Parthia (Imperator Augustus) Melee Cavalry

Camel Spearmen

Camels, both dromedaries and Bactrians, were used by the eastern empires of the ancient world. Their pungent natural odour disorientated and frightened horses, and made sure they were valued as light shock cavalry. Over time, their use spread west across northern Africa and, reputedly, there was a detachment in Emperor Claudius’ conquest of far Britannia. Like other light cavalry they carried spears, and sometimes javelins, to harass and chase off enemy light cavalry, infantry and skirmishers. Their real strength came from the qualities of their camels, which allowed them to patrol arid areas. Historically, the first recorded use of camels in battle was between Shalmaneser III of Assyria and the 'Twelve Kings at Qarqar' in 853BC. Widespread use does not seem to have begun until much later, as demonstrated by the hasty formation of camel corps by Cyrus the Great for the Battle of Thymbra in 547BC.

Unit Name Camel Spearmen

Main Unit Key Ara_Camel_Spear

Land Unit Key Ara_Camel_Spear

Naval Unit Key egyptian_transport

Soldiers 90

Category Cavalry

Class Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 430

Recruitment Cost 430

Upkeep Cost 70

Melee Attack 19

Weapon Damage 29

├ Melee Weapon rome_spear_cav

├ Melee Damage Base 19

├ Melee Damage Ap 10

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 10

├ Bonus vs Elephants 12

└ Bonus vs Infantry 10

Charge Bonus 21

Melee Defence 60

├ Base Defence 24

├ Shield caetra_cavalry

└ Shield Defence 36

Armour 51

├ Armour cloth

├ Armour Defence 27

└ Shield Armour 24

Health 120

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_light

├ Man Health 50

├ Bonus Hit Points 10

├ Mount roman_camel_spear

├ Mount Entity rome_camel

└ Mount Health 60

Base Morale 25

Abilities

• Trample
  Charges are more effective for an extended time.
  Charge bonus
  Exertion: fatigue

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

Strengths & Weaknesses

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

• Average attack
• Weak defence
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Poor morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Exotic Animal Studs (east_military_stables_animal_2) Level 1
Lv. 1	Animal Trader (east_military_stables_animal_3) Level 2

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Gerrhaea Himyar Ma'in Mascat Nabatea Qidri Arabian Rebels Saba Parthia Parthian Nobles Egypt Egyptian Nobles Egyptian Rebels Cyrenaica Seleucid Seleucid Nobles
Imperator Augustus	Arabian Rebels (Imperator Augustus) Parthia (Imperator Augustus) Parthian Nobles (Imperator Augustus) Egypt (Imperator Augustus) Egyptian Nobles (Imperator Augustus) Egyptian Rebels (Imperator Augustus)