Asabaran-i Madaen
(Median Medium Cavalry)These excellent medium cavalry are capable of skirmishing, charging, and fighting fairly well in melee. They are raised from the old Persian estates which were not seized by the Macedonian invaders.
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. At Cannae, the highpoint of Carthaginian military success, Hannibal’s right wing consisted of 3,500 Numidian cavalrymen. The Numidians attacked the Romans' allied cavalry and chased them from the field before returning to smash into the rear of the Roman lines. Considered the elite of the Carthaginian army during the Second Punic War, the Numidians' defection before the Battle of Zama arguably led to Scipio’s victory over Hannibal in the final stages of the conflict.
Unit Name Asabaran-i Madaen |
Main Unit Key Eas_Atr_Median_Medium_Cavalry |
Land Unit Key Eas_Atr_Median_Medium_Cavalry |
Naval Unit Key pel_transport |
Soldiers 120 |
Category Cavalry |
Class Melee Cavalry |
Custom Battle Cost 1946 |
Recruitment Cost 1946 |
Upkeep Cost 389 |
15 |
├ Missile Weapon javelin3 |
├ Projectile javelin3 |
├ Missile Damage 15 |
├ Missile Ap Damage 0 |
└ Base Reload Time 9 |
Accuracy 15 |
Range 90 |
Reload 20 |
Shots Per Minute 8 |
Ammunition 5 |
Melee Attack 36 |
11 |
├ Melee Weapon axe2 |
├ Weapon Damage 11 |
├ Weapon Deadliness 0 |
├ Armour Piercing Yes |
├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 0 |
├ Bonus vs. Elephants 0 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 24 |
52 |
├ Base Defence 26 |
├ Shield cshield2 |
└ Shield Defence 26 |
16 |
├ Armour carm8 |
├ Armour Defence 16 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
20 |
├ Man Entity medium_medium |
├ Man Health 20 |
├ Bonus Hit Points 0 |
├ Mount horse_atropatene_melee |
├ Mount Entity rome_horse_medium |
└ Mount Health 0 |
Base Morale 55 |
Abilities
Asabaran-i Madaen- Stamina (average)
Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat. - Flying Wedge
The unit assumes a wedge formation that increases charge speed and bonus
Attributes
- Parthian Shot
This unit can fire all around and not just in-front of itself. - Fire Whilst Moving
This unit can fire when mounted and moving. - 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. - Resistant to Heat
This unit tires less quickly in the desert.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Transport- 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
Requires Buildings | |
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Lv. 0 |
Heavy Horse Studs
(rom_EASTERN_stables_heavy_2) Level 1
Royal Stables
(rom_EASTERN_stables_heavy_3) Level 2 |
Lv. 1 |
Nisean Stables
(rom_EASTERN_stables_heavy_4) Level 3 |
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Imperator Augustus |