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Issedones

(Belgae Chariots)

Chariots are without a doubt the most specific characteristic of any Belgic army. On the flat plains of the Brabant, from northern Frisia to Normandy and the Champagne plains, chariots are masters of the battlefield. Celtic chariots are light platforms with low handlings, and a complicated but very advanced system of suspension and rotating axle. When the battle rages, they launch their heavy javelins at short range, being sure to kill with each throw.

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”.

Issedones

Unit Name

Issedones

Main Unit Key

bel_chariots

Land Unit Key

bel_chariots

Naval Unit Key

barbarian_transport_small

Soldiers

60

Category

Cavalry

Class

Chariot

Custom Battle Cost

1440

Recruitment Cost

1440

Upkeep Cost

288

Missile Damage

15

├ Missile Weapon

javelin3

├ Projectile

javelin3

├ Missile Damage

15

├ Missile Ap Damage

0

└ Base Reload Time

9

Accuracy

15

Range

90

Reload

25

Shots Per Minute

9

Ammunition

25

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

2

├ Armour

carm0

├ Armour Defence

2

└ 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

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

Attributes

  • Improved Stamina
    This unit type has an improvement on the base stamina stat.
  • 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 Cold
    This unit tires less quickly in snow.

Strengths & Weaknesses

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