BATTLE PLANS

With Yosef rousing the fighting spirit of the fellow Knights. They did not delay in beginning to suit up.

Commander Gallo's squad was a mobile team, and as such, they did not carry armor suites or heavy weapons with them since they were bulky and not suited for long journeys without dedicated means of transport. So, when they left Jaffa, it was just them in their Templar uniforms, a few change clothes, personal items bundled in sacks fixed to their saddles, and a few portable weapons.

While waiting for the Holy Treasure in Jerusalem, they commissioned the blacksmith to make armor and extra weapons for them. This return journey required them to be well-equipped and supplied. It was expensive, but money was not their problem. Master Balian paid them handsomely and had also given them a generous amount of gold coins to settle any expenses on their journey back and forth.