Masaesyli Missile Cavalry

Numidian Noble Cavalry

Trained from infancy as cavalrymen, these warriors are a powerful tool for any general.

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.

Abilities

Numidian Noble Cavalry

• Cantabrian Circle
  The unit fires whilst riding in a circle.
  Harder to hit, reload skill
• Quick Reload
  Improved reloading for an extended time.
  Shots per minute
  Exertion: fatigue

Attributes

• Resistant to Fatigue
  Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit.
• 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.
• Parthian Shot
  This unit can fire all around and not just in-front of itself.
• Resistant to Heat
  This unit tires less quickly in the desert.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Transport

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

Numidian Noble Cavalry

• Short range
• Fast rate of fire
• Fast moving
• Very good damage and armour penetration
• Large shield
• Very weak in melee
• Poor morale

Masaesyli Units
General (6)
1.Numidian Noble Cavalry
2.Numidian Noble Infantry
3.African Elephants
4.Armoured Desert Chariots
5.Armoured Numidian Riders
6.Heavy Numidian Skirmishers
Melee Infantry (5)
7.Slave Infantry
8.Desert Cohort
9.Desert Legionaries
10.Gaetuli Tribesmen
11.Numidian Light Infantry
Missile Infantry (4)
12.Tribal Slingers
13.Tribesmen
14.Numidian Javelinmen
15.Heavy Numidian Skirmishers
Spear Infantry (4)
16.Numidian Noble Infantry
17.Numidian Spearmen
18.Armoured Numidian Spearmen
19.Desert Vigiles
Melee Cavalry (3)
20.Armoured Desert Cavalry
21.Desert Cavalry
22.Desert Legionary Cavalry
Missile Cavalry (4)
23.Numidian Cavalry
24.Numidian Noble Cavalry
25.Armoured Numidian Cavalry
26.Gaetuli Horse Skirmishers
Shock Cavalry (2)
27.Armoured Numidian Riders
28.Numidian Riders
Chariot (2)
29.Desert Chariots
30.Armoured Desert Chariots
Elephant (1)
31.African Elephants
Fixed Artillery (3)
32.African Giant Ballista
33.African Bastion Scorpion
34.African Scorpion (Fixed)
Field Artillery (6)
35.African Bastion Ballista
36.African Ballista
37.African Scorpion
38.African Heavy Onager
39.African Bastion Onager
40.African Onager
Admiral (3)
41.Scorpion Trieres - Tribal Slingers
42.Assault Hexeres - Numidian Noble Infantry
43.Tower Penteres - Heavy Numidian Skirmishers
Melee Ship (3)
44.Assault Hexeres - Numidian Noble Infantry
45.Fire Pot Dieres - Numidian Spearmen
46.Assault Dieres - Numidian Spearmen
Missile Ship (6)
47.Scorpion Trieres - Tribal Slingers
48.Missile Trieres - Tribal Slingers
49.Missile Penteres - Heavy Numidian Skirmishers
50.Tower Penteres - Heavy Numidian Skirmishers
51.Raiding Hemiolia - Numidian Javelinmen
52.Pursuit Trihemiolia - Numidian Javelinmen
Artillery Ship (2)
53.Light Artillery Penteres - African Ballista (Ship)
54.Artillery Penteres - African Onager (Ship)