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Indian Elephants

A man can quickly learn to fight any manner of beast. Massed elephants are the exception.

War elephants had to be trained like men and cavalry horses to endure the noise and chaos of battle. Indian war elephants were larger than their African counterparts and strong enough to carry a 'howdah', or small wooden tower, on their backs. The driver sat astride the beast’s neck while two men, armed with javelins, were in the howdah. Indian elephants first came to the Middle East when Seleucus, one of Alexander the Great’s Successors, invaded India in 305BC. As part of the peace treaty between the Seleucid dynasty and the Indian Mauryans, 500 war elephants came to the Seleucids.

Indian Elephants

Unit Name

Indian Elephants

Main Unit Key

att_est_indian_elephants

Land Unit Key

att_est_indian_elephants

Naval Unit Key

att_cor_light_rom

Soldiers

24

Category

Elephants

Class

Elephant

Custom Battle Cost

1475

Recruitment Cost

1500

Upkeep Cost

1165

Missile Damage

49

├ Missile Weapon

att_bow_composite_horse

├ Projectile

att_arrow_composite_normal_horse

├ Missile Damage

37

├ Missile Ap Damage

12

└ Base Reload Time

20

Accuracy

0

Range

150

Reload

20

Rate of Fire

4

Ammunition

12

Melee Attack

10

Melee Damage

150

├ Melee Weapon

att_tusk

├ Melee Base Damage

75

├ Armour-piercing Damage

75

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Attack Against Cavalry

75

├ Attack Against Elephants

50

└ Attack Against Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

100

Melee Defence

5

├ Base Defence

5

├ Shield

att_none

└ Shield Defence

0

Armour

3

├ Armour

att_cloth

├ Armour Defence

3

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

832

├ Man Entity

att_infantry_very_light

├ Man Health

75

├ Bonus Hit Points

7

├ Mount

att_est_indian_elephants_elephant

├ Mount Entity

att_elephant_indian_medium

└ Mount Health

750

Morale

26

Abilities

Indian Elephants
  • Kill Elephants
    Elephant drivers will kill their mounts with spikes. To be used only if they run amok.

Attributes

  • Mighty Knockback
    This unit causes extra damage when it knocks enemies back.
  • Fire Whilst Moving
    This unit can fire when mounted and moving.
  • Parthian Shot
    This unit can fire all around and not just in-front of itself.
  • Resistant to Heat
    This unit tires less quickly in the desert.
  • Run Amok
    This unit may go crazy if it's under pressure.
  • Scare (everyone)
    This unit frightens all enemy units.
  • Immune to Fear
    This unit is immune to the fear effects of scary units.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses
Requires Buildings
Indian Elephants Lv. 0 Azadan Compound
Azadan Compound
(att_bld_eastern_sassanid_military_cavalry_3)
Level 2
Royal Stables
Royal Stables
(att_bld_eastern_sassanid_military_cavalry_4)
Level 3