Tatar

Tatar is a ranged cavalry unit in Cossacks 3.

Background
The Ottoman Empire included enormous territories with various peoples who formed the majority of the Turkish army. These soldiers were neither a homogeneous group nor disciplined. They were armed with various, frequently obsolete weapons. Sultans also hired nomadic tribes living in the Crimea (Southern Ukraine). Tatars, like other similar units, had no standard uniform and dressed in traditional garments. They usually attacked in mounted arrays and were armed with bows, lances, scimitars, daggers, lassoes and occasionally with muskets and pistols. Chain mail or leather was used as an armour. Tactically, they fought in extended formations. Tatars were numerous but greatly inferior to the regular cavalry concerning battle skills. With their bows, which were effective at short ranges, they were able to fire 10 to 12 shots per minute and could cause great damage to an enemy.