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Numidian Riders MasaesyliMasaesyli Shock Cavalry

Numidian Riders

Light cavalrymen who like to get up close and brutal with their enemies.

Numidian tribesmen were raised with horses from an early age, riding bareback without a bridle and controlling their horses by tapping the beasts between the ears with a stick. Numidian cavalry were supremely agile, skirmishing with assured expertise before swinging around to escape as rapidly as they had arrived. Wearing only a thin tunic, they carried javelins and small wicker shields. At Cannae, the highpoint of Carthaginian military success, Hannibal’s right wing consisted of 3,500 Numidian cavalrymen. The Numidians attacked the Romans' allied cavalry and chased them from the field before returning to smash into the rear of the Roman lines. Considered the elite of the Carthaginian army during the Second Punic War, the Numidians' defection before the Battle of Zama arguably led to Scipio’s victory over Hannibal in the final stages of the conflict.

Numidian Riders

Unit Name

Numidian Riders

Main Unit Key

dk_num_numidian_riders

Land Unit Key

dk_num_numidian_riders

Naval Unit Key

pel_transport

Soldiers

80

Category

Cavalry

Class

Shock Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost

440

Recruitment Cost

440

Upkeep Cost

90

Melee Attack

36

Weapon Damage

25

├ Melee Weapon

rome_lance

├ Melee Damage Base

14

├ Melee Damage Ap

11

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Large

10

├ Bonus vs Elephants

10

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

58

Melee Defence

18

├ Base Defence

18

├ Shield

none

└ Shield Defence

0

Armour

10

├ Armour

cloth

├ Armour Defence

10

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

75

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_medium

├ Man Health

40

├ Bonus Hit Points

10

├ Mount

rome_numidian_horse_lance_m

├ Mount Entity

rome_horse_numidian_medium_shock

└ Mount Health

25

Base Morale

35

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

  • Guerrilla Deployment
    This unit can deploy outside of the deployment zone.
  • 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 Riders
  • Average charge
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Weak in prolonged melee
  • Poor morale
Requires Buildings
Numidian Riders Lv. 0 Horse Studs
Horse Studs
(dk_all_stables_2)
Level 1
Cavalry Stables
Cavalry Stables
(dk_all_stables_3)
Level 2
Royal Stables
Royal Stables
(dk_all_stables_4)
Level 3
Faction Availability
Grand Campaign