Medewi Melee Cavalry

Safe Mre'ke

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 Safe Mre'ke

Main Unit Key afr_mer_royal_cav

Land Unit Key afr_mer_royal_cav

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 100

Category Cavalry

Class Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 2033

Recruitment Cost 2033

Upkeep Cost 407

Melee Attack 39

Weapon Damage 11

├ Melee Weapon sickle4

├ Weapon Damage 11

├ Weapon Deadliness 0

├ Armour Piercing Yes

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 2

├ Bonus vs. Elephants 20

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 28

Melee Defence 57

├ Base Defence 26

├ Shield cshield3

└ Shield Defence 31

Armour 14

├ Armour carm7

├ Armour Defence 14

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 20

├ Man Entity heavy_medium

├ Man Health 20

├ Bonus Hit Points 0

├ Mount rome_numidian_noble_horse_sword_shield_l

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_light

└ Mount Health 0

Base Morale 65

Abilities

• Stamina (low)
  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

• 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.
• Resistant to Heat
  This unit tires less quickly in the desert.

Strengths & Weaknesses

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

• Very good attack
• Average defence
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Good morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Royal Stables (rom_EASTERN_stables_heavy_3) Level 2
Lv. 1	Nisean Stables (rom_EASTERN_stables_heavy_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Medewi Separatists Medewi
Imperator Augustus	Medewi (Imperator Augustus)