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Snekkja Longship - Nordic Heavy Marauders

These small, swift vessels are the ideal tool for raiding.

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

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.

(Nordic Heavy 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.

Snekkja Longship - Nordic Heavy Marauders

Unit Name

Snekkja Longship - Nordic Heavy Marauders

Main Unit Key

att_shp_nor_heavy_marauders_lon_light

Land Unit Key

att_mar_nor_nordic_heavy_marauders

Naval Unit Key

att_lon_light_mel_nor

Soldiers

72

Category

Light Ship

Class

Melee Ship

Custom Battle Cost

375

Recruitment Cost

275

Upkeep Cost

195

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

15

Rate of Fire

5

Ammunition

1

Hull Strength

1800

└ Ship

att_shp_light_longship_melee

Speed

7

Melee Attack

35

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

11

Melee Defence

45

├ Base Defence

40

├ Shield

att_round_large

└ Shield Defence

5

Armour

60

├ Armour

att_mail

├ Armour Defence

23

└ Shield Armour

37

Health

145

├ Man Entity

att_infantry_very_heavy

├ Man Health

105

└ Bonus Hit Points

40

Morale

34

Abilities

Nordic Heavy Marauders
  • 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.
  • 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 Military Manoeuvres Cost 69 Upgrade From Snekkja Longship - Nordic Light Marauders
Garrison Buildings
Snekkja Longship - Nordic Heavy Marauders x 2 Fishing Jetties
Fishing Jetties
(att_bld_all_resources_port_fish_2)
Level 2
Military Jetties
Military Jetties
(att_bld_all_resources_port_military_2)
Level 2
Oriental Harbour
Oriental Harbour
(att_bld_all_resources_port_spice_2)
Level 2
Trade Jetties
Trade Jetties
(att_bld_all_resources_port_trade_2)
Level 2
Snekkja Longship - Nordic Heavy Marauders x 3 Fishing Wharf
Fishing Wharf
(att_bld_all_resources_port_fish_3)
Level 3
Military Wharf
Military Wharf
(att_bld_all_resources_port_military_3)
Level 3
Oriental Port
Oriental Port
(att_bld_all_resources_port_spice_3)
Level 3
Trade Wharf
Trade Wharf
(att_bld_all_resources_port_trade_3)
Level 3
Snekkja Longship - Nordic Heavy Marauders x 4 Fishing Port
Fishing Port
(att_bld_all_resources_port_fish_4)
Level 4
Military Port
Military Port
(att_bld_all_resources_port_military_4)
Level 4
Spice Trading Port
Spice Trading Port
(att_bld_all_resources_port_spice_4)
Level 4
Trade Port
Trade Port
(att_bld_all_resources_port_trade_4)
Level 4
Snekkja Longship - Nordic Heavy Marauders x 1 Jetty
Jetty
(att_bld_all_resources_port_generic_1)
Level 1
Oriental Docks
Oriental Docks
(att_bld_all_resources_port_spice_1)
Level 1