Chakram

Chakram
Unit information
Introduced in	The Asian Dynasties
Type	Infantry Heavy infantry Ranged infantry Native warrior
Age	Colonial Age
Training
Trained at	Trading Post on an Udasi Temple settlement Native Embassy
Food	100
Wood	50
Training time	40 seconds
Training limit	12 per Udasi Temple settlement
Statistics
Hit points	165
Resists	50% vs. Ranged
Speed	4.5
Line of Sight	14
XP train bounty	15
XP bounty	15
Melee attack
Damage	8
Multipliers	×1.5 vs. Heavy infantry ×0.5 vs. Cavalry and Light infantry
Rate of Fire	1.5
Ranged attack
Damage	18
Multipliers	Same as melee
Range	10
Area of Effect	2
Rate of Fire	3.0
Siege attack
Damage	15
Range	10
Rate of Fire	3.0

“	Sikhs that throw hoops, causing splash damage. Good against infantry and buildings.	”
—In-game description

The Chakram is a ranged heavy infantry native warrior in Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties that can be trained at a Trading Post built on an Udasi Temple settlement. It is similar to Grenadiers, in which it throws burning hoops that ricochet off of shields, armor or even flesh, doing area damage.

Overview

Chakrams are one of the most powerful native unit, and as they are the only archers with splash damage, that makes them very difficult to counter. If used properly they can wipe out an entire army. They are also excellent for raiding enemy Settlers or Villagers, killing several Villager or Settlers by one hoop.

Chakrams are quite useful in rushes, as they can give a population free anti-building support in Colonial Age, but their use falls dormant in later games. Their most major problem is their range, but Army of the Pure can solve this, making them a very efficient native unit.

Upgrades

Age	Upgrade	Cost	Effect
	Udasi Discipline Training	200 wood, 150 coin	Upgrades Chakrams to Disciplined (+25% hit points and attack)
	Udasi Honor Training	400 wood, 300 coin	Upgrades Chakrams to Honored (+40% hit points and attack); requires Udasi Discipline Training
	Legendary Native Warriors Exalted Natives	1,500 food, 1,500 wood	Upgrades native warriors to Legendary/Exalted (+50% hit points and attack)

The Legendary Native Warriors improvement is available in the Capitol for European civilizations and in the Town Center for Native American and Asian (as Exalted Natives) civilizations.

Further statistics

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Heavy infantry and ranged infantry in groups
Weak vs.	Cavalry, light infantry, artillery
Improvements
Hit points	Thin Red Line (+20%, British only) Corselet (+25%, Spanish only) Cree Tanning (+5%) Navajo Weaving (+5%)
Attack	Yoga (+5%) Clenched Fist (+30% melee attack)
Range	Army of the Pure (+4)
Speed	Military Drummers (+10%) Tilly's Discipline (+20%, Germans only) Incan Road-building (+20%) Apache Endurance (+5%)
Sight	Town Watch (+2) Army of the Pure (+4)
Creation speed	Standing Army (-25%)
Other	Meritocracy (-20% upgrade cost)
Penalties	Thin Red Line (-25% speed, British only) Coffee Trade (-10% speed, Dutch only) Tilly's Discipline (+10% cost, Germans only) Corselet (-15% speed, Spanish only)

