Auxiliary Camel Spearmen
Hardy fighters whose camels unnerve horses.Camels, both dromedaries and Bactrians, were used by the eastern empires of the ancient world. Their pungent natural odour disorientated and frightened horses, and made sure they were valued as light shock cavalry. Over time, their use spread west across northern Africa and, reputedly, there was a detachment in Emperor Claudius’ conquest of far Britannia. Like other light cavalry they carried spears, and sometimes javelins, to harass and chase off enemy light cavalry, infantry and skirmishers. Their real strength came from the qualities of their camels, which allowed them to patrol arid areas. Historically, the first recorded use of camels in battle was between Shalmaneser III of Assyria and the 'Twelve Kings at Qarqar' in 853BC. Widespread use does not seem to have begun until much later, as demonstrated by the hasty formation of camel corps by Cyrus the Great for the Battle of Thymbra in 547BC.
Unit Name Auxiliary Camel Spearmen |
Main Unit Key Aux_Ara_Camel_Spear |
Land Unit Key Aux_Ara_Camel_Spear |
Naval Unit Key roman_transport |
Soldiers 90 |
Category Cavalry |
Class Melee Cavalry |
Custom Battle Cost 430 |
Recruitment Cost 430 |
Upkeep Cost 70 |
Melee Attack 19 |
29 |
├ Melee Weapon rome_spear_cav |
├ Melee Damage Base 19 |
├ Melee Damage Ap 10 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Large 10 |
├ Bonus vs Elephants 12 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 10 |
Charge Bonus 21 |
60 |
├ Base Defence 24 |
├ Shield caetra_cavalry |
└ Shield Defence 36 |
51 |
├ Armour cloth |
├ Armour Defence 27 |
└ Shield Armour 24 |
120 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_light |
├ Man Health 50 |
├ Bonus Hit Points 10 |
├ Mount roman_camel_spear |
├ Mount Entity rome_camel |
└ Mount Health 60 |
Base Morale 25 |
Abilities
Auxiliary Camel Spearmen- Trample
Charges are more effective for an extended time.
Charge bonus
Exertion: fatigue
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. - Scare (horses)
This unit gives a morale penalty to enemy horses.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Transport- Very poor hull strength
- Very slow speed
- Weak ramming
- Good attack
- Average defence
- Low damage but average armour penetration
- Average morale
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Samnite Wars | |
Imperator Augustus |