Taksashila Melee Infantry

Thazhvar Sirupadai

Although some historians use Aethiopia to refer to all of the sub-Saharan regions of Africa, it was commonly used in reference to regions in the south of Egypt that became the Kingdom of Kush. The skilled swordsmen from this area followed a long tradition of elite troops from the south that begun under the Egyptian and Nubian dynasties. Although they went into battle wearing only simple cloth armour, the Aethiopians did employ Greek thureos-like shields. These sported a central handgrip, and offered greater protection than the hide-bound wicker or wooden shields of the sub-Saharan tribes. They also used a form of khopesh-like sword that would eventually evolve into the shotel used by the later warriors of Aksum. This had a forward curving, sickle-like blade designed to reach around an opponent’s shield, either to hook it away or pierce his vital organs.

Unit Name Thazhvar Sirupadai

Main Unit Key ind_tribal_swordsmen

Land Unit Key ind_tribal_swordsmen

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 300

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 564

Recruitment Cost 564

Upkeep Cost 113

Melee Attack 38

Weapon Damage 11

├ Melee Weapon bsword2

├ Weapon Damage 11

├ Weapon Deadliness 0

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 0

├ Bonus vs. Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 16

Melee Defence 57

├ Base Defence 20

├ Shield shield3

└ Shield Defence 37

Armour 1

├ Armour arm0

├ Armour Defence 1

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 20

├ Man Entity medium_light

├ Man Health 20

└ Bonus Hit Points 0

Base Morale 55

Abilities

• Stamina (good)
  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.
• Resistant to Heat
  This unit tires less quickly in the desert.

Strengths & Weaknesses

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

• Very good attack
• Average defence
• Average damage but low armour penetration
• Good morale

Requires Buildings

Lv. 0

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Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Taksashila Mauryan Empire