Picts Melee Ship

Long Fhada - Pictish Berserker Marauders

Literally meaning ‘long ship’ in the Gaelic language, the ‘long fhada’ can claim heritage from the ancient shipbuilding tradition of the Nordic peoples. Of course, the Norsemen didn’t just give their prized technology away, but their persistent raids of the Scottish and Irish coasts meant that longships were sometimes captured, enabling the Celts to study their construction in depth. Eventually, they produced the ‘birlinn’ and ‘Irish galley’, variants on the longship with between eight and twelve oars, in addition to a large sail. These features allowed the new breed of Celtic ships to easily cross the open sea for the purposes of trade and war, rather than having to remain close to the coastline at all times. Unfortunately, no remains of Celtic long fhada survive to this day, despite records of their continuous use until the 17th century.

(Pictish Berserker 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 Long Fhada - Pictish Berserker Marauders

Main Unit Key att_shp_cel_pictish_berserker_marauders

Land Unit Key att_mar_cel_pictish_berserker_marauders

Naval Unit Key att_lon_heavy_mel_cel

Soldiers 132

Category Light Ship

Class Melee Ship

Custom Battle Cost 575

Recruitment Cost 575

Upkeep Cost 290

Hull Strength 2000

└ Ship att_shp_heavy_longship_melee

Speed 6

Melee Attack 52

Melee Damage 32

├ Melee Weapon att_axe

├ Melee Base Damage 16

├ Armour-piercing Damage 16

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 0

├ Attack Against Elephants 0

└ Attack Against Infantry 10

Charge Bonus 60

Melee Defence 30

├ Base Defence 5

├ Shield att_small

└ Shield Defence 25

Armour 13

├ Armour att_cloth

├ Armour Defence 3

└ Shield Armour 10

Health 94

├ Man Entity att_infantry_light

├ Man Health 75

└ Bonus Hit Points 19

Morale 54

Abilities

• Use the Whip
  Improved defence and fatigue resistance for a short time at the cost of overexertion.

Attributes

• Berserk
  This unit can go berserk during the battle. This makes them uncontrollable, they will automatically attack nearby enemies.
• Resistant to Fatigue
  Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit.
• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
• Scare (everyone)
  This unit frightens all enemy units.
• Immune to Fear
  This unit is immune to the fear effects of scary units.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses

Recuitment Requirement
Required Technology Cost 144 Upgrade From

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Picts Pictish Separatists