Mercenary Sabean Cavalry

Drawn from a vast area and numerous tribes, the warriors of sub-Saharan Africa were unsurprisingly diverse in appearance and culture. They all possessed long and rich warrior traditions, such as that of the Nubians and their descendants who ruled Kush, and Aksum. Despite tribal differences weapons and equipment differed only in detail: spears, javelins, bows and short swords were favoured. Relatively little armour was worn, but some tribes did employ wicker, wood or hide shields. Adornments and decorations varied greatly and some groups sported warpaint. Aethiopians in Persian service were known for painting themselves chalk white on one side and vermillion on the other, and using spears and bows of palmwood. Fighting as allies and mercenaries for Carthage, Persia, and the eastern Successors, tribesmen could be found throughout Africa and Asia Minor.

Unit Name Mercenary Sabean Cavalry

Main Unit Key Mer_Afr_Cav

Land Unit Key Mer_Afr_Cav

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 490

Recruitment Cost 360

Upkeep Cost 270

Missile Damage 13

├ Missile Weapon rome_javelin_precursor

├ Projectile javelin_prec

├ Missile Damage 11

├ Missile Ap Damage 2

└ Base Reload Time 25

Accuracy 5

Range 59

Reload 0

Shots Per Minute 2

Ammunition 2

Melee Attack 46

Weapon Damage 38

├ Melee Weapon rome_generic_sword_cav

├ Weapon Damage 34

├ Weapon Deadliness 4

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 0

├ Bonus vs. Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 28

Melee Defence 50

├ Base Defence 10

├ Shield caetra_cavalry

└ Shield Defence 40

Armour 15

├ Armour cloth

├ Armour Defence 10

└ Shield Armour 5

Health 35

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium

├ Man Health 20

├ Bonus Hit Points 15

├ Mount rome_hellenic_horse_sword_shield_m

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_medium

└ Mount Health 0

Base Morale 40

Abilities

No Ability

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.

Strengths & Weaknesses

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

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

Hannibal at the Gates Mercenaries Pool

Mercenaries Pool
No.	Pool	Province	Region	Initial Unit Count	Chance To Replenish	Max Replenish Per Turn	Max Count
1	pun_province_pool_tripolitana	Tripolitana	Tripolis Takape Thenteos Turris Tamalleni	1	0.5	1	2

Mercenaries Pool

Mercenaries Pool
No.	Pool	Province	Region	Initial Unit Count	Chance To Replenish	Max Replenish Per Turn	Max Count
2	rom_province_pool_aethiopia	Ityopya	Ityopya Kush Medjay	0	0.15	1	3

Grand Campaign Mercenaries Pool

Mercenaries Pool
No.	Pool	Province	Region	Initial Unit Count	Chance To Replenish	Max Replenish Per Turn	Max Count
3	rom_province_pool_aethiopia	Ityopya	Ityopya Kush Medjay	0	0.15	1	3