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Skeid Longship - Vandal Bowman Marauders

This ship and the men it bears are as strong as wind and tide.

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

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.

(Vandal Bowman 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.

Skeid Longship - Vandal Bowman Marauders

Unit Name

Skeid Longship - Vandal Bowman Marauders

Main Unit Key

att_shp_van_bowmen_lon_light_sword

Land Unit Key

att_mar_ger_vandal_bowman_marauders

Naval Unit Key

att_lon_light_mis_ger

Soldiers

88

Category

Light Ship

Class

Missile Ship

Custom Battle Cost

275

Recruitment Cost

210

Upkeep Cost

140

Missile Damage

35

├ Missile Weapon

att_bow_shp

├ Projectile

att_arrow_bow_flaming_shp

├ Missile Damage

35

├ Missile Ap Damage

0

└ Base Reload Time

27

Accuracy

0

Range

150

Reload

40

Rate of Fire

4

Ammunition

5

Hull Strength

600

└ Ship

att_shp_light_longship_missile

Speed

9

Melee Attack

7

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

2

Melee Defence

2

├ Base Defence

2

├ Shield

att_none

└ Shield Defence

0

Armour

10

├ Armour

att_leather

├ Armour Defence

10

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

80

├ Man Entity

att_infantry_light

├ Man Health

75

└ Bonus Hit Points

5

Morale

36

Abilities

Vandal Bowman Marauders
  • 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 Military Manoeuvres Cost 53 Upgrade From Skeid Longship - Vandal Bow Marauders
Garrison Buildings
Skeid Longship - Vandal Bowman 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
Military Wharf
Military Wharf
(att_bld_all_resources_port_military_3)
Level 3
Oriental Harbour
Oriental Harbour
(att_bld_all_resources_port_spice_2)
Level 2
Oriental Port
Oriental Port
(att_bld_all_resources_port_spice_3)
Level 3
Trade Jetties
Trade Jetties
(att_bld_all_resources_port_trade_2)
Level 2
Trade Wharf
Trade Wharf
(att_bld_all_resources_port_trade_3)
Level 3
Trade Port
Trade Port
(att_bld_all_resources_port_trade_4)
Level 4
Skeid Longship - Vandal Bowman Marauders x 4 Fishing Wharf
Fishing Wharf
(att_bld_all_resources_port_fish_3)
Level 3
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
Skeid Longship - Vandal Bowman Marauders x 6 Fishing Port
Fishing Port
(att_bld_all_resources_port_fish_4)
Level 4