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Greek Fire Dromon - Elite Sassanid Light Marines

Unquenchable flames are every sailor's darkest nightmare.

Fighting effectively at sea takes skill, courage, and sea-legs in abundance.

Greek fire was a mix of liquid chemicals that could be siphoned from a cauldron, sprayed through a tube and then ignited. It was capable of clinging fast to any material and could burn through the flesh of a man in seconds. The flames were seemingly inexhaustible, and its victims had little hope of putting them out as dousing with water was futile. Greek fire was able to burn both on and under water, making it a highly-effective naval weapon, but one which could easily get out of control and destroy its users. Those brave enough to try could create a sheet of flame that rapidly consumed any ships it touched.

(Elite Sassanid Light Marines)
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.

Greek Fire Dromon - Elite Sassanid Light Marines

Unit Name

Greek Fire Dromon - Elite Sassanid Light Marines

Main Unit Key

att_shp_sas_elite_light_marines_dro_heavy_fs

Land Unit Key

att_mar_est_elite_sassanid_light_marines

Naval Unit Key

att_dro_heavy_mel_fs_eas

Soldiers

140

Category

Light Ship

Class

Fire Ship

Custom Battle Cost

675

Recruitment Cost

675

Upkeep Cost

335

Hull Strength

2000

└ Ship

att_shp_dromon_siphon

Speed

6

Melee Attack

52

Melee Damage

40

├ Melee Weapon

att_sword

├ Melee Base Damage

36

├ Armour-piercing Damage

4

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Attack Against Cavalry

0

├ Attack Against Elephants

0

└ Attack Against Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

37

Melee Defence

15

├ Base Defence

12

├ Shield

att_curved_long

└ Shield Defence

3

Armour

43

├ Armour

att_cloth

├ Armour Defence

3

└ Shield Armour

40

Health

99

├ Man Entity

att_infantry_medium

├ Man Health

90

└ Bonus Hit Points

9

Morale

54

Abilities

Elite Sassanid Light Marines
  • Douse Fire
    Sacrifice your ship's mobility for a short time to focus effort on putting out the blaze.

Attributes

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

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses
Requires Buildings
Greek Fire Dromon - Elite Sassanid Light Marines Lv. 0 Military Port
Military Port
(att_bld_all_resources_port_military_4)
Level 4
Faction Availability
Grand Campaign