Kingdom of the Danes (Age of Charlemagne) Melee Ship

Longship - Viking Smashers

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.

(Viking Smashers)
In the past, naval warfare 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 early Middle Ages, the Frankish navy was of no real distinction, yet Charlemagne did maintain a sizeable navy to defend against Viking raids, which was something other kingdoms generally failed to do. At the time, the distinction between fighting on land and at sea was small, yet chiefly a matter of 'sea legs' - maintaining balance whilst toppling your opponent.

Unit Name Longship - Viking Smashers

Main Unit Key cha_vik_longship_smashers

Land Unit Key cha_vik_smashers

Naval Unit Key cha_longship

Soldiers 128

Category Light Ship

Class Melee Ship

Custom Battle Cost 450

Recruitment Cost 450

Upkeep Cost 135

Hull Strength 1800

└ Ship att_shp_light_longship_melee

Speed 7

Melee Attack 59

Melee Damage 50

├ Melee Weapon cha_dane_axe

├ Melee Base Damage 20

├ Armour-piercing Damage 30

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 0

├ Attack Against Elephants 0

└ Attack Against Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 87

Melee Defence 4

├ Base Defence 4

├ Shield cha_none

└ Shield Defence 0

Armour 6

├ Armour cha_cloth

├ Armour Defence 6

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 100

├ Man Entity cha_infantry_medium

├ Man Health 100

└ Bonus Hit Points 0

Morale 42

Abilities

• 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

• 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	Shipwright (cha_bld_port_military_2) Level 2

Garrison Buildings
x 1	Shipwright (cha_bld_port_military_2) Level 2

Faction Availability
Age of Charlemagne	Kingdom of the Danes (Age of Charlemagne) Viking Rebels (Age of Charlemagne) Viking Separatists (Age of Charlemagne) Danish Separatists (Age of Charlemagne)