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Errotoi Iwerakoi IweriuIweriu Chariot

Errotoi Iwerakoi

(Irish Chariots)

Well-suited for flat terrain, Celtic chariots are a much safer place for nobles than the front line. They charge with great speed from behind their own lines to strike into the confusion of the battle, from the rear and from the flanks. Their spears, javelins, and swords are then just as deadly as if they were used from the back of a charging horse.

A war chariot was constructed mainly of wicker with iron-rimmed wheels and was drawn by a pair of horses. The main body was suspended from the axle by a rope, giving a rudimentary suspension and allowing it to travel quickly over uneven terrain. Each chariot carried two men, a driver and a warrior. The driver delivered the fighter into the action and then came back to make a pick-up; the warrior threw javelins and then leapt off to fight in close combat. Julius Caesar provides the most famous description of chariot warfare as he faced British chariots during his invasion of Britain in 55BC: “…they display in battle the speed of horse, the firmness of infantry; and by daily practice and exercise attain to such expertness that they are accustomed, even on a declining and steep place, to check their horses at full speed, and manage to turn them in an instant and run along the pole, stand on the yoke, and thence betake themselves with the greatest celerity to their chariots again”.

Errotoi Iwerakoi

Unit Name

Errotoi Iwerakoi

Main Unit Key

bri_irish_chariots

Land Unit Key

bri_irish_chariots

Naval Unit Key

barbarian_transport_small

Soldiers

60

Category

Cavalry

Class

Chariot

Custom Battle Cost

1500

Recruitment Cost

1500

Upkeep Cost

300

Missile Damage

16

├ Missile Weapon

prec3

├ Projectile

prec3

├ Missile Damage

14

├ Missile Ap Damage

2

└ Base Reload Time

10

Accuracy

15

Range

75

Reload

25

Shots Per Minute

8

Ammunition

15

Melee Attack

26

Weapon Damage

11

├ Melee Weapon

bsword3

├ Weapon Damage

11

├ Weapon Deadliness

0

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry

0

├ Bonus vs. Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

28

Melee Defence

44

├ Base Defence

13

├ Shield

cshield3

└ Shield Defence

31

Armour

14

├ Armour

carm7

├ Armour Defence

14

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

20

├ Man Entity

heavy_medium

├ Man Health

20

├ Bonus Hit Points

0

├ Mount

rome_celtic_chariot_horse

├ Mount Entity

rome_horse_medium

└ Mount Health

0

Base Morale

55

Abilities

Errotoi Iwerakoi
  • Stamina (poor)
    Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat.

Attributes

  • Hide (forest)
    This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
  • 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.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Light Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Errotoi Iwerakoi
  • Fast moving
  • Javelins thrown when moving
  • Good charge
  • Weak in prolonged melee
  • Good morale
Requires Buildings
Errotoi Iwerakoi Lv. 0 Horse Pens
Horse Pens
(rom_BARBARIAN_enclosure_stables_2)
Level 1
Stables
Stables
(rom_BARBARIAN_enclosure_stables_3)
Level 2
Errotoi Iwerakoi Lv. 1 Horse Ranch
Horse Ranch
(rom_BARBARIAN_enclosure_stables_4)
Level 3
Faction Availability
Grand Campaign

Imperator Augustus