Mauretania (Empire Divided) Spear Infantry

Numidian Infantry

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 Infantry

Main Unit Key 3c_Num_Numidian_Infantry

Land Unit Key 3c_Num_Numidian_Infantry

Naval Unit Key 3c_pel_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Spear Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 280

Recruitment Cost 280

Upkeep Cost 55

Melee Attack 13

Weapon Damage 20

├ Melee Weapon rome_spear_anti_cav

├ Melee Damage Base 15

├ Melee Damage Ap 5

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 30

├ Bonus vs Elephants 30

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 11

Melee Defence 64

├ Base Defence 24

├ Shield caetra

└ Shield Defence 40

Armour 15

├ Armour cloth

├ Armour Defence 10

└ Shield Armour 5

Health 45

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium

├ Man Health 40

└ Bonus Hit Points 5

Base Morale 30

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

• Disciplined
  This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
• Formation Attack
  The unit will try to stay in formation when in melee.
• 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

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

Requires Buildings

Lv. 0

Village (3c_rome_town_1) Level 0 Civil Settlement (3c_rome_town_civil_2) Level 1 Civil Town (3c_rome_town_civil_3) Level 2 Civil Colonia (3c_rome_town_civil_4) Level 3 Farming Settlement (3c_rome_town_farm_2) Level 1 Farming Town (3c_rome_town_farm_3) Level 2 Farming Colonia (3c_rome_town_farm_4) Level 3 Market Settlement (3c_rome_town_trade_2) Level 1 Market Town (3c_rome_town_trade_3) Level 2 Market Colonia (3c_rome_town_trade_4) Level 3

Garrison Buildings
x 1	Auxiliary Camp (3c_rome_military_aux_1) Level 0 Auxiliary Barracks (3c_rome_military_aux_2) Level 1 Auxiliary Garrison (3c_rome_military_aux_3) Level 2
x 2	Village (3c_rome_town_1) Level 0 Civil Settlement (3c_rome_town_civil_2) Level 1 Farming Settlement (3c_rome_town_farm_2) Level 1 Market Settlement (3c_rome_town_trade_2) Level 1
x 3	Civil Town (3c_rome_town_civil_3) Level 2 Civil Colonia (3c_rome_town_civil_4) Level 3 Farming Town (3c_rome_town_farm_3) Level 2 Farming Colonia (3c_rome_town_farm_4) Level 3 Market Town (3c_rome_town_trade_3) Level 2 Market Colonia (3c_rome_town_trade_4) Level 3

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