Himyar (Imperator Augustus) Missile Infantry

Archers

Drawn from a vast area and numerous tribes, the warriors of sub-Saharan Africa were unsurprisingly diverse in appearance and culture. They all possessed long and rich warrior traditions, such as the Numidians, the Nubians and their descendants who ruled Kush, and Aksum. Despite tribal differences, weapons and equipment differed only in detail: spears, javelins, bows and short swords were favoured. Relatively little armour was worn, but some tribes did employ wicker, wood or hide shields. Adornments and decorations varied greatly and some groups sported war paint. Aethiopians in Persian service were known for painting themselves chalk white on one side and vermillion on the other, and using spears and bows of palmwood. Fighting as allies and mercenaries for Carthage, Persia, and the eastern Successors, tribesmen could be found throughout Africa and Asia Minor.

Unit Name Archers

Main Unit Key Afr_Archers

Land Unit Key Afr_Archers

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 120

Category Missile Infantry

Class Missile Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 290

Recruitment Cost 290

Upkeep Cost 70

Missile Damage 35

├ Missile Weapon rome_bow

├ Projectile arrow_normal

├ Missile Damage 31

├ Missile Ap Damage 4

└ Base Reload Time 12

Accuracy 5

Range 125

Reload 13

Shots Per Minute 6

Ammunition 15

Melee Attack 8

Weapon Damage 24

├ Melee Weapon rome_shortsword

├ Melee Damage Base 20

├ Melee Damage Ap 4

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 0

├ Bonus vs Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 3

Melee Defence 12

├ Base Defence 12

├ Shield none

└ Shield Defence 0

Armour 10

├ Armour cloth

├ Armour Defence 10

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 45

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_very_light

├ Man Health 40

└ Bonus Hit Points 5

Base Morale 25

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

• Resistant to Fatigue
  Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit.
• Hide (scrub & forest)
  This unit can hide in scrub and forest until enemy units get too close.
• Resistant to Heat
  This unit tires less quickly in the desert.

Strengths & Weaknesses

• Very poor hull strength
• Very slow speed
• Weak ramming

• Long range
• Average rate of fire
• Good damage but low armour penetration
• Very weak in melee
• Very poor morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Infantry Camp (east_military_infantry_1) Level 0 Infantry Tents (east_military_infantry_2) Level 1 Infantry Quarters (east_military_infantry_3) Level 2 Royal Barracks (east_military_infantry_4) Level 3

