Taksashila Missile Infantry

Dravida Bharya

Eastern archers could inflict heavy casualties when used in large numbers, and their composite bows gave them a good range, accuracy and penetrating power. The composite bow was, as its name suggests, made from many materials, and its layers of wood, sinew and animal horn made it a very effective energy-storing spring. In the hands of a reasonable bowman, an arrow from a composite bow would go through chainmail at respectable ranges. It did not, however, take kindly to getting wet. The glues used in its construction soon broke down in damp conditions. In the deserts of the east this was hardly a problem, but it does explain why the composite bow was never adopted in Europe.

Unit Name Dravida Bharya

Main Unit Key ind_southern_mercs

Land Unit Key ind_southern_mercs

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 200

Category Missile Infantry

Class Missile Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 515

Recruitment Cost 515

Upkeep Cost 103

Missile Damage 9

├ Missile Weapon bow2

├ Projectile bow2

├ Missile Damage 9

├ Missile Ap Damage 0

└ Base Reload Time 14

Accuracy 10

Range 165

Reload 14

Shots Per Minute 5

Ammunition 15

Melee Attack 19

Weapon Damage 9

├ Melee Weapon spear1

├ Weapon Damage 9

├ Weapon Deadliness 0

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 3

├ Bonus vs. Elephants 10

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 8

Melee Defence 30

├ Base Defence 14

├ Shield none

└ Shield Defence 16

Armour 1

├ Armour arm0

├ Armour Defence 1

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 20

├ Man Entity light_medium

├ Man Health 20

└ Bonus Hit Points 0

Base Morale 40

Abilities

• Stamina (excellent)
  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 (scrub & forest)
  This unit can hide in scrub and forest until enemy units get too close.
• Resistant to Heat
  This unit tires less quickly in the desert.
• Hide (scrub & forest)
  This unit can hide in scrub and forest until enemy units get too close.
• Resistant to Heat
  This unit tires less quickly in the desert.

Strengths & Weaknesses

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

• Long range
• Average rate of fire
• Good damage but low armour penetration
• Very weak in melee
• Very poor morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Levy Camp (rom_EASTERN_levy_1) Level 0 Infantry Tents (rom_EASTERN_levy_light_2) Level 1 Infantry Quarters (rom_EASTERN_levy_light_3) Level 2
Lv. 1	Hamspah Barracks (rom_EASTERN_levy_light_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Taksashila Mauryan Empire