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Etruscan Chariots

Although chariots are slowly becoming obsolete, their elite exponents are still highly effective in battle.

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!

Etruscan Chariots

Unit Name

Etruscan Chariots

Main Unit Key

inv_etr_chariots

Land Unit Key

inv_etr_chariots

Naval Unit Key

pel_transport

Soldiers

20

Category

Cavalry

Class

Chariot

Custom Battle Cost

1300

Recruitment Cost

1300

Upkeep Cost

260

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

20

Shots Per Minute

8

Ammunition

7

Melee Attack

35

Weapon Damage

34

├ Melee Weapon

rome_generic_sword

├ Melee Damage Base

30

├ Melee Damage Ap

4

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Large

0

├ Bonus vs Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

32

Melee Defence

85

├ Base Defence

45

├ Shield

caetra_cavalry

└ Shield Defence

40

Armour

15

├ Armour

cloth

├ Armour Defence

10

└ Shield Armour

5

Health

90

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_very_heavy

├ Man Health

45

├ Bonus Hit Points

20

├ Mount

rome_celtic_chariot_horse

├ Mount Entity

rome_horse_medium

└ Mount Health

25

Base Morale

70

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.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Etruscan Chariots
  • Fast moving
  • Javelins thrown when moving
  • Good charge
  • Weak in prolonged melee
  • Good morale
Requires Buildings
Etruscan Chariots Lv. 0 House of Laran
House of Laran
(inv_new_etr_main_military_buff_6)
Level 5
Military Compound
Military Compound
(inv_new_etr_main_military_recruit_6)
Level 5