Suebians Missile Ship

Skeid Longship - Germanic Archer Marauders

The skeid was one of the larger types of longship; primarily used as a warship, its name means ‘that which cuts through water’. Perhaps the most famous skeid discovered in recent times is the Roskilde 6, at 37 metres long it is the largest longship ever discovered. Twenty percent of the original timbers have survived and been painstakingly restored, while the rest of the ship is represented by a huge metal frame to give a sense of scale. The Roskilde 6 can be found, along with a number of other longboats discovered in the harbour, at the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde, Denmark.

(Germanic Archer 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 Skeid Longship - Germanic Archer Marauders

Main Unit Key att_shp_ger_archers_lon_light

Land Unit Key att_mar_ger_germanic_archer_marauders

Naval Unit Key att_lon_light_mis_ger

Soldiers 84

Category Light Ship

Class Missile Ship

Custom Battle Cost 240

Recruitment Cost 240

Upkeep Cost 125

Missile Damage 45

├ Missile Weapon att_bow_long_shp

├ Projectile att_arrow_long_flaming_shp

├ Missile Damage 45

├ Missile Ap Damage 0

└ Base Reload Time 26

Accuracy 0

Range 200

Reload 45

Rate of Fire 4

Ammunition 5

Hull Strength 600

└ Ship att_shp_light_longship_missile

Speed 9

Melee Attack 10

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 5

Melee Defence 5

├ Base Defence 5

├ Shield att_none

└ Shield Defence 0

Armour 10

├ Armour att_leather

├ Armour Defence 10

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 82

├ Man Entity att_infantry_light

├ Man Health 75

└ Bonus Hit Points 7

Morale 34

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 60 Upgrade From
Required Technology Cost 60 Upgrade From

Garrison Buildings
x 1	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 Oriental Harbour (att_bld_all_resources_port_spice_2) Level 2 Oriental Port (att_bld_all_resources_port_spice_3) Level 3 Trade Wharf (att_bld_all_resources_port_trade_3) Level 3 Trade Port (att_bld_all_resources_port_trade_4) Level 4
x 2	Fishing Wharf (att_bld_all_resources_port_fish_3) Level 3 Military Port (att_bld_all_resources_port_military_4) Level 4 Spice Trading Port (att_bld_all_resources_port_spice_4) Level 4
x 3	Fishing Port (att_bld_all_resources_port_fish_4) Level 4

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Alamans Burgundians Bastarnians Gepids Greuthungians Lugians Marcomans Quadians Eastern Germanic Rebels Western Germanic Rebels Rugians Alamannic Separatists Burgundian Separatists East Germanic Separatists West Germanic Separatists Langobard Separatists Thuringians Varinians Franks Frankish Separatists Langobards Ostrogoths Ostrogothic Separatists Suebian Separatists Suebians Visigothic Separatists Visigoths
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