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Skeid Longship - Germanic Bow 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.

(Germanic Bow 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 - Germanic Bow Marauders

Unit Name

Skeid Longship - Germanic Bow Marauders

Main Unit Key

att_shp_ger_bow_lon_light

Land Unit Key

att_mar_ger_germanic_bow_marauders

Naval Unit Key

att_lon_light_mis_ger

Soldiers

56

Category

Light Ship

Class

Missile Ship

Custom Battle Cost

210

Recruitment Cost

160

Upkeep Cost

110

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

30

Rate of Fire

3

Ammunition

4

Hull Strength

600

└ Ship

att_shp_light_longship_missile

Speed

9

Melee Attack

5

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

1

Melee Defence

1

├ Base Defence

1

├ Shield

att_none

└ Shield Defence

0

Armour

3

├ Armour

att_cloth

├ Armour Defence

3

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

78

├ Man Entity

att_infantry_very_light

├ Man Health

75

└ Bonus Hit Points

3

Morale

34

Abilities

Germanic Bow 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
Upgrade
Required Technology Mastery of Terrain Cost 60 Upgrade To Skeid Longship - Germanic Archer Marauders
Required Technology Visigothic Military Manoeuvres Cost 45 Upgrade To Skeid Longship - Germanic Bowman Marauders
Requires Buildings
Skeid Longship - Germanic Bow Marauders Lv. 0 Fishing Jetties
Fishing Jetties
(att_bld_all_resources_port_fish_2)
Level 2
Fishing Wharf
Fishing Wharf
(att_bld_all_resources_port_fish_3)
Level 3
Fishing Port
Fishing Port
(att_bld_all_resources_port_fish_4)
Level 4
Jetty
Jetty
(att_bld_all_resources_port_generic_1)
Level 1
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
Military Port
Military Port
(att_bld_all_resources_port_military_4)
Level 4
Oriental Docks
Oriental Docks
(att_bld_all_resources_port_spice_1)
Level 1
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
Spice Trading Port
Spice Trading Port
(att_bld_all_resources_port_spice_4)
Level 4
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
Garrison Buildings
Skeid Longship - Germanic Bow Marauders x 1 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 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 - Germanic Bow Marauders x 2 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 - Germanic Bow Marauders x 3 Fishing Port
Fishing Port
(att_bld_all_resources_port_fish_4)
Level 4