Sassanid Empire Missile Ship

Dromonarion Skirmisher - Sassanid Slinger Marines

The dromonarion was smaller and lighter than the dromon and was ideal for patrolling the mouths of rivers. Following the Battle of Actium, where Augustus defeated Marc Anthony and Cleopatra to become First Citizen and de facto Emperor, the Roman navy favoured lighter, more manoeuvrable ships over the larger warships used by the Greeks. This was because of the types of duties they were expected to perform; tasks such as escorting the grain ships from Egypt, suppression of piracy, and river patrols. By this time, large ships were no longer required as there were few naval powers who remained large enough to pose a threat to the new Roman Empire.

(Sassanid Slinger 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.

Unit Name Dromonarion Skirmisher - Sassanid Slinger Marines

Main Unit Key att_shp_sas_slinger_dro_light

Land Unit Key att_mar_est_sassanid_slinger_marines

Naval Unit Key att_dro_light_mis_eas

Soldiers 92

Category Medium Ship

Class Missile Ship

Custom Battle Cost 350

Recruitment Cost 350

Upkeep Cost 185

Missile Damage 50

├ Missile Weapon att_sling_long

├ Projectile att_sling_long_normal

├ Missile Damage 50

├ Missile Ap Damage 0

└ Base Reload Time 10

Accuracy 0

Range 175

Reload 50

Rate of Fire 12

Ammunition 5

Hull Strength 600

└ Ship att_shp_dromonarion_missile

Speed 8

Melee Attack 12

Melee Damage 6

├ Melee Weapon att_dagger

├ Melee Base Damage 5

├ Armour-piercing Damage 1

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 0

├ Attack Against Elephants 0

└ Attack Against Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 7

Melee Defence 22

├ Base Defence 7

├ Shield att_round

└ Shield Defence 15

Armour 18

├ Armour att_cloth

├ Armour Defence 3

└ Shield Armour 15

Health 84

├ Man Entity att_infantry_light

├ Man Health 75

└ Bonus Hit Points 9

Morale 45

Abilities

• Douse Fire
  Sacrifice your ship's mobility for a short time to focus effort on putting out the blaze.
• Replenish Ammo
  During a naval conflict, missile troops can replenish ammo at the cost of mobility for a short time.

Attributes

• 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.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses

Recuitment Requirement
Required Technology Cost 88 Upgrade From

Garrison Buildings
x 2	Fishing Jetties (att_bld_all_resources_port_fish_2) Level 2 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 Port (att_bld_all_resources_port_spice_3) Level 3 Spice Trading Port (att_bld_all_resources_port_spice_4) Level 4
x 3	Fishing Wharf (att_bld_all_resources_port_fish_3) Level 3
x 4	Fishing Port (att_bld_all_resources_port_fish_4) Level 4
x 1	Jetty (att_bld_all_resources_port_generic_1) Level 1 Oriental Docks (att_bld_all_resources_port_spice_1) Level 1 Oriental Harbour (att_bld_all_resources_port_spice_2) Level 2 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

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Sassanid Empire Sassanid Separatists