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Desert Tribesmen are a type of melee infantry in Total War: Attila.

Description[]

"The men of the desert are hardy, weathered by the heat and the endless sand."

The desert is a harsh and unforgiving place, yet it is home to many all the same. The people who lived there travelled in small tribes, only unifying occasionally for trade and celebration. Life in the desert necessitated the mastery of camels for both civil and military applications. It also required a reliance on a more fluid, hit-and-run style of fighting. Men from the desert fought swiftly, from the saddle, striking and vanishing again before the enemy had a chance to engage.

Strength and Weaknesses[]

  • Average Missile Block Chance
  • Poor Morale

Base Stats[]

Desert Tribesmen
Unit
Number of Men: 160
Morale: 34
Bonus HP: 28
Melee Attack: 24
Melee Defense: 29
Charge Bonus: 10
Reload: 0
Ammunition: 0
Medium Infantry
Human
Hit Points: 90
Mass: 100
Walk Speed: 14
Run Speed: 33
Charge Speed: 45
Charge Distance: 35

Weapons and Gear[]

Sword
Melee Weapon
Damage: 36
Armour Penetration Damage: 4
Bonus vs Infantry: 0
Bonus vs Cavalry: 0
Bonus vs Elephants: 0
Building damage: 0.066
Oval Shield
Shield
Melee Defence: 10
Armour: 30
Missile Block Chance: 40
Cloth
Armour
Armour: 3

Abilities[]

Attributes[]

Ability Attila Hide (forest) Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
Total War: Attila Desert Units
Melee Infantry Desert Legionary DefectorsDesert Palatina DefectorsDesert TribesmenAfar RaidmastersAfar Swordsmenal-RahrainAthar’s ChosenBaltha DefendersBaltha WarriorsBeher’s ChosenKhahyahlimNoble al-RahrainRebellion MilitiaSahnegohrimSana’iSpice GuardSpice WarriorsTanukhid AmbushersZafar SentinelsZealot SicariusKushite ShotelaiHetaireia Guards
Spear Infantry Amazigh SpearmenDesert LevyDesert SpearsElite T'or WarriorsMäsqäl SpearmenRas GuardSons of the Invincible MahremT'or WarriorsShawia Guard
Pike Infantry Desert PikesTanukhid Pikes
Missile Infantry Desert BowmenDesert HurlersElite Nubian ArchersAdana MarksmenAdana TrackersAshumBadiya SkirmishersMärz ArchersRumha SkirmishersRumha WarriorsGaramantian HuntersArmenian SlingersKurdish Archers
Melee Cavalry Amazigh RaidersArabic HorsemenArmoured Camel WarriorsCamel WarriorsDesert ChieftainDesert RaidersDesert WarlordAbuna’s GuardAfar Camel Ridersal-Dawseral-ShahbaArmoured Himyarite ShotelaiBet Giorgis CavalryHimyarite ShotelaiJamal al-BalthaKing's RadifKushite Mounted ShotelaiTuareg Camel SpearmenLakhmid Scouts
Shock Cavaly Amazigh LancersCamel LancersAlmaqah’s LancersDune LancersMavia's BodyguardsMavia’s ChargersMavia’s ChosenMavia’s LancersSandstorm LancersWada’iGaramantian LancersLancers of the OasisClibanarii
Missile Cavalry Desert Mounted JavelinmenDesert Mounted SkirmishersJamal al-RumhaMounted März ArchersZodiac ArchersNoble Numidian Cavalry
Siege Artillery OnagerBastion Onager
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