The Nanman are one of the few naval factions of Hammurabi which lean toward naval combat. While their land armies are fairly weak, the same can't be said of their ships - they, unlike the Minoans, go instead for "more is better", relying on cheaper attack craft to compensate for having tactically weaker warships in the water.

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On land it is a different story, with the Nanman armies being as weak as they come, lacking any proper unique units for cavalry, or any heavier units like Guardsmen or Light Chariots in the later half of the game. As a result, the Nanman often function best on maps where there are many chokepoints to help negate the advantage of large armies, or otherwise must depend on vast bodies of water for both food and safety,