Mamlaktha Nabata Missile Cavalry

Qesatin Gamla

Camels have a number of advantages over horses: although notorious for their questionable temperament, they can be docile when handled correctly and are less nervous than horses. As desert creatures camels also have greater stamina and can endure long periods without water. This advantage offered a certain strategic flexibility to commanders, as long treks in arid conditions could then be undertaken. When faced by conventional cavalry, the size and odour of camels caused horses to rear-up and back away in a fight. The invention of the north Arabian saddle in the 4th century BC made effective control considerably easier; the steady, elevated position of the saddle enabled an archer to scan the battlefield and pick his targets off with some ease.

Unit Name Qesatin Gamla

Main Unit Key nab_camel_archers

Land Unit Key nab_camel_archers

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 120

Category Cavalry

Class Missile Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 744

Recruitment Cost 744

Upkeep Cost 149

Missile Damage 10

├ Missile Weapon cbow2

├ Projectile cbow2

├ Missile Damage 10

├ Missile Ap Damage 0

└ Base Reload Time 15

Accuracy 5

Range 150

Reload 13

Shots Per Minute 5

Ammunition 15

Melee Attack 24

Weapon Damage 13

├ Melee Weapon falx1

├ Weapon Damage 13

├ Weapon Deadliness 0

├ Armour Piercing Yes

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 2

├ Bonus vs. Elephants 30

└ Bonus vs Infantry 1

Charge Bonus 20

Melee Defence 29

├ Base Defence 13

├ Shield none

└ Shield Defence 16

Armour 2

├ Armour carm0

├ Armour Defence 2

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 30

├ Man Entity light_medium

├ Man Health 20

├ Bonus Hit Points 0

├ Mount rome_camel_arabian_sword_shield_l

├ Mount Entity rome_camel

└ Mount Health 10

Base Morale 35

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
• 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 (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.
• Scare (horses)
  This unit gives a morale penalty to enemy horses.
• 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.
• Scare (horses)
  This unit gives a morale penalty to enemy horses.

Strengths & Weaknesses

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

• Long range
• Average rate of fire
• Fast moving
• Good damage but low armour penetration
• Very weak in melee
• Very poor morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Animal Breeder (rom_EASTERN_stables_1) Level 0 Exotic Animal Studs (rom_EASTERN_stables_exotic_2) Level 1 Light Horse Studs (rom_EASTERN_stables_light_2) Level 1 Cavalry Stables (rom_EASTERN_stables_light_3) Level 2
Lv. 1	Animal Trader (rom_EASTERN_stables_exotic_3) Level 2 Arabaya Stables (rom_EASTERN_stables_light_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Nabatean Separatists Mamlaktha Nabata
Imperator Augustus	Iudea (Imperator Augustus) Mamlaktha Nabata (Imperator Augustus)