Assault Dieres - Misthophoroi Thureophoroi
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.A phalanx of skirmishing hoplites is good value for money, almost two units for one!
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.
(Misthophoroi Thureophoroi)
Light Greek infantry, the thureophoroi developed around the early 4th century BC, and straddled the gap between the phalanx and the skirmishing peltasts. Named after the thureos, their large oval shields, they were more heavily armoured than the traditional Thracian and Greek peltast. Able to both skirmish and form up as a phalanx, they were used to guard the flanks and protect other light troops. Their shield, normally made from wood and covered with leather, had a central handgrip that was protected by a vertical spine and a metal boss-like strip, and may have been inspired by Celtic or Roman shields of the time. Like the longer sarissa, the spears used by the thureophoroi had a weighted butt-spike to provide balance, but this also allowed them to throw javelins, if so equipped, by jamming their spears into the ground. Able to fulfil a variety of roles, thureophoroi were common amongst both citizen and mercenary units of the Greek city-states until they were eclipsed by the Macedonian phalanxes of Phillip II and Alexander the Great.
Unit Name Assault Dieres - Misthophoroi Thureophoroi |
Main Unit Key Mer_Mac_Shark |
Land Unit Key Mer_Gre_Thureos_Spears |
Naval Unit Key greek_two |
Soldiers 60 |
Category Light Ship |
Class Melee Ship |
Custom Battle Cost 390 |
Recruitment Cost 390 |
Upkeep Cost 290 |
7 |
├ Missile Weapon rome_javelin_light |
├ Projectile javelin_light |
├ Missile Damage 5 |
├ Missile Ap Damage 2 |
└ Base Reload Time 5 |
Accuracy 5 |
Range 103 |
Reload 0 |
Shots Per Minute 12 |
Ammunition 5 |
501 |
└ Ship greek_two |
Ship Speed 4 |
Melee Attack 24 |
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 26 |
55 |
├ Base Defence 30 |
├ Shield thureos |
└ Shield Defence 25 |
65 |
├ Armour leather |
├ Armour Defence 30 |
└ Shield Armour 35 |
30 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium_fast |
├ Man Health 20 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 10 |
Base Morale 50 |
Abilities
Assault Dieres- Row Hard 10
Increases speed for 10 strokes.
Ship speed
Attributes
- Disciplined
This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often. - Formation Attack
The unit will try to stay in formation when in melee. - Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Assault Dieres- Very poor hull strength
- Very light crew
- Fast speed
- Weak ramming
- Good boarding
- Good defensive unit
- Low damage but average armour penetration
- Average attack
- Normal 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_macedonia | Makedonia |
Epeiros Thessalia Makedonia |
1 | 0.15 | 1 | 1 |
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