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Class: heavy · Category: cavalry · Men per unit: 32

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.

	Primary	Secondary
Attack	13	13
Charge bonus	36	29
Type	melee · blade	melee · blade
Damage	piercing	piercing

	Primary	Secondary
Total	36	—
Armour	10	—
Defence skill	22	—
Shield	4	—

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

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	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

Zone	Provinces
Numidian	31