Roma (Hannibal at the Gates) Elephant

Elephantes Hulaioi Liboukoi (Romanized)

The now-extinct African forest elephants were smaller than the Indian variety. At around two to two and a half metres in height, they were an imposing beast capable of causing panic in enemies unused to facing them in battle. Having fought Syracusan elephants in Sicily in 278-6BC, the Carthaginians captured and tamed the local elephants rather than importing larger specimens from India. The Carthaginians did, however, hire Indian experts to form the most powerful elephant corps of the period. At Bagradas River in 255BC, the Carthaginian elephants caused many casualties, leaving the Romans fearful of battling the creatures for many years afterwards.

Unit Name Elephantes Hulaioi Liboukoi (Romanized)

Main Unit Key AOR_16_African_Elephants_RomAux

Land Unit Key AOR_16_African_Elephants_RomAux

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 18

Category Elephants

Class Elephant

Custom Battle Cost 2000

Recruitment Cost 2000

Upkeep Cost 400

Melee Attack 10

Weapon Damage 6

├ Melee Weapon tusks

├ Weapon Damage 6

├ Weapon Deadliness 0

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 0

├ Bonus vs. Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 14

Melee Defence 29

├ Base Defence 13

├ Shield none

└ Shield Defence 16

Armour 12

├ Armour carm5

├ Armour Defence 12

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 95

├ Man Entity medium_medium

├ Man Health 20

├ Bonus Hit Points 0

├ Mount african_elephant

├ Mount Entity elephant

└ Mount Health 75

Base Morale 30

Abilities

• Stamina (average)
  Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat.
• Kill Elephants
  Elephant drivers will kill their mounts with spikes. To be used only if they run amok.

Attributes

• Run Amok
  This unit may go crazy if it's under pressure.
• Scare (everyone)
  This unit frightens all enemy units.

Strengths & Weaknesses

• Very poor hull strength
• Very slow speed
• Weak ramming

• Very good charge
• High damage
• Large amount of hit points
• Average morale

Recuitment Requirement
Maximum Number	6
Unit Resouces	Auxilia_North_African
Hannibal at the Gates Regions Provinces Regions Africa Capsa Zeugitana Byzacium Mauretania Atlas Siga Tingitana Volubilis Numidia Cirtensis Ubon Iol Sitifensis Sikelia Lilybaion Tripolitana Tripolis Takape Thenteos Turris Tamalleni
Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Auxiliary Camp (pun_ROMAN_military_main_aux_2) Level 1 Auxiliary Barracks (pun_ROMAN_military_main_aux_3) Level 2

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Roma Defensores Senatus Slaves
Samnite Wars	Lucania (Samnite Wars) Roma (Samnite Wars) Roma (Samnite Wars)
Caesar in Gaul	Roma (Caesar in Gaul) Roman intervention forces (Caesar in Gaul)
Hannibal at the Gates	Roma (Hannibal at the Gates) Defensores Senatus (Hannibal at the Gates)
Imperator Augustus	Antonius (Imperator Augustus) Adversarii Antonii (Imperator Augustus) Lepidus (Imperator Augustus) Adversarii Lepidi (Imperator Augustus) Octavius (Imperator Augustus) Adversarii Octavii (Imperator Augustus) Pompeius (Imperator Augustus) Adversarii Pompeii (Imperator Augustus) Latin Rebels (Imperator Augustus)