Saba Melee Cavalry

Armoured Camel Spearmen

Camels have a number of advantages over horses: although notorious for their questionable temperament, they can be docile when handled correctly and are less nervous than horses. As desert creatures, camels also have greater stamina and can endure long periods without water. This advantage offered a certain strategic flexibility to commanders, as long treks in arid conditions could then be undertaken. When faced by conventional cavalry, the size and odour of camels caused horses to rear-up and back away in a fight. The invention of the north Arabian saddle in the 4th century BC made effective control considerably easier; the steady, elevated position of the saddle enabled an archer to scan the battlefield and pick his targets off with some ease.

Unit Name Armoured Camel Spearmen

Main Unit Key dk_ara_armoured_camel_spearmen

Land Unit Key dk_ara_armoured_camel_spearmen

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 740

Recruitment Cost 740

Upkeep Cost 150

Melee Attack 44

Weapon Damage 25

├ Melee Weapon rome_spear_cav

├ Melee Damage Base 20

├ Melee Damage Ap 5

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 15

├ Bonus vs Elephants 15

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 30

Melee Defence 52

├ Base Defence 12

├ Shield caetra_cavalry

└ Shield Defence 40

Armour 45

├ Armour scale

├ Armour Defence 40

└ Shield Armour 5

Health 90

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_heavy_fast

├ Man Health 40

├ Bonus Hit Points 10

├ Mount roman_camel_spear

├ Mount Entity rome_camel

└ Mount Health 40

Base Morale 55

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

• Resistant to Fatigue
  Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit.
• 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.
• Scare (horses)
  This unit gives a morale penalty to enemy horses.

Strengths & Weaknesses

• Very poor hull strength
• Very slow speed
• Weak ramming

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

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Camel Stables (dk_all_stables_camel_3) Level 2 Royal Camel Stables (dk_all_stables_camel_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Nabataea Nabataean Nobles Nabataean Secessionists Saba Sabaean Tribal Council Sabaean Secessionists