Kingdom of Jerusalem (M2TW:K Faction)
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The Kingdom of Jerusalem (KoJ) is a Catholic Crusader faction along with the Principality of Antioch. The Kingdom of Jerusalem is also playable.
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Starting Position
The Kingdom of Jerusalem starts with the key city of Jerusalem and a number of castles and towns in the area such as, Tyre and Kerak. The KoJ is situated in modern day Israel, Palestine and Lebanon. To the South are the Egyptians, who will prove to be your greatest enemy. To the east there the rebel settlements of Homs, Damascus and Balbek which will allow you to expand East. To the North there is the Principality of Antioch. You start with a large amount of armies, But are limited by the fact that egypt gains a few units very early on in the initial jihad .
Victory Conditions and intiial agents
Long Hold 25 regions , Hold Jerusalem (30 Turns) Hold Bagdhad (10 turns) Limasol (10 turns) Cairo (10 Turns) Tripoli (10 Turns) Eliminate Faction :Egypt Short Hold 15 Regions. Eliminate Faction :Egypt.
Units
The KoJ's military power is centred around heavy cavalry such as, the Constable of Jerusalem and Knights of Jerusalem. They also have good infantry and access to mercinaries from the ports. Like Antioch, the Koj lack the mounted archers and missile units in general that the Islamic factions have. They do however have some effective crossbows.
Infantry
(commonly found as mercenaries)
(commonly found as mercenaries)
Ranged Infantry
Cavalry
Ranged Cavalry
(commonly found as mercenaries)
Artillery
Common Mercenaries
Battle Tactics
Mangonel Use
When using mangonels its best to use them in a choke-point (An area enclosed in a way that forces all the enemy units to move through it, such as a river crossing or a gate) and aim it at the back of the enemy units and not the front. This usually results in a large amount of enemies dead although misfires can happen. A Armored and strong unit should be used to hold the enemy.
How To Deal With Horse Archers
There are many ways for a faction to overcome horse archers, which will likely be your nastiest enemy in the whole campaign. The ways i consider best are in the order of best to worst
Well protected ranged units
The best way is to use a ranged unit behind a armored one, if its crossbowmen its best if theyre slightly to the side of the unit so that they dont have to shoot upwards. This is best with normal archers too when possible.
Fast Cavalry
A good way to do so is to use speedy cavalry, either to flank the enemy or to chase them down if its fast enough. I find that Crusader knights are excellent for this, Being quite well armored and having a good attack value. And still being quite speedy! mounted sergeants are also quite good. Turkomans/poles are speedy but not very well armoured.
Luring to walls
Its possible to lure the enemy to your walls, but your rarely fighting defensively in a settlement anyway .
Soaking it up
You can use heavy infantry to soak up the damage, but sometimes your enemy will attempt to flank you or just outright charge. and even if they dont then your still losing men . Eventualy they run out of arrows.
Fighting Horse Archers with Horse archers
Simple enough to use your turkomans to defeat the enemy, but your turkomans are far inferior. You will probably lose a lot more men doing this.
A Very Brief History
The Kingdom of Jerusalem was established after the 1st Crusade in 1099. The City was captured by Godfrey de Boullion and his brother, Baldwin of Boulogne. It lasted less than 200 years, when in 1291 the last remaining Christian outpost of Acre fell to the Mamluks, under the command of Sultan Khalil.
KOJs Hero(richard the lionheart)
Richard the lionheart appears at turn 12 with a large stack of forces, He is KOJs hero and he only appears once. He has a special ability to rally all routing men and return them to wavering status. Rarely useful .
Unique Buildings
Templar houses Line
Guild Missions
Major
Capture Jerusalem 6 Units 2000 Gold reward
Moderate =
Take Limassol Take Acre 3 Units 1000 Gold Reward
Minimal =
Recruit Merchent 1 Unit 500 Gold Reward
Jousting Lists Line
Initial Jihad
