Mercenary Numidian Cavalry

Numidian tribesmen were raised with horses from an early age, riding bareback without a bridle and controlling their horses by tapping the beasts between the ears with a stick. Numidian cavalry were supremely agile, skirmishing with assured expertise before swinging around to escape as rapidly as they had arrived. Wearing only a thin tunic, they carried javelins and small wicker shields. Their horses, ancestors of the Berber horse, were small and well adapted for speed over long distances. Harassing tactics, while rarely decisive, were extremely frustrating to less mobile enemies, but not so useful against heavier types of cavalry. Described as "by far the best horsemen in Africa" by the historian Livy, their strength was recognised by Rome as a great military asset.

Unit Name Mercenary Numidian Cavalry

Main Unit Key 3c_Mer_Numidian_Cavalry

Land Unit Key 3c_Mer_Numidian_Cavalry

Naval Unit Key 3c_pel_transport

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Missile Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 435

Recruitment Cost 435

Upkeep Cost 325

Missile Damage 41

├ Missile Weapon rome_javelin_improved

├ Projectile javelin_improved

├ Missile Damage 29

├ Missile Ap Damage 12

└ Base Reload Time 10

Accuracy 5

Range 80

Reload 28

Shots Per Minute 8

Ammunition 7

Melee Attack 18

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 10

Melee Defence 39

├ Base Defence 14

├ Shield pelta_cavalry

└ Shield Defence 25

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_hellenic_horse_sword_shield_l

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_light

└ Mount Health 25

Base Morale 55

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

• Resistant to Fatigue
  Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit.
• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
• Fire Whilst Moving
  This unit can fire when mounted and moving.
• Parthian Shot
  This unit can fire all around and not just in-front of itself.
• Resistant to Heat
  This unit tires less quickly in the desert.

Strengths & Weaknesses

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

• Short range
• Fast rate of fire
• Fast moving
• Very good damage and armour penetration
• Large shield
• Very weak in melee
• Poor morale

Empire Divided Mercenaries Pool

Mercenaries Pool
No.	Pool	Province	Region	Initial Unit Count	Chance To Replenish	Max Replenish Per Turn	Max Count
1	3c_province_pool_africa	Africa	Carthago Hadrumentum Leptis Magna Macomades	1	0.75	1	2
2	3c_province_pool_africa	Mauretania	Rutubis Siga Tingis	1	0.75	1	2
3	3c_province_pool_africa	Numidia	Capsa Cirta Dimmidi Iol	1	0.75	1	2
4	3c_province_pool_africa	Phazania	Cydamus Garama	1	0.75	1	2