Tanukhids Missile Infantry

Badiya Skirmishers

The javelin is among the oldest weapons in the world. Equipped with javelins and little else, skirmishers harried both their opposite numbers and more tightly-packed melee infantry, peppering them before quickly retreating. This was the typical tactic of all unarmoured, javelin-armed troops of the age: to appear as if from nowhere, rain fire down on the enemy, and then retreat back into the terrain. Such harassment could be highly effective, particularly on the vast plains of the desert kingdoms, where a mobile, almost guerrilla style of warfare worked better than the regimented Roman battle lines that had conquered the west. The desert peoples saw war as a way of life - historical sources have very little information about their large scale battles, but often mention them as raiders in search of loot. In lightning fast raids, skirmish tactics using the javelin, alongside heavy cavalry, would have been vital to achieving a swift victory.

Unit Name Badiya Skirmishers

Main Unit Key att_des_es_badyia_skirmishers

Land Unit Key att_des_es_badyia_skirmishers

Naval Unit Key att_cor_heavy_rom

Soldiers 160

Category Missile Infantry

Class Missile Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 675

Recruitment Cost 675

Upkeep Cost 330

Missile Damage 100

├ Missile Weapon att_javelin_heavy

├ Projectile att_javelin_heavy_normal

├ Missile Damage 50

├ Missile Ap Damage 50

└ Base Reload Time 17

Accuracy 0

Range 80

Reload 45

Rate of Fire 6

Ammunition 10

Melee Attack 10

Melee Damage 32

├ Melee Weapon att_spear

├ Melee Base Damage 24

├ Armour-piercing Damage 8

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 20

├ Attack Against Elephants 20

└ Attack Against Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 5

Melee Defence 35

├ Base Defence 5

├ Shield att_round_small

└ Shield Defence 30

Armour 8

├ Armour att_cloth

├ Armour Defence 3

└ Shield Armour 5

Health 82

├ Man Entity att_infantry_very_light

├ Man Health 75

└ Bonus Hit Points 7

Morale 34

Abilities

• Sea Sickness
  As these men are inexperienced sailors. Caught up in sea combat, they suffer various penalties.
• Precision Shot
  Improved missile weapon damage for an extended period. These values are further modified by the unit itself.

Attributes

• Resistant to Fatigue
  Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit.
• Guerrilla Deployment
  This unit can deploy outside of the deployment zone.
• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
• Scare (everyone)
  This unit frightens all enemy units.
• Immune to Fear
  This unit is immune to the fear effects of scary units.
• Stalk
  This unit can move hidden in any terrain.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Infantry Barracks (att_bld_eastern_sassanid_military_infantry_3) Level 2 Royal Barracks (att_bld_eastern_sassanid_military_infantry_4) Level 3 Drill Field (att_bld_eastmig_military_inf_3) Level 2 Victory Parade (att_bld_eastmig_military_infantry_4) Level 3 Imperial Muster (att_bld_eastmig_military_infantry_5) Level 4

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Tanukhid Separatists Tanukhids