Elephant Cavalry men-at-arms

Retinue War Elephants

Damage: 400
Toughness: 100
Pursuit: 0
Screen: 0

accolade_maa_elephantiers

Retinue Men-at-Arms From towering howdahs, these beasts' skilled mahouts prove the only thing harder to stop than a charging elephant is another, larger elephant.

Counters

Countering cuts the countered regiment's damage by up to 90%: full effect at 2 effective countering sub-regiments per countered one (NCombat defines).

Retinue War Elephants counters

Skirmishers×2
Heavy Infantry×2

Countered by (Elephant Cavalry)

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Terrain and winter

In Jungle	+100 damage
In Terraced Hills	+25 damage
In Mountains	-100 damage
In Desert Mountains	-100 damage
In Wetlands	-150 damage, -20 toughness
In Normal Winter	-30 damage, -5 toughness
In Harsh Winter	-60 damage, -10 toughness

How to get it

A knight's accolade with the Elephant Rider attribute at level 2 or higher

The game's recruit condition (can_recruit)

any_accolade = {
	accolade_attribute_level = {
		type = elephantry_attribute
		level >= 2
	}
}
NOT = {
	culture = {
		has_cultural_parameter = strength_in_numbers_heavy_maa_ban
	}
}
NOT = {
	exists = scope:title
}

Upgrades

Bonuses in the files that raise this regiment or every Elephant Cavalry regiment.

tradition · Royal Army

Elephant Cavalry Damage+20%
Elephant Cavalry Toughness+20%

tradition · Lords of the Elephant

Elephant Cavalry Recruitment Cost-15%
Elephant Cavalry Maintenance-15%
Elephant Cavalry Toughness+20%
Elephant Cavalry Damage+40%

building · Jousting Grounds (top level: Royal Tournament Arenas)

Stationed Elephant Cavalry Damage+60%
Stationed Elephant Cavalry Toughness+60%

building · Elephantry (top level: Elephant Breeders)

Stationed Elephant Cavalry Damage+90%
Stationed Elephant Cavalry Toughness+90%
Elephant Cavalry Maintenance-8%

Source: game/common/men_at_arms_types/01_accolade_maa_types.txt, game/common/script_values/00_men_at_arms_values.txt and the English localisation, Crusader Kings III 1.20.0.3.