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Class: spearmen · Category: infantry · Men per unit: 40

The Numidian warband is made up of fast moving foot soldiers who are trained from infancy in the use of the spear for hunting. They are recruited from amongst nomadic peoples who need their weapon skills to survive in harsh conditions.

	Primary	Secondary
Attack	11	10
Charge bonus	7	9
Type	thrown · blade	melee · blade
Damage	piercing	piercing
Projectile	javelin	—
Range	50	—
Ammunition	4	—
Properties	Used just before charging into combat · thrown	Light spear (braced against cavalry charges from the front) · +8 attack against cavalry

	Primary	Secondary
Total	32	—
Armour	1	—
Defence skill	26	—
Shield	5	—

Hit points	1
Ground: scrub / sand / forest / snow	0 / 0 / -1 / 0
Charge distance	30
Formations	Square

Technical stats

Time between blows (primary / secondary)	2.5 s / 2.5 s
Extra fatigue in hot climates	-2
Collision mass per man (1.0 is normal)	0.92
Spacing between men: close / loose	1.1 × 1.3 m / 2.2 × 2.6 m
Default ranks	5

In battle: Can sap · Good stamina

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
Any settlement	Garrison Building or Tier 1 Military Industrial Complex · Numidian area of recruitment · Any Government (Dependency, Indirect Rule or Direct Rule) · Tier 2 Colony not built
Indirect Rule	Garrison Building or Tier 1 Military Industrial Complex · Tier 1 Colony
Direct Rule	Garrison Building or Tier 1 Military Industrial Complex · Tier 1 Colony
Homeland	Garrison Building or Tier 1 Military Industrial Complex

Zone	Provinces
Numidian	31