Gaetulians Spear Infantry

Shawia Guard

The Shawia, also known as the Chaoui, were a collection of Berber tribes that occupied the Aures Mountains and surrounding regions, to the west of the Nile. They are thought to be directly descended from the Zenata, the ancient father-tribe to most Berbers throughout antiquity. The Aures Mountains allowed the Shawia lands and peoples to become a consolidation point for resistance to Roman control, as well as later resisting the Vandals and Arabs. They were most famously represented by their queen, Kahina, in the 7th century, who resisted the Arabs after the collapse of the Western Roman and Sassanid Empires.

Unit Name Shawia Guard

Main Unit Key att_des_shawia_guard

Land Unit Key att_des_shawia_guard

Naval Unit Key att_cor_heavy_rom

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Spear Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 675

Recruitment Cost 675

Upkeep Cost 410

Missile Damage 90

├ Missile Weapon att_javelin_precursor

├ Projectile att_javelin_precursor_normal

├ Missile Damage 70

├ Missile Ap Damage 20

└ Base Reload Time 14

Accuracy 0

Range 80

Reload 35

Rate of Fire 7

Ammunition 2

Melee Attack 33

Melee Damage 32

├ Melee Weapon att_spear_heavy

├ Melee Base Damage 24

├ Armour-piercing Damage 8

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 30

├ Attack Against Elephants 30

└ Attack Against Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 33

Melee Defence 33

├ Base Defence 33

├ Shield att_tower

└ Shield Defence 0

Armour 60

├ Armour att_leather

├ Armour Defence 10

└ Shield Armour 50

Health 115

├ Man Entity att_infantry_very_heavy

├ Man Health 105

└ Bonus Hit Points 10

Morale 51

Abilities

• Square
  The unit moves into a close square formation. Note that it cannot move whilst this ability is active.
• Steady
  Improves the unit's ability to defend at the cost of their mobility.

Attributes

• Expert Charge Defence
  This unit’s melee attack and damage are increased against charging enemies.
• Disciplined
  This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses

Recuitment Requirement
Required Technology Cost 169 Upgrade From

Garrison Buildings
x 2	Large City (att_bld_eastern_sassanid_city_major_3) Level 3 Royal City (att_bld_eastern_sassanid_city_major_4) Level 4 Town (att_bld_eastern_sassanid_city_minor_generic_3) Level 3 Country Town (att_bld_eastern_sassanid_city_minor_generic_4) Level 4

Faction Availability
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