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Indian Armoured Elephants

Clad in scale armour, these elephants are a terrifying, almost unstoppable force.

War elephants were not battle-winning weapons on their own. They needed to be used properly, and given the right support if they were to break an enemy line and the enemy’s will to fight on. They would often be accompanied into battle with a screen of friendly skirmishers. It was their job to keep the elephants from being harassed by the enemy’s light troops, allowing the elephants to attack unmolested. The sheer size of an elephant was enough to instil terror, before its tusks impaled men, or it hurled enemies away or trampled them to death. Even in the best conditions, elephants could be unpredictable: they could react with anger if their handlers were killed or wounded, but they could also turn on the same men when they had reached breaking point. Sent forwards at the right moment, though, and they could sweep all before them.

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Indian Armoured Elephants

Unit Name

Indian Armoured Elephants

Main Unit Key

Ind_Armour_Elephants

Land Unit Key

Ind_Armour_Elephants

Naval Unit Key

pel_transport

Soldiers

24

Category

Elephants

Class

Elephant

Custom Battle Cost

2100

Recruitment Cost

1800

Upkeep Cost

230

Missile Damage

40

├ Missile Weapon

rome_composite_bow_elephant

├ Projectile

arrow_composite

├ Missile Damage

36

├ Missile Ap Damage

4

└ Base Reload Time

12

Accuracy

5

Range

150

Reload

15

Shots Per Minute

6

Ammunition

15

Melee Attack

64

Weapon Damage

60

├ Melee Weapon

tusks

├ Melee Damage Base

30

├ Melee Damage Ap

30

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Large

0

├ Bonus vs Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

44

Melee Defence

24

├ Base Defence

24

├ Shield

none

└ Shield Defence

0

Armour

30

├ Armour

leather

├ Armour Defence

30

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

1205

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_medium

├ Man Health

40

├ Bonus Hit Points

15

├ Mount

indian_armoured_elephant

├ Mount Entity

indian_armoured_elephant

└ Mount Health

1150

Base Morale

60

Abilities

Indian Armoured Elephants
  • Kill Elephants
    Elephant drivers will kill their mounts with spikes. To be used only if they run amok.
  • Stampede
    Charges are more effective for an extended time.
    Charge bonus
    Exertion: fatigue

Attributes

  • Mighty Knockback
    This unit causes extra damage when it knocks enemies back.
  • Resistant to Heat
    This unit tires less quickly in the desert.
  • Run Amok
    This unit may go crazy if it's under pressure.
  • Scare (everyone)
    This unit frightens all enemy units.
  • Immune to Fear
    This unit is immune to the fear effects of scary units.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Indian Armoured Elephants
  • Very good charge
  • High damage
  • Huge amount of hit points
  • Good morale
Requires Buildings
Indian Armoured Elephants Lv. 0 Royal Stables
Royal Stables
(greek_military_east_stable_4)
Level 3
Royal Barracks
Royal Barracks
(greek_military_heavy_4)
Level 3