Saba Shock Cavalry

Camel Lancers

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 Camel Lancers

Main Unit Key dk_saba_camel_lancers

Land Unit Key dk_saba_camel_lancers

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Shock Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 470

Recruitment Cost 470

Upkeep Cost 95

Melee Attack 24

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 44

Melee Defence 16

├ Base Defence 16

├ Shield none

└ Shield Defence 0

Armour 20

├ Armour padded

├ Armour Defence 20

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 85

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_light

├ Man Health 40

├ Bonus Hit Points 5

├ Mount roman_camel_spear

├ Mount Entity rome_camel

└ Mount Health 40

Base Morale 40

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

• Average charge
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Weak in prolonged melee
• Poor morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Camel Studs (dk_all_stables_camel_2) Level 1 Camel Stables (dk_all_stables_camel_3) Level 2 Royal Camel Stables (dk_all_stables_camel_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Saba Sabaean Tribal Council Sabaean Secessionists