| “ | Siege weapon. Swings a large fan-shaped shovel to knock down walls and other buildings. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
The Axe Cart is a siege weapon in Age of Mythology: Retold - Immortal Pillars, available to the Chinese at the Machine Workshop starting in the Mythic Age.
Further statistics[]
God bonuses[]
Fuxi: Yang Blessing increases damage by +10%.
General technologies[]
- Draft Horses: +20% movement speed.
- Engineers: Upgrades to Heavy Axe Cart, granting +25% attack and +1 attack multiplier vs. walls.
Myth technologies[]
- Divine Books (Xuannü): Trained +50% faster at Training Yards
Relics[]
- Archimedes' Ledger: -1 population cost.
- Dwarven Calipers: -20% cost.
- Pelt of Argus: +6 Line of Sight.
- The Scarab Pendant: +20% attack bonus multiplier vs. buildings.
Changelog[]
Immortal Pillars[]
- Initially, Axe Carts have 360 hit points, 60% crush resistance, and deal 50 crush damage. With update 18.12962, Axe Carts have 500 hit points, 65% crush resistance, and deal 70 crush damage.
History[]
| “ | The Axe Cart or 'Egu Che' is a close-combat siege weapon that harnesses the power of leverage. This siege engine features hooks designed to swing upward and 'bite' into walls, damaging or breaking down their tops to facilitate access for soldiers using climbing devices. The name Egu, meaning 'hungry bird' in Chinese, reflects the weapon's aggressive use, likened to a ravenous bird relentlessly pecking at its prey. |
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| —In-game help section | ||
Trivia[]
- According to the flavor text of the Axe Cart, this siege unit is also called Egu Che. The Chinese for this would be 餓鶻車 (Simplified Chinese: 餓鹘车); however, this Chinese name is not used and its in-game name in the Chinese-language versions is simply 斧頭車 (Traditional Chinese) and 铁斧战车 (Simplified Chinese) which both are literally translate to 'axe cart'.
- However, Egu Che is a wrong pronunciation for 餓鶻車 (Simplified Chinese: 餓鹘车). It should be è hú chē, since 鶻 means 'falcon' in this name.
Gallery[]
Views of the Axe Cart
Views of the Heavy Axe Cart
A Three-Kingdoms period Hungry Falcon Cart described in the Wujing Zongyao
