Hannibal

“A brilliant strategist and tactician, General Hannibal rides atop his mighty war elephant attacking with devastating melee charges while continuously calling more elephants to fight by his side.”

Description

Hannibal is a General available after the research of Hannibal Barca's The Ultimate Tactician in the University.

Historical Description

Hannibal Barca of Carthage, the modern-day North African country Tunisia, was a general during the second and third centuries BCE and is revered as one of the greatest military minds in history. He defeated Rome in many battles during the Second Punic War. His tactics included utilizing cavalry, infantry, and war elephants in unison to suffocate his opponents during battle. One such military maneuver he applied was the double envelopment, which he used against Rome during the Battle of Cannae. This strategy entailed having cavalry and infantry attack from the sides and form a crescent shape that could neutralize enemies that were attacking in a straight line.

Hannibal is also famous for leading a massive army across the Alps in the throes of winter while battling toward Italy and Rome. He was eventually defeated by Scipio Africanus at the Battle of Zama, thus ending the Second Punic War. After being defeated, he became a politician and enacted changes to the law, such as shortening lifetime military judge appointments to only two years. He would eventually go into exile and take his own life in order to prevent his capture by the Roman Empire. Hannibal is remembered as striking such fear into the hearts of the Romans that whenever a disaster struck they would exclaim Hannibal is at the gates!’ in terror.

Attacking Strategies

Hannibal at level 21+ in a tank

• Hannibal can tank up defensive damage and deal damage to enemy defenses/Troops.

• AVOID Ballista Towers, Cannon Towers, and Anti-Tank Guns with Hannibal. These defensive Buildings are designed to take out any Troop/General that has high hit-points.
  • A good way to avoid the Cannon Towers is to rally straight back out of your clean path near Buildings, bringing your Troops back with your Generals to help escort him/her or for Hannibal to kill any Heavy Cavalry, foot Troops, or General stalking your Troops.
  • Avoid rallying at 45 degree angles, since your Troops are defenseless until meeting the rally point, and it is very possible Cannon Towers, and Troops can kill Hannibal and your Troops if you pass by the defensive Buildings.

• If you are attacking without Tanks with your Troops, Hannibal can take up some of the damage, and is best used to take out Mortar fire. Beware not to rally your troops with Hannibal to a Mortar that can still hit your troops, since Hannibal will be the only one left alive.
  • (Mainly used for Medieval Age) If a Mortar is in position to wipe out Troops, but is easily accessible without Cannon Towers in range, put Hannibal down and rally him/her to the Mortar to wipe it out. Then continue your attack with placement of Troops and Tactics.

Statistics

Level	Castle Level Required	HP	DPS	DPS Vs. Generals	Range	Upgrade Cost	Upgrade Time	XP Gain
21	5	43,532	1,076	6,456	3	55,000	3d	950
22						60,000
23		45561	1057	7399		65,000
24						70,000
25						75,000
26						80,000		950
27		?	?	?		85,000
28		?	?	?		90,000
29		?	?	?		95,000
30		?	?	?		100,000
31		?	?	?		110,000	4d	?
32		?	?	?		120,000
33		?	?	?		130,000
34		?	?	?		140,000
35		?	?	?		150,000
36		?	?	?		160,000		1,112
37		?	?	?		170,000
38		?	?	?		180,000
39		?	?	?		190,000
40		?	?	?		200,000
41	6	79,453	1,848	11,088		205,000	5d	?
42		?	?	?		210,000
43		?	?	?		215,000
44		?	?	?		220,000
45		?	?	?		225,000
46		?	?	?		230,000		?
47		?	?	?		235,000
48		?	?	?		240,000
49		?	?	?		245,000
50		?	?	?		250,000
51	7	?	?	?		251,000	6d	?
52		?	?	?		252,000		?
53		?	?	?		253,000		?
54		?	?	?		254,000		?
55		?	?	?		255,000		?
56		?	?	?		256,000		?
57		?	?	?		257,000		?
58		?	?	?		258,000		?
59		?	?	?		259,000		?
60		?	?	?		260,000		?

General stats here may likely be without Library and Wonder benefits.

In reality you will have +10% HP from Library Leadership research and +10% HP from Versailles wonder if you choose to build it. Also 10% bonus DPS, and 15% bonus DPS against generals.