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Numidian Noble Infantry

The elite of the Numidian peoples are more than capable of holding their own in melee.

Numidia had a fierce warrior tradition, partly because the eastern Massylii and western Masaesyli had a history of bitter feuding and internal warfare. They took, and changed, sides in the Punic Wars to suit their own agendas, only emerging as a single state after the cataclysmic Battle of Zama in 202BC. The defeat of Carthage allowed the Numidians to expand their lands, eventually leading to the Jugurthine War of 112-105BC against Rome. Numidia’s king, Jugurtha, was only defeated when he was betrayed by his father-in-law, Bocchus. 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 reserved for Roman troops, when passing comment on Julius Caesar’s speech regarding Juba’s march to aid Scipio before the Battle of Thapsus in 46BC. 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.

Numidian Noble Infantry

Unit Name

Numidian Noble Infantry

Main Unit Key

Num_Noble_Infantry

Land Unit Key

Num_Noble_Infantry

Naval Unit Key

pel_transport

Soldiers

160

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Spear Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

1040

Recruitment Cost

1040

Upkeep Cost

200

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

34

Weapon Damage

29

├ Melee Weapon

rome_spear_elite

├ Melee Damage Base

24

├ Melee Damage Ap

5

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Large

20

├ Bonus vs Elephants

20

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

29

Melee Defence

63

├ Base Defence

38

├ Shield

thureos

└ Shield Defence

25

Armour

75

├ Armour

mail

├ Armour Defence

40

└ Shield Armour

35

Health

65

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_very_heavy

├ Man Health

45

└ Bonus Hit Points

20

Base Morale

70

Abilities

Numidian Noble Infantry
  • Cavalry Counter-tactics
    Improves unit's ability to endure enemy cavalry charges for an extended time.
    Bonus vs mounted units
  • Square
    The unit moves into a close square formation.
    Bracing, morale, melee defence
    Can't move
  • Shield Screen
    The unit raises their shields in a static defensive formation.
    Bracing, melee defence, shield strength
    Can't move

