Garamantia (Empire Divided) Melee Infantry

Numidian Swordsmen

Numidia had a fierce warrior tradition, partly due to the bitter feuding and internal warfare between the eastern Massylii and western Masaesylis. While the Numidians were famed as cavalrymen, their infantry forces were also quite effective. The historian Suetonius mentions that there were 'Numidian Legions' - a term normally reserved in Roman writings to describe Roman troops - when passing comment on Julius Caesar’s speech about Juba’s march to aid Scipio before the Battle of Thapsus in 46 BC. This suggests that some Numidians were fighting in the Roman style, and were possibly equipped in the same manner. The Numidians also adopted other tactics and war gear, such as the thureos-style shield and hoplite-like spears.

Unit Name Numidian Swordsmen

Main Unit Key 3c_Num_Numidian_Swordsmen

Land Unit Key 3c_Num_Numidian_Swordsmen

Naval Unit Key 3c_pel_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 450

Recruitment Cost 450

Upkeep Cost 90

Missile Damage 32

├ Missile Weapon rome_javelin_precursor

├ Projectile javelin_prec

├ Missile Damage 20

├ Missile Ap Damage 12

└ Base Reload Time 15

Accuracy 5

Range 40

Reload 0

Shots Per Minute 4

Ammunition 2

Melee Attack 30

Weapon Damage 34

├ Melee Weapon rome_hoplite_sword

├ Melee Damage Base 30

├ Melee Damage Ap 4

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 0

├ Bonus vs Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 24

Melee Defence 45

├ Base Defence 20

├ Shield oval

└ Shield Defence 25

Armour 55

├ Armour padded

├ Armour Defence 20

└ Shield Armour 35

Health 60

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium

├ Man Health 40

└ Bonus Hit Points 20

Base Morale 35

Abilities

No Ability

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

• Very good attack
• Average defence
• Average damage but low armour penetration
• Good morale

Garrison Buildings
x 1	Gizir Barracks (3c_east_administration_security_4) Level 3 City (3c_east_city_1) Level 0 Royal Large City (3c_east_city_royal_2) Level 1 Village (Horse Trainers) (3c_east_horse_1) Level 0 Settlement (Horse Breeders) (3c_east_horse_2) Level 1 Town (Master Horse Breeders) (3c_east_horse_3) Level 2 Village (Iron Workshop) (3c_east_iron_1) Level 0 Settlement (Shieldmaker) (3c_east_iron_armour_2) Level 1 Town (Armourer) (3c_east_iron_armour_3) Level 2 Settlement (Blacksmith) (3c_east_iron_weapon_2) Level 1 Town (Weaponsmith) (3c_east_iron_weapon_3) Level 2 Village (3c_east_town_1) Level 0 Trade Settlement (3c_east_town_trade_2) Level 1 Trade Town (3c_east_town_trade_3) Level 2 Trade Large Town (3c_east_town_trade_4) Level 3
x 2	Royal Kerta (3c_east_city_royal_3) Level 2 Royal Karka (3c_east_city_royal_4) Level 3 Satrap Large City (3c_east_city_satrap_2) Level 1 Garrison Settlement (3c_east_town_garrison_2) Level 1 Garrison Town (3c_east_town_garrison_3) Level 2
x 4	Satrap Kerta (3c_east_city_satrap_3) Level 2 Garrison Large Town (3c_east_town_garrison_4) Level 3
x 5	Satrap Karka (3c_east_city_satrap_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Empire Divided	Garamantia (Empire Divided) Mauretania (Empire Divided) Mauri (Empire Divided) Nasamones (Empire Divided) African Rebels (Empire Divided)