The Caliph/Strategies (SHC2)

The Caliph retains his trademark castle design from the original Stronghold Crusader, with a rectangular castle riddled with lots of lookout towers, filled to the brim with Arabian bowmen and oil pot throwers. He also surrounds his castle with flammable pitch ditches. In order to keep up with his obsession with fire, the Caliph also builds haybale launchers that lob fiery projectiles in an attempt to set pitch traps alight. Most of the production resides inside the Caliph's castle.
The Caliph's economy emphasizes the production of the much more efficient bread for food. He also builds numerous quarries and iron mines in order to provide raw income and to support fast construction of his castle. The Caliph also forgoes building breweries, relying on his rations and selling raw materials, limiting his economy efficiency.
Militarily, the Caliph keeps his aggressive style focusing on harassment. While he often sends groups of slaves backed with slave drivers to set buildings alight, he tries to also pick off stray units with a small group of horse archers that are wisely kept constantly on the move. The Caliph also utilizes regular patrols of Arabian bowmen and Arabian swordsmen to guard his farms.
When it comes to a siege, the Caliph has a tendency to fight with fire and he does not hesitate to show it. While his army is more or less loosely organized, being composed of standard Arabian infantry, he constructs numerous fire ballistae and mantlets (later catapults) that provide lots of support against enemy soldiers.