Talk:Saracens/@comment-2602:306:CCB2:1FE0:8509:2D11:410A:66AA-20170722235103/@comment-142.196.79.73-20170731201226

I would guess as a reference to hit-and-run raiding being used as a military tactic by different arab people in history. In pre-islamic arabia it was common for different tribes to raid each other's caravans and villages. Later on this guerilla type of warfare was really effective against the Crusaders and other enemies who weren't accustomed to it.

It's hard to represent all that in a game, but giving archers and cav archers a bonus that allows them to swoop in, deal a lot of damage, and then retreat, is a pretty good way to do it.