Garrison Buildings
x 2	Village (Amber Shore) (east_amber_1) Level 0 Settlement (Amber Collector) (east_amber_2) Level 1 Town (Amber Trader) (east_amber_3) Level 2 Large Town (Amber Road) (east_amber_4) Level 3 City (east_city_1) Level 0 Royal Large City (east_city_royal_2) Level 1 Royal Kerta (east_city_royal_3) Level 2 Royal Karka (east_city_royal_4) Level 3 Satrap Large City (east_city_satrap_2) Level 1 Satrap Kerta (east_city_satrap_3) Level 2 Satrap Karka (east_city_satrap_4) Level 3 Village (Glassware) (east_glass_1) Level 0 Settlement (Glass Blower) (east_glass_2) Level 1 Town (Glass Maker) (east_glass_3) Level 2 Large Town (Master Glass Maker) (east_glass_4) Level 3 Village (Gold Mine) (east_gold_1) Level 0 Settlement (Trench Mine) (east_gold_2) Level 1 Town (Shaft Mine) (east_gold_3) Level 2 Large Town (Sluiced Mine) (east_gold_4) Level 3 Village (Grain Fields) (east_grain_1) Level 0 Settlement (Grain Farms) (east_grain_2) Level 1 Town (Grain Irrigated Farm) (east_grain_3) Level 2 Large Town (Grain Estate) (east_grain_4) Level 3 Village (Horse Trainers) (east_horse_1) Level 0 Settlement (Horse Breeders) (east_horse_2) Level 1 Town (Master Horse Breeders) (east_horse_3) Level 2 Village (Iron Workshop) (east_iron_1) Level 0 Settlement (Shieldmaker) (east_iron_armour_2) Level 1 Town (Armourer) (east_iron_armour_3) Level 2 Settlement (Blacksmith) (east_iron_weapon_2) Level 1 Town (Weaponsmith) (east_iron_weapon_3) Level 2 Village (Lead Mine) (east_lead_1) Level 0 Settlement (Trench Mine) (east_lead_2) Level 1 Town (Shaft Mine) (east_lead_3) Level 2 Large Town (Sluiced Mine) (east_lead_4) Level 3 Village (Tannery) (east_leather_1) Level 0 Settlement (Open Air Tannery) (east_leather_2) Level 1 Town (Leather Workshop) (east_leather_3) Level 2 Large Town (Master Leather Workshop) (east_leather_4) Level 3 Village (Loggers) (east_lumber_1) Level 0 Settlement (Logging Camp) (east_lumber_2) Level 1 Town (Timber Yard) (east_lumber_3) Level 2 Large Town (Timber Trader) (east_lumber_4) Level 3 Village (Marble Pit) (east_marble_1) Level 0 Settlement (Marble Quarry) (east_marble_2) Level 1 Town (Marble Cutter) (east_marble_3) Level 2 Large Town (Marble Architect) (east_marble_4) Level 3 Village (Olive Grove) (east_olive_1) Level 0 Settlement (Olive Press) (east_olive_2) Level 1 Town (Mola Olearia) (east_olive_3) Level 2 Large Town (Olive Oil Trader) (east_olive_4) Level 3 Village (Murex Snail Farm) (east_purple_dye_1) Level 0 Settlement (Snail Vats) (east_purple_dye_2) Level 1 Town (Dye Works) (east_purple_dye_3) Level 2 Large Town (Master Dye Works) (east_purple_dye_4) Level 3 Village (Silk Trader) (east_silk_1) Level 0 Settlement (Silk Caravan) (east_silk_2) Level 1 Town (Silk Market) (east_silk_3) Level 2 Large Town (Silk Road) (east_silk_4) Level 3 Village (Spice Depot) (east_spice_1) Level 0 Settlement (Large Spice Depot) (east_spice_2) Level 1 Town (Spice Producer) (east_spice_3) Level 2 Large Town (Master Spice Producer) (east_spice_4) Level 3 Village (east_town_1) Level 0 Garrison Settlement (east_town_garrison_2) Level 1 Garrison Town (east_town_garrison_3) Level 2 Garrison Large Town (east_town_garrison_4) Level 3 Trade Settlement (east_town_trade_2) Level 1 Trade Town (east_town_trade_3) Level 2 Trade Large Town (east_town_trade_4) Level 3 Village (Vineyard) (east_wine_1) Level 0 Settlement (Large Vineyard) (east_wine_2) Level 1 Town (Winemaker) (east_wine_3) Level 2 Large Town (Master Winemaker) (east_wine_4) Level 3
x 1	Infantry Camp (east_military_infantry_1) Level 0 Infantry Tents (east_military_infantry_2) Level 1 Infantry Quarters (east_military_infantry_3) Level 2 Royal Barracks (east_military_infantry_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Axum Blemmyes Meroe African Rebels Garamantia Nasamones Kush Kushite Secessionists Kushite Nobles Gaetuli
Hannibal at the Gates	African Rebels (Hannibal at the Gates) Garamantia (Hannibal at the Gates) Mauri (Hannibal at the Gates) Gaetuli (Hannibal at the Gates) Masaesyli (Hannibal at the Gates) Massyli (Hannibal at the Gates)
Imperator Augustus	African Rebels (Imperator Augustus) Axum (Imperator Augustus) Blemmyes (Imperator Augustus) Gaetuli (Imperator Augustus) Garamantia (Imperator Augustus) Gerrhea (Imperator Augustus) Himyar (Imperator Augustus) Ma'in (Imperator Augustus) Mascat (Imperator Augustus) Mauri (Imperator Augustus) Meroe (Imperator Augustus) Nabataea (Imperator Augustus) Nasamones (Imperator Augustus) Numidia (Imperator Augustus) Qidri (Imperator Augustus) Saba (Imperator Augustus)
Rise of the Republic	Massylii (Rise of the Republic)