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Haug'ba

(Ethiopian Skirmishers)

Nubian tribesmen are born warriors; fighting is almost a lifestyle for them. They use mostly short spears, both for thrusting and throwing. They are also accustomed to the harsh conditions of the desert, and are skilled adversaries.

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.

Haug'ba

Unit Name

Haug'ba

Main Unit Key

afr_mer_skirmishers

Land Unit Key

afr_mer_skirmishers

Naval Unit Key

pel_transport

Soldiers

175

Category

Missile Infantry

Class

Missile Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

462

Recruitment Cost

462

Upkeep Cost

92

Missile Damage

15

├ Missile Weapon

javelin3

├ Projectile

javelin3

├ Missile Damage

15

├ Missile Ap Damage

0

└ Base Reload Time

9

Accuracy

5

Range

90

Reload

13

Shots Per Minute

8

Ammunition

7

Melee Attack

26

Weapon Damage

9

├ Melee Weapon

spear1

├ Weapon Damage

9

├ Weapon Deadliness

0

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry

3

├ Bonus vs. Elephants

10

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

12

Melee Defence

47

├ Base Defence

6

├ Shield

shield4

└ Shield Defence

41

Armour

3

├ Armour

arm1

├ Armour Defence

3

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

20

├ Man Entity

light_light

├ Man Health

20

└ Bonus Hit Points

0

Base Morale

40

Abilities

Haug'ba
  • 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

Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Haug'ba
  • Short range
  • Fast rate of fire
  • Very good damage and armour penetration
  • Very weak in melee
  • Very poor morale
Requires Buildings
Haug'ba Lv. 0 Levy Camp
Levy Camp
(rom_EASTERN_levy_1)
Level 0
Infantry Tents
Infantry Tents
(rom_EASTERN_levy_light_2)
Level 1
Infantry Quarters
Infantry Quarters
(rom_EASTERN_levy_light_3)
Level 2
Haug'ba Lv. 1 Hamspah Barracks
Hamspah Barracks
(rom_EASTERN_levy_light_4)
Level 3
Faction Availability
Grand Campaign
Imperator Augustus