Imperial Gajah

"Excellent are well-trained mules, thoroughbred Sindhu horses and noble tusker elephants. But better still is the man who has subdued himself."	"Excellent are well-trained mules, thoroughbred Sindhu horses and noble tusker elephants. But better still is the man who has subdued himself."
 	
— Buddha, Dhammapada (cap 23, vv 322-3)
==In game==
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Unique Indian super-heavy cavalry unit, capable of attacking both at melee and ranged.
*Strong versus melee units
*Weak versus missile infantry, missile cavalry	
Unique Indian super-heavy cavalry unit, capable of attacking both at melee and ranged.
*Strong versus melee units
*Weak versus missile infantry, missile cavalry	
Unique Indian super-heavy cavalry unit, capable of attacking both at melee and ranged.
*Strong versus melee units
*Weak versus missile infantry, missile cavalry	
Unique Indian super-heavy cavalry unit, capable of attacking both at melee and ranged.
*Strong versus melee units
*Weak versus missile infantry, missile cavalry	
Unique Indian super-heavy cavalry unit, capable of attacking both at melee and ranged.
*Strong versus melee units
*Weak versus missile infantry, missile cavalry	
Unique Indian super-heavy cavalry unit, capable of attacking both at melee and ranged.
*Strong versus melee units
*Weak versus missile infantry, missile cavalry	
Unique Indian super-heavy cavalry unit, capable of attacking both at melee and ranged.
*Strong versus melee units
*Weak versus missile infantry, missile cavalry	
Unique Indian super-heavy cavalry unit, capable of attacking both at melee and ranged.
*Strong versus melee units
*Weak versus missile infantry, missile cavalry
Prereq: 	Build time 	HP 	LOS 	Attack 	Attack speed 	Movementspeed 	 	
  	16.3s(245t) 	400 	17 	70 	1.09s(16t) 	26 	 	
Cost 	Cost 	Cost 	Created from 	Armour 	Weapon range 	Specialty 	Specialty 	Specialty
Base 	Ramp 	Pop 	Created from 	Armour 	Weapon range 	Specialty 	Specialty 	Specialty
:: 200: 140 	
:: 6: 1 	2 	 	18 	0–13 	
*Defensive bonus versus non-elephant cavalry.
*Defensive debuff against Scorpion, Springald, and units armed with crossbows, pikes,  and/or javelins.
*Can't attack units at the rear.
Upgrade of ; .	
*Defensive bonus versus non-elephant cavalry.
*Defensive debuff against Scorpion, Springald, and units armed with crossbows, pikes,  and/or javelins.
*Can't attack units at the rear.
Upgrade of ; .	
*Defensive bonus versus non-elephant cavalry.
*Defensive debuff against Scorpion, Springald, and units armed with crossbows, pikes,  and/or javelins.
*Can't attack units at the rear.
Upgrade of ; .
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Overall strategy===
So what's worse than 6 tonnes of fat and muscle bound in the thickest animal hides known to man with a bad temper? this, that's what! the Imperial Gajah is in effect a more heavily armoured and deadlier version of the War Elephant and Light Gajah. It not only is a far stronger beast, capable of resisting most melee units, but is also capable of even greater violence, thanks to its complement of Longbowmen, trained from the ranks of India's hereditary warrior castes, and equipped with the best weapons that money can buy. 
Only armour-piercing weapons, such as javelins and crossbows, can hope to have any effect against this monstrosity, although some elite units like the Bulgar Kopienosti, the Chinese Chosen Spearmen or the Roman Kontaraton infantry can deal serious damage to these units. Thankfully, Imperial Gajah units are costly -- so for factions such as the barbarian factions of Europe, or the Turks, there is hope: attacking this unit with Javelin Cavalry, or Levy Crossbowmen can usually have a devastating effect, so always be sure to keep as many missile units as possible, particularly Levy Crossbowmen, if you find yourself facing the Indians as a foe. Understandably, defending these living tanks with whatever you have, such as Longbow Levy and Longbowmen is thus important. An Imperial Gajah - Longbow - Scorpion build can be devastating, but the relatively immobile nature of this combination means that the Imperial Gajah is best used on maps where the amount of land mass for battles is small. Otherwise, it is best used for defence, the main bulk of your assault corps as the Indians comprising mercenary cavalry, as long as you can raise the coin to finance it.
=== Unit summary ===
Is an upgrade of both Light Gajah and War Elephant. Available from the Noble Residence.
Category:Indians
Category:Unique units
Category:elephants
Category:Missile cavalry
Category:Super units
Category:Heavy cavalry
indikos_gupta.jpg|Imperial Gajah, with heavy armour
Indikoshvy_cameo.jpg|Imperial Gajah, with howdah