Massyli (Hannibal at the Gates) Missile Infantry

Mitnag'him Numidim

The javelin is among the oldest weapons in human hands. Equipped with javelins and little else, skirmishers harried their opposite numbers and peppered hoplite phalanxes before quickly retreating. This was the typical tactic of all unarmoured, javelin-armed troops: to engage at range and then fall back behind more heavily-armoured infantry, or continue attacks while trying to stay just out of reach of the enemy. Such harassment could be highly effective, in 391BC at the Battle of Lechaeum a force of Spartans, lacking the support of skirmishers or cavalry, were severely punished by javelin-armed Athenians who refused to meet them at close quarters. Over time, shields became common, such as those used by Thracian and Greek peltasts, but in turn these were rendered obsolescent by the Hellenic thureophoroi. Nevertheless, javelinmen and other irregulars continued to play a part in many armies throughout antiquity.

Unit Name Mitnag'him Numidim

Main Unit Key Num_Javelinmen

Land Unit Key Num_Javelinmen

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 175

Category Missile Infantry

Class Missile Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 502

Recruitment Cost 502

Upkeep Cost 100

Missile Damage 15

├ Missile Weapon javelin3

├ Projectile javelin3

├ Missile Damage 15

├ Missile Ap Damage 0

└ Base Reload Time 9

Accuracy 5

Range 90

Reload 23

Shots Per Minute 9

Ammunition 5

Melee Attack 24

Weapon Damage 11

├ Melee Weapon bsword2

├ Weapon Damage 11

├ Weapon Deadliness 0

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 0

├ Bonus vs. Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 8

Melee Defence 65

├ Base Defence 13

├ Shield shield5

└ Shield Defence 52

Armour 1

├ Armour arm0

├ Armour Defence 1

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 20

├ Man Entity light_light

├ Man Health 20

└ Bonus Hit Points 0

Base Morale 40

Abilities

• Stamina (excellent)
  Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat.
• Concentrate Fire
  The unit fires its missiles towards a spot causing damage to everyone in the area of effect

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

• Short range
• Fast rate of fire
• Very good damage and armour penetration
• Very weak in melee
• Very poor morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Levy Camp (rom_EASTERN_levy_1) Level 0 Infantry Tents (rom_EASTERN_levy_light_2) Level 1 Infantry Quarters (rom_EASTERN_levy_light_3) Level 2
Lv. 1	Hamspah Barracks (rom_EASTERN_levy_light_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)