Masaesyli (Hannibal at the Gates) Missile Cavalry

Parasim Numidim

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.

Unit Name Parasim Numidim

Main Unit Key Afr_Numidian_Cav

Land Unit Key Afr_Numidian_Cav

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 120

Category Cavalry

Class Missile Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 898

Recruitment Cost 898

Upkeep Cost 180

Missile Damage 15

├ Missile Weapon javelin3

├ Projectile javelin3

├ Missile Damage 15

├ Missile Ap Damage 0

└ Base Reload Time 9

Accuracy 20

Range 90

Reload 25

Shots Per Minute 9

Ammunition 8

Melee Attack 30

Weapon Damage 10

├ Melee Weapon gsword2

├ Weapon Damage 10

├ Weapon Deadliness 0

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 0

├ Bonus vs. Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 22

Melee Defence 34

├ Base Defence 13

├ Shield cshield1

└ Shield Defence 21

Armour 2

├ Armour carm0

├ Armour Defence 2

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 20

├ Man Entity light_heavy

├ Man Health 20

├ Bonus Hit Points 0

├ Mount rome_berber_horse_sword_shield_l

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_light

└ Mount Health 0

Base Morale 55

Abilities

• Stamina (good)
  Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat.
• Cantabrian Circle
  The unit fires whilst riding in a circle that increases reload skill
• Flying Wedge
  The unit assumes a wedge formation that increases charge speed and bonus
• Concentrate Fire
  The unit fires its missiles towards a spot causing damage to everyone in the area of effect

Attributes

• Parthian Shot
  This unit can fire all around and not just in-front of itself.
• Fire Whilst Moving
  This unit can fire when mounted and moving.
• 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.
• Resistant to Heat
  This unit tires less quickly in the desert.

Strengths & Weaknesses

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

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

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Animal Breeder (rom_EASTERN_stables_1) Level 0 Heavy Horse Studs (rom_EASTERN_stables_heavy_2) Level 1 Royal Stables (rom_EASTERN_stables_heavy_3) Level 2
Lv. 1	Nisean Stables (rom_EASTERN_stables_heavy_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Masaesyli Separatists Masaesyli
Hannibal at the Gates	Masaesyli (Hannibal at the Gates) Massyli (Hannibal at the Gates)
Imperator Augustus	Numidia (Imperator Augustus)