Copper Hook Army
The Company of the Copper Hook are renown for their Heavy Knights, Copper Weapons, vicious packs of war-dogs, and unyielding discipline in combat.
The order employs an innovative array of tactics and weaponry. They are well equipped and have the highest quality warhorses, weapons, and heavy armor.
Composition
Manpower
Full Fighting Strength
Knights: 60 men
Divided into 3 squadrons of Medium Cavalry, 3 squadrons of Heavy Calvary, and 1 and 1/2 squadrons of Super Heavy Calvary.
Infantry: 128 men
Divided into 7 octads of Medium Foot, 7 octads of Light Foot and 2 octads of Longbowmen.
War Dogs: 72
Divided into 9 packs.
Strategic Reserve available in dire emergencies
(Clerics, lay adherents, retired and/or pensioned members)
Knights: 40 men
4 squadrons of Medium Calvary and a 1 squadron of Heavy Calvary
Infantry: 80 men
Divided into 6 octads of Medium Foot, 2 octads of Longbow and 2 octads of Medium Foot (Temple Guards)
Feudal Levy
From lands and associates
5 Medium knights and 23 light infantry
Note Agrikian military formations use the standard unit sizes;
Squadron = 8 man Calvary or Knights units.
Octads, = 8 man Infantry units
Company = 32 man Infantry units (4 x octads)
Packs = 8 Wardogs and 1 handler (Clerics of the Order of the Fuming Gate)
Equipment
Their metal blades are coated with a thin layer of copper using a technique called the Cuprikeshang or Copperskining. There is much debate about whether this copper layer has any advantages as after some use weapons, the copper is partially worn off, and in some cases, the edges can dull quickly. Still, the Copper Hook warriors are adamant that these blades infuse them with the flames of Balgashang.
Kalig
The Copper Hook Knights are equipped with the Kalig. With a long curved blade, the Kalig were made to be used by mounted cavalry to cut through hordes of infantry with sweeping strikes. What makes the Kalig unique is the balance, the design uses additional metal worked into the last foot of the tip of the sword, making it not only wider but also thicker. This gives the blade significantly more weight and mass at its end. This additional mass near the tip shifts the center of gravity for the weapon very far down the weapon, maximizing the amount of force on the blade’s edge at the point it was most likely to make contact. This gives the Kalig far greater momentum in its downward and sweeping strikes. The weight was such that a single blow delivered accurately is devastating, better than most swords.
Weaponry
Haragki (Knights)
Medium Calvary is equipped with chainmail, shield, lance, and Kalig.
Heavy Calvary is equipped with half-plate, shield, lance, and Kalig.
Super Heavy Calvary is equipped with plate mail, shield, lance, and Kalig.
Kalig
Laumak (foot soldiers)
Light Foot is equipped with studded leather, shield, scimitar, and spear. One man per Octads has a Hooked Glaive.
Medium Foot is equipped with ringmail, shield, scimitar, and spear. One man per Octads has a Hooked Glaive.
Archers are equipped with a longbow, studded leather, and scimitar.
Hooked Glaive
The common men of arms have begun experimenting using the Hooked Glaive with one man per Octads so equipped, enabling them to bring down a horseman. Typically, the Hooked Glaive wielder is physically the strongest man in the unit, and the men either side are trained to assist.
War Dogs
Additionally, the Copper Hook employs large packs of highly trained war dogs. These vicious beasts, trained and commanded by Priests of the Fuming gate act with a high degree of coordination with the Knights and men of arms, often breaking up defensive lines or running down fleeing foes.
Structure
Akarata – Grandmaster
Head of the Order
Tenaka – Deputy Grandmaster
The order has two deputy Grandmasters, one is based in the temple at Golotha, heading recruitment and political interactions and the other either leads secondary military units.
Mekata – High Commander
Commands 4 to 8 Squadron of Knights.
Telmen – Knight Commander
Leads 1 Squadron of Knights.
Haragki – Knight
Dotelen – Sub-commander
Commands 4 to 8 Octads of infantry.
T’kelans – Sergeant
Leads an Octad.
Ainlaumak – Corporal
Deputy leader of an Octad. Usually the Hooked Glaive wielder.
Laumak – Soldier
Ivinian Support
The Copper Hook has a chapter in the Viking Kingdoms in Ivinia and they often work closely together.
Training
All units are highly trained and well drilled.
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