Nauariya haRabb
(Arabian Bodyguard Cavalry)Every Arab tribal leader surrounds himself with fierce warriors who make up his personal guard. These riders are the elite, to be used in times of crisis. The men of the guard are equipped with a lance, sword, shield and leather armour. Agile and powerful, they can be used anywhere on the battlefield and against any enemy.
Like the Companion cavalry of Macedon, these elite horsemen from the lands of Parthia and Pontus were recruited from among the nobility and social elite. Gradually they developed into a permanent and professional bodyguard force. Following both Hellenic and Persian traditions, they were armed with lances and armoured in a similar fashion to their Macedonian counterparts, but their mounts were armoured in eastern style. This gave their charges extra weight and meant that they were not only a counter to other cavalry forces, but could also be sent into the flanks of densely-packed infantry. The eastern influence also meant that the nobles were quite at home using the bow, as they had spent their formative years hunting from horseback.
Unit Name Nauariya haRabb |
Main Unit Key Ara_bodyguard_cav |
Land Unit Key Ara_bodyguard_cav |
Naval Unit Key pel_transport |
Soldiers 120 |
Category Cavalry |
Class Melee Cavalry |
Custom Battle Cost 2205 |
Recruitment Cost 2205 |
Upkeep Cost 441 |
Melee Attack 40 |
9 |
├ Melee Weapon cspear4 |
├ Weapon Damage 9 |
├ Weapon Deadliness 0 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 2 |
├ Bonus vs. Elephants 2 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 31 |
63 |
├ Base Defence 32 |
├ Shield cshield3 |
└ Shield Defence 31 |
16 |
├ Armour carm8 |
├ Armour Defence 16 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
20 |
├ Man Entity heavy_medium |
├ Man Health 20 |
├ Bonus Hit Points 0 |
├ Mount rome_numidian_noble_horse_sword_shield_l |
├ Mount Entity rome_horse_light |
└ Mount Health 0 |
Base Morale 65 |
Abilities
Nauariya haRabb- Stamina (low)
Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat. - Flying Wedge
The unit assumes a wedge formation that increases charge speed and bonus
Attributes
- Fire Whilst Moving
This unit can fire when mounted and moving. - Disciplined
This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often. - 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
- Very good attack
- Average defence
- Low damage but average armour penetration
- Good morale
Requires Buildings | |
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Lv. 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 | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Imperator Augustus |