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Liburna - Illyrioi Grosphomachoi

A liburna is a light war galley of Illyrian design with two rows of oarsmen, but lighter and faster than a standard bireme. Ideal for use in raiding and coastal patrol, this ship would soon be adopted by Rome and become the most common ship in later Roman fleets.

(Illyrian Raiders)

Ill-trained but eager men that will rape and pillage their way to fortune.

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.

(Illyrioi Grosphomachoi)
Although called Illyrians by Greeks and Romans, these seafaring people from the Adriatic coast were actually not a single nation or tribe. The Greeks first had dealings with them during the Bronze Age, and the name was then applied to everyone in the area. The Illyrians were actually several petty, and not-so-petty, kingdoms that warred with each other when not fighting Greeks or their Macedonian neighbours. The Illyrians could not be lightly dismissed as barbarians: under powerful warlords such as Bardyllis, king of the Dardanians, they conquered Macedon and installed a puppet ruler in 393BC. It was Phillip II and Alexander the Great who eventually ended Illyrian interference in their affairs. The Illyrians were also pirates, and terrorised the Adriatic for centuries; this was what eventually prompted their subjugation by the Romans.

Liburna - Illyrioi Grosphomachoi

Unit Name

Liburna - Illyrioi Grosphomachoi

Main Unit Key

Bar_Assault_Bireme_Illy

Land Unit Key

Bar_Marine_Illy

Naval Unit Key

illyrian_two

Soldiers

60

Category

Light Ship

Class

Melee Ship

Custom Battle Cost

938

Recruitment Cost

938

Upkeep Cost

234

Missile Damage

11

├ Missile Weapon

prec1

├ Projectile

prec1

├ Missile Damage

11

├ Missile Ap Damage

0

└ Base Reload Time

10

Accuracy

5

Range

80

Reload

0

Shots Per Minute

6

Ammunition

4

Ship Health

566

└ Ship

persian_two

Ship Speed

4

Melee Attack

25

Weapon Damage

11

├ Melee Weapon

axe2

├ Weapon Damage

11

├ Weapon Deadliness

0

├ Armour Piercing

Yes

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry

0

├ Bonus vs. Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

15

Melee Defence

47

├ Base Defence

16

├ Shield

shield2

└ Shield Defence

31

Armour

8

├ Armour

arm4

├ Armour Defence

8

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

23

├ Man Entity

medium_medium

├ Man Health

20

└ Bonus Hit Points

3

Base Morale

50

Abilities

Liburna
  • Row Hard 10
    Increases speed for 10 strokes.
    Ship speed
Illyrioi Grosphomachoi
  • Stamina (good)
    Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat.

Attributes

  • Hide (forest)
    This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Liburna
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very light crew
  • Fast speed
  • Weak ramming
  • Good boarding
Illyrioi Grosphomachoi
  • Average attack
  • Weak defence
  • Average damage but low armour penetration
  • Poor morale
Requires Buildings
Liburna - Illyrioi Grosphomachoi Lv. 0 Port of Alexandria
Port of Alexandria
(dei_port_ALEXANDRIA_2)
Level 1
Port of Alexandria
Port of Alexandria
(dei_port_ALEXANDRIA_3)
Level 2
Port of Alexandria
Port of Alexandria
(dei_port_ALEXANDRIA_4)
Level 3
Cothon
Cothon
(dei_port_CARTHAGE_2)
Level 1
Cothon
Cothon
(dei_port_CARTHAGE_3)
Level 2
Cothon
Cothon
(dei_port_CARTHAGE_4)
Level 3
Port of Massalia
Port of Massalia
(dei_port_MASSILIA_2)
Level 1
Port of Massalia
Port of Massalia
(dei_port_MASSILIA_3)
Level 2
Port of Massalia
Port of Massalia
(dei_port_MASSILIA_4)
Level 3
Port of Rhodos
Port of Rhodos
(dei_port_RHODES_2)
Level 1
Port of Rhodos
Port of Rhodos
(dei_port_RHODES_3)
Level 2
Port of Rhodos
Port of Rhodos
(dei_port_RHODES_4)
Level 3
Fishermen's Huts
Fishermen's Huts
(rom_BARBARIAN_port_major_food_2)
Level 1
Fishing Village
Fishing Village
(rom_BARBARIAN_port_major_food_3)
Level 2
Fishing Port
Fishing Port
(rom_BARBARIAN_port_major_food_4)
Level 3
Harbour
Harbour
(rom_BARBARIAN_port_major_military_2)
Level 1
Boatyard
Boatyard
(rom_BARBARIAN_port_major_military_3)
Level 2
Raider's Port
Raider's Port
(rom_BARBARIAN_port_major_military_4)
Level 3
Fishermen's Huts
Fishermen's Huts
(rom_BARBARIAN_port_minor_2)
Level 1
Fishing Village
Fishing Village
(rom_BARBARIAN_port_minor_3)
Level 2
Harbour
Harbour
(rom_BARBARIAN_port_minor_military_2)
Level 1
Boatyard
Boatyard
(rom_BARBARIAN_port_minor_military_3)
Level 2

(rom_ILLYRIAN_port_Raider_4)
Level 3
Garrison Buildings
Liburna - Illyrioi Grosphomachoi x 1 Boatyard
Boatyard
(rom_BARBARIAN_port_major_military_3)
Level 2
Raider's Port
Raider's Port
(rom_BARBARIAN_port_major_military_4)
Level 3
Liburna - Illyrioi Grosphomachoi x 2 Boatyard
Boatyard
(rom_BARBARIAN_port_minor_military_3)
Level 2
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