Aksum Melee Infantry

Afar Swordsmen

Referred to as "Han’e" in Ge’ez, the ancient language of Ethiopia, the ‘gile’ is a sickle-like sword. Its curved blade is deadly sharp and was used to strike behind an opponent’s shield at unprotected areas. Unlike the shotel, which it most-closely resembles, both the upper and lower part of the gile's blade is sharpened. As a result, it could be used to slash from side to side or up and down, frequently inflicting mortal wounds in the process. The gile's unusual shape also meant it could be hooked around the top of its bearer’s own shield in order to brace for an incoming charge. Grave goods and art of the period reveals that the sword was popular, and possibly originated, among the northern Ethiopian Afar tribe before spreading across eastern Africa.

Unit Name Afar Swordsmen

Main Unit Key att_des_es_afar_swordsmen

Land Unit Key att_des_es_afar_swordsmen

Naval Unit Key att_cor_heavy_rom

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 375

Recruitment Cost 375

Upkeep Cost 180

Melee Attack 57

Melee Damage 44

├ Melee Weapon att_sword_afar

├ Melee Base Damage 42

├ Armour-piercing Damage 2

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 0

├ Attack Against Elephants 0

└ Attack Against Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 71

Melee Defence 35

├ Base Defence 5

├ Shield att_round_small

└ Shield Defence 30

Armour 8

├ Armour att_cloth

├ Armour Defence 3

└ Shield Armour 5

Health 97

├ Man Entity att_infantry_very_light

├ Man Health 75

└ Bonus Hit Points 22

Morale 43

Abilities

• Sea Sickness
  As these men are inexperienced sailors. Caught up in sea combat, they suffer various penalties.
• Frenzy
  Improves a unit's attack capabilities for an extended period of time.

Attributes

• Resistant to Fatigue
  Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit.
• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
• 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

Lv. 0

Training Grounds (att_bld_eastern_sassanid_military_infantry_1) Level 0 Infantry Quarters (att_bld_eastern_sassanid_military_infantry_2) Level 1 Infantry Barracks (att_bld_eastern_sassanid_military_infantry_3) Level 2 Royal Barracks (att_bld_eastern_sassanid_military_infantry_4) Level 3 House of the Hagia Makatas (att_bld_eos_military_infantry_5_east_church) Level 4 Abode of Sham’s Champions (att_bld_eos_military_infantry_5_semitic) Level 4

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Aksum Aksumite Separatists