Kushite Secessionists Melee Infantry

Armoured Shotel Warriors

Sporting armour in addition to their deadly curved blades, these men are extremely hard to kill.

Originating in ancient Ethiopia, the shotel is a curved sword, similar to the Near Eastern scimitars. Its curve, however, is much more prominent with an almost semi-circular shape. They were also used differently. Abyssinian warriors, fighting behind large shields, did not use fencing techniques. Instead, the shotel's main purpose was not to cut and slice; it was used to hook mounted warriors off their rides as well as to reach behind the enemy's shield when fighting on foot. Unlike the Afar guile, the shotel's upper edge is unsharpened and can be used braced against the swordsman's shield for strength. Collectively the shotel and the other Ethiopian swords are known as Han'e.

Abilities

Armoured Shotel Warriors

• Shieldwall
  The unit moves into a close formation and raises shields.
  Armour strength, bracing, melee defence, shield strength
  Limited speed

Attributes

• Encourage
  This unit provides a morale bonus to nearby allies.
• Formation Attack
  The unit will try to stay in formation when in melee.
• 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

Transport

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

Armoured Shotel Warriors

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

Kushite Secessionists Units
General (4)
1.African War Elephants
2.Kushite Royal Guard
3.Royal Kushite Archers
4.Scythed Chariots
Melee Infantry (6)
5.Swordsmen
6.Armoured Shotel Warriors
7.Disciples of Apedemak
8.Kushite Slave Infantry
9.Shotel Warriors
10.Slave Infantry
Missile Infantry (6)
11.Archers
12.Tribesmen
13.Nubian Bowmen
14.Kushite Archers
15.Royal Kushite Archers
16.Slave Slingers
Pike Infantry (1)
17.Kushite Pikes
Spear Infantry (3)
18.Nubian Spearmen
19.Kushite Slave Spearmen
20.Leopard Warriors
Melee Cavalry (4)
21.Aethiopian Cavalry
22.Armoured Desert Cavalry
23.Desert Cavalry
24.Kushite Royal Guard
Chariot (2)
25.Desert Chariots
26.Scythed Chariots
Elephant (2)
27.African Elephants
28.African War Elephants
Fixed Artillery (3)
29.African Giant Ballista
30.African Bastion Scorpion
31.African Scorpion (Fixed)
Field Artillery (6)
32.African Bastion Ballista
33.African Ballista
34.African Scorpion
35.African Heavy Onager
36.African Bastion Onager
37.African Onager
Admiral (3)
38.Assault Hexeres - Swordsmen
39.Tower Penteres - Royal Kushite Archers
40.Scorpion Trieres - Archers
Melee Ship (3)
41.Assault Hexeres - Swordsmen
42.Fire Pot Dieres - Nubian Spearmen
43.Assault Dieres - Nubian Spearmen
Missile Ship (6)
44.Tower Penteres - Royal Kushite Archers
45.Missile Penteres - Kushite Archers
46.Scorpion Trieres - Archers
47.Missile Trieres - Archers
48.Raiding Hemiolia - Slave Slingers
49.Pursuit Trihemiolia - Slave Slingers
Artillery Ship (2)
50.Light Artillery Penteres - African Ballista (Ship)
51.Artillery Penteres - African Onager (Ship)