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

Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Numidian Noble Infantry
  • Very good defensive unit
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Average attack
  • Good morale
Requires Buildings
Numidian Noble Infantry Lv. 0 Royal Barracks
Royal Barracks
(dk_all_military_infantry_4)
Level 3
Garrison Buildings
Numidian Noble Infantry x 1 Small City
Small City
(dk_all_city_1)
Level 0
City
City
(dk_all_city_2)
Level 1
Large City
Large City
(dk_all_city_3)
Level 2
Royal City
Royal City
(dk_all_city_4)
Level 3
Village (Amber Shore)
Village (Amber Shore)
(dk_minor_amber_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Amber Collector)
Settlement (Amber Collector)
(dk_minor_amber_2)
Level 1
Town (Amber Trader)
Town (Amber Trader)
(dk_minor_amber_3)
Level 2
Large Town (Amber Road)
Large Town (Amber Road)
(dk_minor_amber_4)
Level 3
Village (Glassware)
Village (Glassware)
(dk_minor_glass_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Glass Blower)
Settlement (Glass Blower)
(dk_minor_glass_2)
Level 1
Town (Glass Maker)
Town (Glass Maker)
(dk_minor_glass_3)
Level 2
Large Town (Master Glass Maker)
Large Town (Master Glass Maker)
(dk_minor_glass_4)
Level 3
Village (Gold Mine)
Village (Gold Mine)
(dk_minor_gold_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Trench Mine)
Settlement (Trench Mine)
(dk_minor_gold_2)
Level 1
Town (Shaft Mine)
Town (Shaft Mine)
(dk_minor_gold_3)
Level 2
Large Town (Sluiced Mine)
Large Town (Sluiced Mine)
(dk_minor_gold_4)
Level 3
Village (Grain Fields)
Village (Grain Fields)
(dk_minor_grain_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Grain Farms)
Settlement (Grain Farms)
(dk_minor_grain_2)
Level 1
Town (Grain Irrigated Farm)
Town (Grain Irrigated Farm)
(dk_minor_grain_3)
Level 2
Large Town (Grain Estate)
Large Town (Grain Estate)
(dk_minor_grain_4)
Level 3
Village (Horse Trainers)
Village (Horse Trainers)
(dk_minor_horse_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Horse Breeders)
Settlement (Horse Breeders)
(dk_minor_horse_2)
Level 1
Town (Master Horse Breeders)
Town (Master Horse Breeders)
(dk_minor_horse_3)
Level 2
Village (Iron Workshop)
Village (Iron Workshop)
(dk_minor_iron_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Shieldmaker)
Settlement (Shieldmaker)
(dk_minor_iron_armour_2)
Level 1
Town (Armourer)
Town (Armourer)
(dk_minor_iron_armour_3)
Level 2
Settlement (Blacksmith)
Settlement (Blacksmith)
(dk_minor_iron_weapon_2)
Level 1
Town (Weaponsmith)
Town (Weaponsmith)
(dk_minor_iron_weapon_3)
Level 2
Village (Lead Mine)
Village (Lead Mine)
(dk_minor_lead_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Trench Mine)
Settlement (Trench Mine)
(dk_minor_lead_2)
Level 1
Town (Shaft Mine)
Town (Shaft Mine)
(dk_minor_lead_3)
Level 2
Large Town (Sluiced Mine)
Large Town (Sluiced Mine)
(dk_minor_lead_4)
Level 3
Village (Tannery)
Village (Tannery)
(dk_minor_leather_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Open Air Tannery)
Settlement (Open Air Tannery)
(dk_minor_leather_2)
Level 1
Town (Leather Workshop)
Town (Leather Workshop)
(dk_minor_leather_3)
Level 2
Large Town (Master Leather Workshop)
Large Town (Master Leather Workshop)
(dk_minor_leather_4)
Level 3
Village (Loggers)
Village (Loggers)
(dk_minor_lumber_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Logging Camp)
Settlement (Logging Camp)
(dk_minor_lumber_2)
Level 1
Town (Timber Yard)
Town (Timber Yard)
(dk_minor_lumber_3)
Level 2
Large Town (Timber Trader)
Large Town (Timber Trader)
(dk_minor_lumber_4)
Level 3
Village (Marble Pit)
Village (Marble Pit)
(dk_minor_marble_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Marble Quarry)
Settlement (Marble Quarry)
(dk_minor_marble_2)
Level 1
Town (Marble Cutter)
Town (Marble Cutter)
(dk_minor_marble_3)
Level 2
Large Town (Marble Architect)
Large Town (Marble Architect)
(dk_minor_marble_4)
Level 3
Village (Olive Grove)
Village (Olive Grove)
(dk_minor_olive_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Olive Press)
Settlement (Olive Press)
(dk_minor_olive_2)
Level 1
Town (Mola Olearia)
Town (Mola Olearia)
(dk_minor_olive_3)
Level 2
Large Town (Olive Oil Trader)
Large Town (Olive Oil Trader)
(dk_minor_olive_4)
Level 3
Village (Murex Snail Farm)
Village (Murex Snail Farm)
(dk_minor_purple_dye_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Snail Vats)
Settlement (Snail Vats)
(dk_minor_purple_dye_2)
Level 1
Town (Dye Works)
Town (Dye Works)
(dk_minor_purple_dye_3)
Level 2
Large Town (Master Dye Works)
Large Town (Master Dye Works)
(dk_minor_purple_dye_4)
Level 3
Settlement
Settlement
(dk_minor_settlement_1)
Level 0
Garrison Settlement
Garrison Settlement
(dk_minor_settlement_garrison_2)
Level 1
Garrison Town
Garrison Town
(dk_minor_settlement_garrison_3)
Level 2
Garrison Large Town
Garrison Large Town
(dk_minor_settlement_garrison_4)
Level 3
Trade Settlement
Trade Settlement
(dk_minor_settlement_trade_2)
Level 1
Trade Town
Trade Town
(dk_minor_settlement_trade_3)
Level 2
Trade Large Town
Trade Large Town
(dk_minor_settlement_trade_4)
Level 3
Village (Silk Trader)
Village (Silk Trader)
(dk_minor_silk_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Silk Caravan)
Settlement (Silk Caravan)
(dk_minor_silk_2)
Level 1
Town (Silk Market)
Town (Silk Market)
(dk_minor_silk_3)
Level 2
Large Town (Silk Road)
Large Town (Silk Road)
(dk_minor_silk_4)
Level 3
Village (Vineyard)
Village (Vineyard)
(dk_minor_wine_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Large Vineyard)
Settlement (Large Vineyard)
(dk_minor_wine_2)
Level 1
Town (Winemaker)
Town (Winemaker)
(dk_minor_wine_3)
Level 2
Large Town (Master Winemaker)
Large Town (Master Winemaker)
(dk_minor_wine_4)
Level 3
Village (Spice Depot)
Village (Spice Depot)
(east_spice_1)
Level 0
Settlement (Large Spice Depot)
Settlement (Large Spice Depot)
(east_spice_2)
Level 1
Town (Spice Producer)
Town (Spice Producer)
(east_spice_3)
Level 2
Large Town (Master Spice Producer)
Large Town (Master Spice Producer)
(east_spice_4)
Level 3