Visigothic Kingdom (The Last Roman) Missile Ship

Liburnian Marauder - Elite Visigoth Crossbow Marines

Liburnians were small, compact galleys, ideal for patrolling the Roman coastlines. They were named after an Illyrian tribe who used similar vessels during their raids against the Romans. During the 3rd century AD the Roman Empire came under continued attack from increasingly stronger barbarian forces from the north and east. In the north, the Picts and the Scots raided Britain, the Saxons plundered from the north and in the east, the Goths appeared in ever-more-vast numbers from the Black Sea region, due to pressure from nomadic tribes from the Steppes. By AD477 the Vandals had all but wiped out the Roman navy to take complete control of the Mediterranean, after which time the western sea was known as Wendelsae, or ‘Sea of the Vandals'.

(Elite Visigoth Crossbow 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 Liburnian Marauder - Elite Visigoth Crossbow Marines

Main Unit Key att_shp_vis_elite_crossbow_lib_heavy

Land Unit Key att_mar_ger_elite_visigoth_crossbow_marines

Naval Unit Key att_lib_heavy_mis_ger

Soldiers 148

Category Medium Ship

Class Missile Ship

Custom Battle Cost 450

Recruitment Cost 450

Upkeep Cost 250

Missile Damage 100

├ Missile Weapon att_crossbow_shp

├ Projectile att_arrow_crossbow_flaming_shp

├ Missile Damage 75

├ Missile Ap Damage 25

└ Base Reload Time 51

Accuracy 0

Range 125

Reload 50

Rate of Fire 2

Ammunition 5

Hull Strength 800

└ Ship att_shp_heavy_liburnian_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 7

├ Base Defence 7

├ Shield att_none

└ Shield Defence 0

Armour 15

├ Armour att_leather_lamellar

├ Armour Defence 15

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 84

├ Man Entity att_infantry_light

├ Man Health 75

└ Bonus Hit Points 9

Morale 54

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

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Military Port (bel_bld_all_resources_port_military_4) Level 4

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Visigothic Separatists Visigoths
The Last Roman	Visigothic Separatists (The Last Roman) Visigothic Kingdom (The Last Roman)