Numidian Royal Cavalry
Class: heavy · Category: cavalry · Men per unit: 32
Description
Numidia's royal horsemen were flexible and hardy cavalry, lightly armed, able to skirmish in the traditional manner of Numidian Cavalry with javelins, yet also capable of engaging in melee with their shield and spear.
Stats
| Rank in roster | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men per unit | 32 | ██········ 23% |
| Attack | 13 | ██████···· 57% |
| Charge bonus | 36 | ██████████ 97% |
| Defence | 36 | ██████···· 61% |
| · armour | 10 | █████····· 54% |
| · defence skill | 22 | ██████···· 61% |
| · shield | 4 | █████····· 48% |
| Morale | 14 | ████████·· 79% |
| Discipline | Normal | |
| Training | Highly trained | |
| Recruitment cost | 2,871 dn | ████████·· 81% |
| Upkeep per turn | 1,156 dn | ██████████ 95% |
| Turns to recruit | 4 |
Weapons
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack | 13 | 13 | Charge bonus | 36 | 29 | Type | melee · blade | melee · blade | Damage | piercing | piercing |
Defence
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 36 | — | Armour | 10 | — | Defence skill | 22 | — | Shield | 4 | — |
Condition and terrain
| Hit points | 1 | Mount | light horse | Ground: scrub / sand / forest / snow | -1 / -1 / -6 / -1 | Charge distance | 40 |
| Formations | Square · Wedge |
Technical stats
| Time between blows (primary / secondary) | 2.5 s / 2.5 s | Extra fatigue in hot climates | 0 | Spacing between men: close / loose | 2 × 4.8 m / 3 × 7.2 m | Default ranks | 5 |
In battle: Very good stamina · Powerful charge
Who can recruit it
A core roster unit for 7 factions, each able to raise it anywhere they hold the right building:
Garamantes · Libyans · Masaesyli · Massylii · Mauri · Musulamii · Nasamones
Any faction holding one of the provinces below can field it.
Exactly what a settlement must have, route by route (4)
| Building | Also requires | Building | Also requires | Building | Also requires | Building | Also requires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any settlement | Tier 3 Military Industrial Complex · Numidian area of recruitment · Any Government (Dependency, Indirect Rule or Direct Rule) · Tier 2 Colony not built · Requires resource horses or horses supplied factionwide | Direct Rule | Tier 3 Military Industrial Complex · Tier 2 Colony · Requires resource horses or horses supplied factionwide | Homeland | Tier 2 Military Industrial Complex | Any settlement | Tier 2 Military Industrial Complex · Numidian area of recruitment · Dependency only · Tier 1 Colony not built |
Areas of recruitment
| Zone | Provinces | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numidian | 11 |