Ma'in Missile Infantry

Tribes People

The Arabian peninsula was not a state, but a land occupied by inter-related tribes and powerful families. The nomadic Bedouin raised sheep and traded goods across the desert, while farmers were settled around the oases. The camel helped the nomadic tribes to grow in power, and the variety of tribes produced many different fighting styles but infantry remained important in Arab armies. Unarmoured slingers were fast and effective skirmishers, and Arabs also prided themselves on their close-combat skills. Traditionally, they fought as raiders looking for loot rather than conquest. Raids or 'razzias' brought honour to victorious warriors, as well as livestock and goods for their tribes. Conflicts were usually small in scale and casualties were largely avoided as a fighting retreat in the face of great odds was not considered shameful. After the conquest of Egypt, Rome had to cross the Arabian Peninsula in order to secure the lucrative trade with India, but the Romans never fully conquered the desert or the desert peoples.

Unit Name Tribes People

Main Unit Key Ara_Tribes_People

Land Unit Key Ara_Tribes_People

Naval Unit Key egyptian_transport

Soldiers 120

Category Missile Infantry

Class Missile Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 340

Recruitment Cost 340

Upkeep Cost 70

Missile Damage 28

├ Missile Weapon rome_javelin

├ Projectile javelin_normal

├ Missile Damage 15

├ Missile Ap Damage 13

└ Base Reload Time 9

Accuracy 5

Range 70

Reload 8

Shots Per Minute 7

Ammunition 18

Melee Attack 5

Weapon Damage 23

├ Melee Weapon rome_shortsword

├ Melee Damage Base 20

├ Melee Damage Ap 3

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 0

├ Bonus vs Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 5

Charge Bonus 3

Melee Defence 5

├ Base Defence 5

├ Shield none

└ Shield Defence 0

Armour 27

├ Armour cloth

├ Armour Defence 27

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 45

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_very_light

├ Man Health 45

└ Bonus Hit Points 0

Base Morale 20

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

• Resistant to Fatigue
  Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit.
• 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

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

• Short range
• Fast rate of fire
• Very good damage and armour penetration
• Very weak in melee
• Very poor morale

Garrison Buildings
x 2	Village (Amber Shore) (east_amber_1) Level 0 Village (Glassware) (east_glass_1) Level 0 Village (Gold Mine) (east_gold_1) Level 0 Village (Grain Fields) (east_grain_1) Level 0 Village (Horse Trainers) (east_horse_1) Level 0 Village (Iron Workshop) (east_iron_1) Level 0 Village (Lead Mine) (east_lead_1) Level 0 Village (Tannery) (east_leather_1) Level 0 Village (Loggers) (east_lumber_1) Level 0 Village (Marble Pit) (east_marble_1) Level 0 Village (Olive Grove) (east_olive_1) Level 0 Village (Murex Snail Farm) (east_purple_dye_1) Level 0 Village (Silk Trader) (east_silk_1) Level 0 Village (east_town_1) Level 0 Village (Vineyard) (east_wine_1) Level 0
x 1	Settlement (Amber Collector) (east_amber_2) Level 1 City (east_city_1) Level 0 Settlement (Glass Blower) (east_glass_2) Level 1 Settlement (Trench Mine) (east_gold_2) Level 1 Settlement (Grain Farms) (east_grain_2) Level 1 Settlement (Horse Breeders) (east_horse_2) Level 1 Settlement (Trench Mine) (east_lead_2) Level 1 Settlement (Open Air Tannery) (east_leather_2) Level 1 Settlement (Logging Camp) (east_lumber_2) Level 1 Settlement (Marble Quarry) (east_marble_2) Level 1 Settlement (Olive Press) (east_olive_2) Level 1 Settlement (Snail Vats) (east_purple_dye_2) Level 1 Settlement (Silk Caravan) (east_silk_2) Level 1 Garrison Settlement (east_town_garrison_2) Level 1 Trade Settlement (east_town_trade_2) Level 1 Settlement (Large Vineyard) (east_wine_2) Level 1

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Gerrhaea Himyar Ma'in Mascat Nabatea Qidri Arabian Rebels Saba
Imperator Augustus	Arabian Rebels (Imperator Augustus)