Assault Dieres - Mercenary Sabean Spearmen
A bireme is a 30 meter long oared warship (galley) with two decks of oars, thought to have been invented by the Phoenicians in the 8th century BCE. Often called a liburnia in later Roman fleets, these swift yet durable warships are excellent for boarding actions and coastal patrols.The desert does not breed forgiving warriors.
The waterline ram was first mounted on a vessel in around 850BC. Warships and naval tactics were transformed. Ships were no longer platforms for infantry battles on the water; the ship itself became the weapon. Galleys changed as the new reality sank in. Ramming at speed would hole and sink an enemy, therefore slimmer, faster, handier ships were required. More speed on demand obviously required more oars a fast ship with a single row of oars ended up being stupidly, impractically long. The solution, then, was to put in a second set of oars above the first, but slightly offset to allow for rowers' benches. These biremes, a Latin word meaning 'two oars', or dieres, the Greek equivalent, were no longer than previous designs but had twice the number of rowers. They were fast, manoeuvrable, and could carry a fighting contingent. Some nations also gave their bireme crews fire pots; these clay pots filled with oil and pitch were hurled at enemy ships in the entirely reasonable hope of setting them ablaze.
(Mercenary Sabean Spearmen)
The warriors of the Sabaean region were light infantry, cavalry and archers as mercenaries and auxiliaries for the Roman Empire. Dressed desert-fashion, they were entirely familiar with and comfortable in arid places. This was secondary however, to their reputation as mostly reliable fighters, of far more worth than ordinary citizens or levies. This was due to the independence that the Sabaean kingdom maintained from the 8th century BC to AD275. This record was based on military might as well as diplomacy and the spice trade including frankincense and myrrh. Never conquered by Rome, Sabaean warriors still found work as mercenaries and auxiliaries in Roman service.
Unit Name Assault Dieres - Mercenary Sabean Spearmen |
Main Unit Key Mer_Ert_Galley |
Land Unit Key Mer_Afr_Spear |
Naval Unit Key egyptian_two |
Soldiers 60 |
Category Light Ship |
Class Melee Ship |
Custom Battle Cost 390 |
Recruitment Cost 390 |
Upkeep Cost 290 |
501 |
└ Ship egyptian_two |
Ship Speed 4 |
Melee Attack 13 |
5 |
├ Melee Weapon rome_spear |
├ Weapon Damage 5 |
├ Weapon Deadliness 0 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 15 |
├ Bonus vs. Elephants 15 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 11 |
49 |
├ Base Defence 24 |
├ Shield oval |
└ Shield Defence 25 |
45 |
├ Armour cloth |
├ Armour Defence 10 |
└ Shield Armour 35 |
30 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium |
├ Man Health 20 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 10 |
Base Morale 30 |
Abilities
Assault Dieres- Row Hard 10
Increases speed for 10 strokes.
Ship speed
Attributes
- Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close. - Resistant to Heat
This unit tires less quickly in the desert.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Assault Dieres- Very poor hull strength
- Very light crew
- Fast speed
- Weak ramming
- Good boarding
- Average defensive unit
- Low damage but average armour penetration
- Weak attack
- Poor morale
Mercenaries Pool
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No. | Pool | Province | Region | Initial Unit Count | Chance To Replenish | Max Replenish Per Turn | Max Count |
1 | rom_province_pool_naval_aithiops | Ityopya |
Ityopya Kush Medjay |
1 | 0.15 | 1 | 1 |
2 | rom_province_pool_naval_arabia_felix | Arabia Felix |
Himyar Maka Saba |
1 | 0.15 | 1 | 1 |
3 | rom_province_pool_naval_arabia_magna | Arabia Magna |
Kedar Hagar Yathrib |
1 | 0.15 | 1 | 1 |
Grand Campaign Mercenaries Pool
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No. | Pool | Province | Region | Initial Unit Count | Chance To Replenish | Max Replenish Per Turn | Max Count |
4 | rom_province_pool_naval_aithiops | Ityopya |
Ityopya Kush Medjay |
1 | 0.15 | 1 | 1 |
5 | rom_province_pool_naval_arabia_felix | Arabia Felix |
Himyar Maka Saba |
1 | 0.15 | 1 | 1 |
6 | rom_province_pool_naval_arabia_magna | Arabia Magna |
Hagar Kedar Yathrib |
1 | 0.15 | 1 | 1 |
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