Nabataea Melee Cavalry

Desert Cavalry

Although conditions were harsh along the African and Arabian desert frontier, numerous tribes and kingdoms thrived in the relative safety of those desolate regions. They used horses not only for battle, but also for transportation and agriculture, which had a great impact on local trade and produce. Camels proved to be the better beast for such an arid setting, but they were used predominantly in trade caravans, as they can travel further without water, are harder to breed and have a notoriously bad temper. Of all the desert peoples, the Namibians fielded the finest cavalry, described by the Roman historian Livy as "by far the best horsemen in Africa”. The Nubians too had formidable cavalry units, allegedly used as mercenaries by Carthaginians and Romans. The tribes of the Arabian Peninsula were very good riders also, using mounts to cover great distances in the heat and travelling from pasture to pasture developing a nomadic lifestyle centred around livestock.

Unit Name Desert Cavalry

Main Unit Key dk_afr_desert_cavalry

Land Unit Key dk_afr_desert_cavalry

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 450

Recruitment Cost 450

Upkeep Cost 90

Melee Attack 45

Weapon Damage 25

├ Melee Weapon rome_spear_cav

├ Melee Damage Base 20

├ Melee Damage Ap 5

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 15

├ Bonus vs Elephants 15

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 35

Melee Defence 52

├ Base Defence 12

├ Shield caetra_cavalry

└ Shield Defence 40

Armour 15

├ Armour cloth

├ Armour Defence 10

└ Shield Armour 5

Health 75

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_light

├ Man Health 40

├ Bonus Hit Points 10

├ Mount rome_eastern_horse_spear_shield_l

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_light

└ Mount Health 25

Base Morale 35

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests 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

• Average attack
• Weak defence
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Poor morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Horse Studs (dk_all_stables_2) Level 1 Cavalry Stables (dk_all_stables_3) Level 2 Cavalry Stables (dk_all_stables_3) Level 2 Royal Stables (dk_all_stables_4) Level 3 Royal Stables (dk_all_stables_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Kush Kushite Secessionists Kushite Nobles Nabataea Nabataean Nobles Nabataean Secessionists Masaesyli Massaesyli Tribal Council Massaesyli Secessionists Saba Sabaean Tribal Council Sabaean Secessionists