Masaesyli Spear Infantry

Numidian Spearmen

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.

Unit Name Numidian Spearmen

Main Unit Key Num_Spear

Land Unit Key Num_Spear

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Spear Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 200

Recruitment Cost 200

Upkeep Cost 70

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

• Square
  The unit moves into a close square formation.
  Bracing, morale, melee defence
  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

• 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

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

Garrison Buildings
x 2	Small City (dk_all_city_1) Level 0 City (dk_all_city_2) Level 1 Large City (dk_all_city_3) Level 2 Royal City (dk_all_city_4) Level 3 Garrison Settlement (dk_minor_settlement_garrison_2) Level 1 Garrison Town (dk_minor_settlement_garrison_3) Level 2 Garrison Large Town (dk_minor_settlement_garrison_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Masaesyli Massaesyli Tribal Council Massaesyli Secessionists Gaetuli
Hannibal at the Gates	Gaetuli (Hannibal at the Gates) Masaesyli (Hannibal at the Gates) Massyli (Hannibal at the Gates)
Rise of the Republic	Massylii (Rise of the Republic)