African Rebels Melee Cavalry

Thugga Kushim

Drawn from a vast area and numerous tribes, the warriors of sub-Saharan Africa were unsurprisingly diverse in appearance and culture. They all possessed long and rich warrior traditions, such as that of the Nubians and their descendants who ruled Kush, and Aksum. Despite tribal differences weapons and equipment differed only in detail: spears, javelins, bows and short swords were favoured. Relatively little armour was worn, but some tribes did employ wicker, wood or hide shields. Adornments and decorations varied greatly and some groups sported warpaint. Aethiopians in Persian service were known for painting themselves chalk white on one side and vermillion on the other, and using spears and bows of palmwood. Fighting as allies and mercenaries for Carthage, Persia, and the eastern Successors, tribesmen could be found throughout Africa and Asia Minor.

Unit Name Thugga Kushim

Main Unit Key Aet_Cav

Land Unit Key Aet_Cav

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 120

Category Cavalry

Class Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 1183

Recruitment Cost 1183

Upkeep Cost 237

Missile Damage 16

├ Missile Weapon prec3

├ Projectile prec3

├ Missile Damage 14

├ Missile Ap Damage 2

└ Base Reload Time 10

Accuracy 5

Range 75

Reload 0

Shots Per Minute 6

Ammunition 4

Melee Attack 26

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 24

Melee Defence 34

├ Base Defence 13

├ Shield cshield1

└ Shield Defence 21

Armour 4

├ Armour carm1

├ Armour Defence 4

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 20

├ Man Entity medium_medium

├ Man Health 20

├ Bonus Hit Points 0

├ Mount rome_numidian_horse_sword_shield_l

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_light

└ Mount Health 0

Base Morale 45

Abilities

• Stamina (average)
  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

• 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

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

• Good attack
• Average defence
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Average 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	Aksum Blemmyai
Imperator Augustus	Aksum (Imperator Augustus) Blemmyai (Imperator Augustus)