Aksum (Imperator Augustus) Missile Infantry

Mitnag'him Kushim

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 Mitnag'him Kushim

Main Unit Key Afr_Tribesmen

Land Unit Key Afr_Tribesmen

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 120

Category Missile Infantry

Class Missile Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 190

Recruitment Cost 190

Upkeep Cost 70

Missile Damage 13

├ Missile Weapon rome_javelin

├ Projectile javelin_normal

├ Missile Damage 11

├ Missile Ap Damage 2

└ Base Reload Time 9

Accuracy 5

Range 103

Reload 8

Shots Per Minute 7

Ammunition 7

Melee Attack 5

Weapon Damage 5

├ Melee Weapon rome_shortsword

├ Weapon Damage 5

├ Weapon Deadliness 0

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 0

├ Bonus vs. Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 3

Melee Defence 28

├ Base Defence 12

├ Shield none

└ Shield Defence 16

Armour 10

├ Armour cloth

├ Armour Defence 10

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 20

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_very_light

├ Man Health 20

└ Bonus Hit Points 0

Base Morale 20

Abilities

• Stamina (excellent)
  Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat.

Attributes

• Improved Stamina
  This unit type has an improvement on the base stamina stat.
• Hide (scrub & forest)
  This unit can hide in scrub and forest until enemy units get too close.
• Resistant to Heat
  This unit tires less quickly in the desert.
• Hide (scrub & forest)
  This unit can hide in scrub and forest 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

• Average defensive unit
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Weak attack
• Poor morale

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Aksum Blemmyai
Imperator Augustus	Aksum (Imperator Augustus) Blemmyai (Imperator Augustus)