Kyaywar Pusein

"They made descents in small bodies from their ships or rather boats, and ravaging the coasts, returned with the booty to their families, whom they could not conveniently carry along with them in those hazardous enterprizes."

— David Hume, History of England (Vol I, Cap 1 "Ethelred")

In game

Kyaywar Pusein — Vital statistics
	Dian unique light melee unit, is trained faster, and deals more damage to buildings compared to Light Axeman. Strong versus siege weapons, buildings Weak versus heavy cavalry
Prereq:	Build time	HP	LOS	Attack	Attack speed	Movement speed
	10s (150t)	120	8	18	2.1s (32t)	35
Cost			Created from	Armour	Weapon range	Specialty
Base	Ramp	Pop
: 40; : 40	: 1; : 1	1		1	Melee	Small defensive bonus versus missile infantry. Added attack bonus versus buildings.

Overall strategy

Kyaywar Pusein ("Bronze Axes") are the signature units of the Dian people. They are slightly tougher than normal Light Axemen, but that is not their forte - the Dian, warlike as they are, as also masters in metalworking, so the main ability of these units is that they can be trained quickly for rushing.

Like all Light Axemen, Kyaywar Pusein however are still just as weak when facing enemy cavalry, so if you are playing as a barbarian or Chinese faction, you should furnish your own cavalry as soon as you can.

Unit summary

• Bersekergang — Vikings are best used as flankers and raiders, and if needed, the frontline skirmishers of your main force.
• Easily Ridden Down — Vikings are best used as part of a combined-arms force — do not let them be ridden down by cavalry.
• Wrecking Crew — Vikings if left unmolested can destroy enemy villages wholesale, thus allowing for added loot to your stockpile.

History

Living in a cold, inhospitable and hostile environment soon forced the Norse peoples into activities related to the sea — fishing, trading as well as piracy and raiding. These expeditions out on the sea were called víking in old Norse, and in turn the participants were called víkingr, which was then transliterated into English into "Vikings". Fuelled by an appetite for wealth and adventure, their quests took them across all of Europe and even to Byzantium and the Middle East, whose goods were highly sought in the Norse lands and elsewhere in continental Europe. And even though they were fully Christianised by the 12th century, their descendents still continued in their enterprising (and predatory ways): of these, the Normans are the most famous. Originally descended from Viking colonists settled by the King of France at the mouth of the Seine, they eventually moved on to find new homes throughout the British Isles and Southern Italy. It was by the hands of the Normans that the Second Crusade managed to prevail in Palestine at the end of that century.