I feel I kind of need to throw in a little defence of the Nubians here
Nubians are meant for the desert, and you use them in the desert. In the desert you can't have armor. Thats why they beat Saracens in that setting. Why use them instead of Muwahids. Well, they're a higher unit size (100 vs. 60 on normal settings). The key concept of the spearman is to resist and hold units for others to destroy. High morale simply keeps the unit holding longer. And when your urban millitia routs they'll hang on for your camel warriors flanking maneuvre. SI just runs along when that happens.
And better attack helps against armored cav. that is tired out, and Nubians can destroy these on their own.
I completely agree a large shield enhances the Nubians fighting ability. But in my view these brave desert warriors do have a limited role in the desert. Not to be relied on comepletely, but nice as anvil for the camel hammer.
/KotR
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