Masaesyli Chariot

Desert Chariots

Perhaps influenced by earlier Egyptian and Hittite examples, some kingdoms in Saharan Africa adopted the chariot by the 5th century BC. Usage was most prevalent amongst the Garamantians, and Herodotus recorded them raiding their southern Ethiopian neighbours using four-horse chariots. Whether drawn by two or four horses, chariots were built for speed and manoeuvrability, rather than impact and protection. They consisted of little more than yoke and a platform with axle and wheels at the back and a waist-high screen. The driver and passengers wore cloth armour and used javelins, or in some cases bows. The emphasis on speed probably comes from the role chariots played in hunting being transferred to the battlefield, especially when raiding for slaves. Despite their weight, when many chariots were drawn up together their impact against light or untrained infantry and cavalry could still be devastating!

Unit Name Desert Chariots

Main Unit Key dk_afr_desert_chariots

Land Unit Key dk_afr_desert_chariots

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 20

Category Cavalry

Class Chariot

Custom Battle Cost 850

Recruitment Cost 850

Upkeep Cost 150

Missile Damage 32

├ Missile Weapon rome_javelin

├ Projectile javelin_normal

├ Missile Damage 20

├ Missile Ap Damage 12

└ Base Reload Time 10

Accuracy 5

Range 80

Reload 13

Shots Per Minute 7

Ammunition 7

Melee Attack 16

Weapon Damage 24

├ Melee Weapon rome_shortsword

├ Melee Damage Base 20

├ Melee Damage Ap 4

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 0

├ Bonus vs Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 6

Melee Defence 17

├ Base Defence 17

├ Shield none

└ Shield Defence 0

Armour 10

├ Armour cloth

├ Armour Defence 10

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 85

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium

├ Man Health 40

├ Bonus Hit Points 20

├ Mount rome_generic_chariot_horse

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_medium

└ Mount Health 25

Base Morale 55

Abilities

No Ability

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.
• 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.

Strengths & Weaknesses

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

• Fast moving
• Javelins thrown when moving
• Good charge
• Weak in prolonged melee
• Good morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Horse Studs (dk_all_stables_2) Level 1 Cavalry Stables (dk_all_stables_3) Level 2 Royal Stables (dk_all_stables_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Kush Kushite Secessionists Kushite Nobles Masaesyli Massaesyli Tribal Council Massaesyli Secessionists