War Chariot (Civ5)

War chariot
Mounted unit of the ancient Era
Introduced in Civilization V
Unique to
Civilization	Egyptian
Civilization	Egyptian
Replaces	Chariot Archer
Replaces	Chariot Archer
Cost
Production	56
Production	56
Stats
Combat strength	6
Combat strength	6
Moves	5
Moves	5
Range	2
Range	2
Ranged strength	10
Ranged strength	10
Required
Technology	The wheel
Upgrades to
Knight
Knight
Notes
May not melee attack Penalty for rough terrain No defensive bonuses

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Game Info

Egyptian unique ranged mounted unit. Replaces the Chariot Archer.  

• Common traits:
  • Unable to melee attack.
  • No defensive terrain bonuses
  • Movement ends when entering rough terrain
• Special traits:
  • Doesn't require Horses
  • Extra movement +1

Strategy

The War Chariot is even faster than the generic chariot, capable of moving through great distances, but only on flat terrain, and hitting the enemy with strong ranged attacks. A great advantage over the normal Chariot is the fact that the War Chariot doesn't require Horses, allowing the Egyptians to field a large force of these early in the game.

Historical Info

The Egyptians were early masters of the chariot, and their war chariots were rightly feared by their opponents. The Pharaohs themselves often went into battle aboard war chariots. Amenhotep II claimed that from a speeding chariot he had hit four targets, set thirty feet apart, with such power that the arrows penetrated the targets' three inches of copper. Like other cavalry, war chariots were especially deadly against a retreating foe. Once an enemy is running away, his shield can no longer protect him, and he's totally vulnerable to arrow-fire, or indeed to being crushed beneath the wheels of a speeding chariot.