Alans Melee Ship

Snekkja Longship - Alani Light Marauders

Snekkja are thought to be the smallest of all the Viking warships, carrying a relatively small crew of 41 men. The design of these ships varied slightly depending on the location of its construction; for example, the Norwegian design was better suited to Atlantic weather conditions and deep fjords, meaning it had more draft than its Danish counterparts, designed for shallow coastal waters and beaches. These lighter ships, so light that it is thought they could be carried short distances over-land between waterways, were the most common design of longship, often appearing in the Viking histories. It was reported that the great King Cnut even used 1200 of them to assert his claim over Norway in AD1028.

(Alani Light Marauders)
Naval warfare in the ancient world was just another way for infantry to fight one another. The earliest documented naval battles are those of ancient China, 'grapple and hook' battles where boarding operations and close-quarters combat decided the victor. During the Second Punic War, Rome famously broke Carthage's mastery of the waves by creating the 'corvus' - a bridge that allowed its soldiers to board and fight. The distinction, then, in antiquity, between fighting on land and at sea was small, yet chiefly a matter of 'sea legs' - maintaining balance whilst toppling your opponent.

Unit Name Snekkja Longship - Alani Light Marauders

Main Unit Key att_shp_alan_light_marauders_lon_light

Land Unit Key att_mar_alan_alani_light_marauders

Naval Unit Key att_lon_light_mel_ger

Soldiers 56

Category Light Ship

Class Melee Ship

Custom Battle Cost 300

Recruitment Cost 220

Upkeep Cost 155

Missile Damage 90

├ Missile Weapon att_javelin_precursor

├ Projectile att_javelin_precursor_normal

├ Missile Damage 70

├ Missile Ap Damage 20

└ Base Reload Time 14

Accuracy 0

Range 80

Reload 5

Rate of Fire 5

Ammunition 1

Hull Strength 1800

└ Ship att_shp_light_longship_melee

Speed 7

Melee Attack 24

Melee Damage 32

├ Melee Weapon att_spear

├ Melee Base Damage 24

├ Armour-piercing Damage 8

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 20

├ Attack Against Elephants 20

└ Attack Against Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 10

Melee Defence 44

├ Base Defence 29

├ Shield att_round

└ Shield Defence 15

Armour 25

├ Armour att_leather

├ Armour Defence 10

└ Shield Armour 15

Health 118

├ Man Entity att_infantry_medium

├ Man Health 90

└ Bonus Hit Points 28

Morale 34

Abilities

• Douse Fire
  Sacrifice your ship's mobility for a short time to focus effort on putting out the blaze.
• Use the Whip
  Improved defence and fatigue resistance for a short time at the cost of overexertion.

Attributes

• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses

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Required Technology Cost 63 Upgrade To
Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Fishing Jetties (att_bld_all_resources_port_fish_2) Level 2 Fishing Wharf (att_bld_all_resources_port_fish_3) Level 3 Fishing Port (att_bld_all_resources_port_fish_4) Level 4 Jetty (att_bld_all_resources_port_generic_1) Level 1 Military Jetties (att_bld_all_resources_port_military_2) Level 2 Military Wharf (att_bld_all_resources_port_military_3) Level 3 Military Port (att_bld_all_resources_port_military_4) Level 4 Oriental Docks (att_bld_all_resources_port_spice_1) Level 1 Oriental Harbour (att_bld_all_resources_port_spice_2) Level 2 Oriental Port (att_bld_all_resources_port_spice_3) Level 3 Spice Trading Port (att_bld_all_resources_port_spice_4) Level 4 Trade Jetties (att_bld_all_resources_port_trade_2) Level 2 Trade Wharf (att_bld_all_resources_port_trade_3) Level 3 Trade Port (att_bld_all_resources_port_trade_4) Level 4

Garrison Buildings
x 1	Fishing Jetties (att_bld_all_resources_port_fish_2) Level 2 Fishing Wharf (att_bld_all_resources_port_fish_3) Level 3 Fishing Port (att_bld_all_resources_port_fish_4) Level 4 Jetty (att_bld_all_resources_port_generic_1) Level 1 Military Jetties (att_bld_all_resources_port_military_2) Level 2 Oriental Docks (att_bld_all_resources_port_spice_1) Level 1 Oriental Harbour (att_bld_all_resources_port_spice_2) Level 2
x 2	Military Wharf (att_bld_all_resources_port_military_3) Level 3 Military Port (att_bld_all_resources_port_military_4) Level 4 Oriental Port (att_bld_all_resources_port_spice_3) Level 3 Spice Trading Port (att_bld_all_resources_port_spice_4) Level 4 Trade Jetties (att_bld_all_resources_port_trade_2) Level 2 Trade Wharf (att_bld_all_resources_port_trade_3) Level 3
x 3	Trade Port (att_bld_all_resources_port_trade_4) Level 4

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Alans Alanic Separatists