Mercenary Arabian Cavalry
Javelins and swords are eloquent in these raiders' hands.The Arabian peninsula was not a state, but a land occupied by inter-related tribes and powerful families. The nomadic Bedouin raised sheep and traded goods across the desert, while farmers were settled around the oases. The camel helped the nomadic tribes to grow in power, and the variety of tribes produced many different fighting styles but infantry remained important in Arab armies. Unarmoured slingers were fast and effective skirmishers, and Arabs also prided themselves on their close-combat skills. Traditionally, they fought as raiders looking for loot rather than conquest. Raids or 'razzias' brought honour to victorious warriors, as well as livestock and goods for their tribes. Conflicts were usually small in scale and casualties were largely avoided as a fighting retreat in the face of great odds was not considered shameful. After the conquest of Egypt, Rome had to cross the Arabian Peninsula in order to secure the lucrative trade with India, but the Romans never fully conquered the desert or the desert peoples.
Unit Name Mercenary Arabian Cavalry |
Main Unit Key Mer_Ara_Cav |
Land Unit Key Mer_Ara_Cav |
Naval Unit Key pel_transport |
Soldiers 80 |
Category Cavalry |
Class Melee Cavalry |
Custom Battle Cost 480 |
Recruitment Cost 360 |
Upkeep Cost 270 |
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 |
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 |
50 |
├ Base Defence 10 |
├ Shield caetra_cavalry |
└ Shield Defence 40 |
15 |
├ Armour cloth |
├ Armour Defence 10 |
└ Shield Armour 5 |
30 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium |
├ Man Health 20 |
├ Bonus Hit Points 10 |
├ 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
Transport- Very poor hull strength
- Very slow speed
- Weak ramming
- Average attack
- Weak defence
- Low damage but average armour penetration
- Poor morale
Mercenaries Pool
Mercenaries Pool | |||||||
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No. | Pool | Province | Region | Initial Unit Count | Chance To Replenish | Max Replenish Per Turn | Max Count |
1 | rom_province_pool_nabataea | Yehuda |
Yehuda Kypros Phoinike |
0 | 0.15 | 1 | 3 |
2 | rom_province_pool_nabataea | Nabata |
Havilah Lihyan Iordan |
0 | 0.15 | 1 | 3 |
3 | rom_province_pool_arabia_felix | Arabia Felix |
Himyar Maka Saba |
0 | 0.15 | 1 | 3 |
4 | rom_province_pool_arabia_magna | Arabia Magna |
Kedar Hagar Yathrib |
0 | 0.15 | 1 | 3 |
Grand Campaign Mercenaries Pool
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No. | Pool | Province | Region | Initial Unit Count | Chance To Replenish | Max Replenish Per Turn | Max Count |
5 | rom_province_pool_nabataea | Nabata |
Havilah Yehuda Iordan Lihyan |
0 | 0.15 | 1 | 3 |
6 | rom_province_pool_arabia_felix | Arabia Felix |
Himyar Maka Saba |
0 | 0.15 | 1 | 3 |
7 | rom_province_pool_arabia_magna | Arabia Magna |
Hagar Kedar Yathrib |
0 | 0.15 | 1 | 3 |
Faction Mercenaries Pool
Mercenaries Pool | ||||||
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No. | Pool | Faction | Initial Unit Count | Chance To Replenish | Max Replenish Per Turn | Max Count |
8 | rom_faction_pool_arabian | 1 | 0.15 | 1 | 3 |
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