African Rebels Chariot

Merkabim Garamantim

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 Merkabim Garamantim

Main Unit Key Afr_Chariot_Raiders

Land Unit Key Afr_Chariot_Raiders

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 30

Category Cavalry

Class Chariot

Custom Battle Cost 1800

Recruitment Cost 1800

Upkeep Cost 360

Missile Damage 15

├ Missile Weapon javelin3

├ Projectile javelin3

├ Missile Damage 15

├ Missile Ap Damage 0

└ Base Reload Time 9

Accuracy 15

Range 90

Reload 20

Shots Per Minute 8

Ammunition 25

Melee Attack 26

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 22

Melee Defence 39

├ Base Defence 13

├ Shield cshield2

└ Shield Defence 26

Armour 10

├ Armour carm4

├ Armour Defence 10

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 20

├ Man Entity medium_medium

├ Man Health 20

├ Bonus Hit Points 0

├ Mount rome_generic_chariot_horse

├ Mount Entity rome_horse_medium

└ Mount Health 0

Base Morale 55

Abilities

• Stamina (average)
  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 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	Heavy Horse Studs (rom_EASTERN_stables_heavy_2) Level 1 Royal Stables (rom_EASTERN_stables_heavy_3) Level 2
Lv. 1	Nisean Stables (rom_EASTERN_stables_heavy_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Igharimen African Rebels
Hannibal at the Gates	Igharimen (Hannibal at the Gates)
Imperator Augustus	Igharimen (Imperator Augustus) African Rebels (Imperator Augustus)