Home City Cards

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Green: TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team Purple: Shipment that can be sent an INFINITE number of times All Card Description Age HC level Native Treaties Each different allied native tribe sends a shipment of their respective native warriors 1 Native Warriors Native warriors cost -25% 10 Native Warrior Combat Native warriors get +25% hit points and attack 25 TEAM Native Warrior Societies Native warrior train limit +30% 25 Blood Brothers Upgrades native warriors to Elite/Disciplined and Champion/Honored (if not already) 25 Fencing School Infantry train time -40% 10 The Native Treaties and Native Warriors cards are available to European and Native American civilizations. The Native Treaties card ships 3 Chakrams if the player had built a Trading Post on an Udasi Temple settlement. The Native Warrior Combat card is available to French and Iroquois. The Blood Brothers card is available to Aztecs, French, Germans, Iroquois, Portuguese, Russians, Sioux, and Spanish. The TEAM Native Warrior Societies card is available to Aztecs, Dutch, Iroquois, and Sioux. The Fencing School card is not available to Chinese, Iroquois, Japanese, Ottomans, and Sioux. Asians Card Description Age HC level Native Alliance Native warrior train limit +20% and cost -10% (also +1 Villager for the Indians) 1 Native Warrior Hitpoints Native warriors get +30% hit points and +10% speed (also +1 Villager for the Indians) 10 Native Warrior Attack Native warriors get +30% attack and train time -25% 10 The Native Alliance card is not available to the Chinese. The Native Warrior Hitpoints card is not available to the Japanese. The Native Warrior Attack card is not available to the Indians. Chinese Card Description Age HC level Western Reforms All units get +8% hit points and attack 40 Acupuncture Unit train time -20% 10 Dutch Card Description Age HC level TEAM Infantry Hitpoints Infantry get +15% hit points 10 French Card Description Age HC level Wilderness Warfare Coureurs des Bois, Skirmishers, and native warriors get +20% hit points 25 TEAM Improved Native Warriors Native warriors get +15% hit points and attack 1 TEAM Ranged Infantry Attack Ranged infantry get +15% attack 10 Indians Card Description Age HC level Dravidian Martial Arts All units get +15% melee attack +1 Villager 40 TEAM Shivaji's Tactics All units get +5% hit points and attack 25 Hire 7 Chakrams Ships 7 Chakrams +1 Villager; costs 500 coin 10 Hire 17 Chakrams Ships 17 Chakrams and upgrades Chakrams to Disciplined (if not already) +1 Villager; costs 1,000 coin 25 Hire 23 Chakrams Ships 23 Chakrams and upgrades Chakrams to Disciplined (if not already); costs 2,000 coin 40 Iroquois Card Description Age HC level Infantry Attack Infantry get +15% attack 10 Infantry Hitpoints Infantry get +15% hit points 10 Infantry Combat Infantry get +15% hit points and attack 25 TEAM Scout Infantry Infantry get +8 LOS 10 Japanese Card Description Age HC level Onin War Infantry get +33% siege attack 40 TEAM Cheaper Unit Upgrades Unit upgrades cost -20% 1 Russians Card Description Age HC level Ransack Infantry get +50% siege attack 25 TEAM Dueling School Infantry train time -25%; banner army train time -12% 25 Sioux Card Description Age HC level Wind Runner Infantry get +10% speed 10 Black Arrow Native warrior train time -85% 10 Spanish Card Description Age HC level TEAM Inquisition All units get +10 LOS 10

In-game dialogue

Main article: Indians (Age of Empires III)#In-game dialogue

• आदेश [Ādeś] (command)
• तैयार [Taiyār] (ready)
• हाँ? [Hān?] (yes?)
• मैं जा रहा हूँ [Main jā rahā hūn] (I am going)
• मैं करूँगा [Main karunga] (I will do it)
• हाँ [Hān] (yes)
• युद्ध करने के लिए [Yuddh karne ke liye] (to do war – To war/To battle)
• हमला [Hamalā] (attack!)
• हाँ! [Hāṃ!] (yes!)

History

“	According to Sanskrit sources, the word “chakra” means circle or wheel. It is linked to the Hindu and Buddhist beliefs of chakra, which relate to centers of energy within the human body. The chakram, named for its resemblance to a wheel, is a circular metal weapon that ranges from 5 to 7 inches in diameter and is of varying thickness. In most cases, it has a sharpened outer edge, and a smooth inner edge by which it is handled. The chakram was usually thrown at its target from a range of 100 to150 feet, although it was also used as a close-combat melee weapon, spun and swung by hand. Soldiers could carry many chakram at one time, often hanging them along the length of their arms or even from a modified turban. From the sixteenth century forward, the chakram was a weapon employed exclusively by Sikh soldiers, who threw them in large volleys like archers fire arrows. Following the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857, also known as the First Indian War of Independence, the English dismantled most Indian armories, and many antique weapons, including chakram, were destroyed and sold as scrap. The twentieth century brought reports of Sikh still using the weapon in battle, with as much skill and accuracy as when it was at its peak.	”
—In-game history section

Gallery

An in-game Chakram

The Chakram's history portrait

The web version of the Chakram icon

Sikh warriors with Chakrams in 1844

Chakram stats

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