metal sferokonus with crotch aventail and naosnikom. Shield - a large almond-shaped with a flattened top, covered with skin. Warrior armed with a sword, eastern dagger and Bulova.

 

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Cavalryman - Leather Armor with sewn or hardened iron plates or Chainmail sleeves to the elbow, lightweight helmet with aventail, Leather Belt with metallic inserts.
Weapons - a spear, sword, round shield

Horse archer - Leather Armor with sewn or hardened iron plates or Chainmail sleeves to the elbow, lightweight helmet with aventail, Leather Belt with metallic inserts.
Weapons - a sword, round shield, a bow.

Otrok (Kmet) Mail with sleeves to the elbow, helmet, swept nanosnik, aventail, overhead Pants, trapezoidal shield.
Weapons - a sword,spear, bow, dagger, mace or check overhead Pants

Hobbler Novgorod thousandth Regiment
Defensive armament of the soldier includes dlinnorukavnuyu Western European chainmail, scaly armor (like a poncho) with crotch crotch Mantle and leather skirt. Armor front and rear reinforced zertsalnymi plates. The top of the shell closes leather necklace and neck - Quilted collar. Arched hat, on top of it wearing a painted leather case. Shield round. Warrior armed with a sword polutororuchnym, western dagger and a mace.

Griden - heavy cavalry.
Poddospeshnik leather, chainmail, chain mail over lamillyarny armor or without.
Helmet with archerswept nanosnik or a half mask with an iron aventail. Mail stockings. Armament - live long (equestrian sword) or a sword, long spear (2.5 - 3m), a dagger. his belt mace or check, a teardrop-shaped stud shield.

Boyars - heavy cavalry.
Poddospeshnik leather, chainmail, chain mail over lamillyarny armor.
Helmet with a mask with polnoyy aventail. Mail Stockings (highway).
Weapons - a sword or saber, a long spear (2.5 - 3m), a dagger. his belt mace or check, a teardrop-shaped stud shield.

- in the background of horse archer

- heavy cavalry of Galicia-Volyn principality

- Kievan heavy cavalry

- Chernigov heavy cavalry

 

[pan-boroda]

for assistance in finalizing'll just thankful

 

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oruzhnik

Oruzhnik Veteran

Dismounted Kmet

Dismounted Kmet Veteran

 

[Cèsar de Quart]

Now this is amazing!

 

[pan-boroda]

Well excuse, I warned that it is not special to the ancient Russia. If anyone has additions or comments, let them speak to all correct

 

[Tsewe]

You gave so much info, I think that if someone had to correct you, it would only concern some detail(s).
Personally, I have some info about medieval russia and its warrios, but not as detailed as you gave... so no I have nothing to say except that all of this is genuine info and I love you. The russian factions will be awesome thanks to you!

 

[pan-boroda]

So I'm for it and tried. probably would have been Russian faction added. Can not wait bulgar or Polovtsy drive, or Poland or Hungary to war over the Russian land

 

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Volga Bulgaria

city
urma

kaves (spearman)

kaves (archer)

birig (spearman)

kaves veteran (archer)

kaves marksman

baryn-yaram

baryn-yaram veteran

fortress

infantry

yuldash

yuldash veteran

jura

jura veteran

сavalry

husar (or guzar)

elbir (bahadir)

lancer

candar

hasham

 

[molashkre]

what does it mean ,,walking warrior"?are they called like this for special tactics?

 

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Specificity of martial arts of Ancient Rus was that had to withstand a nomadic Polovtsy and well-trained armies of the West. Therefore, in addition to cavalry (especially in the southern principalities) based troops consisted of militia (in the main city). walking Warrior is the same as "ratnik" Just because I have an automatic translator works. A little later I'll post articles on the organization of the troops of Russian principalities in the first place - Novgorod and western kingdoms, as their troops had some differences from the majority of the Russian principalities, which is associated with their opponents.

 

[molashkre]

Specificity of martial arts of Ancient Rus was that had to withstand a nomadic Polovtsy and well-trained armies of the West. Therefore, in addition to cavalry (especially in the southern principalities) based troops consisted of militia (in the main city). walking Warrior is the same as "ratnik" Just because I have an automatic translator works

thanks,everything is clear