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Illyrioi Grosphomachoi

(Illyrian Raiders)

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

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.

Illyrioi Grosphomachoi

Unit Name

Illyrioi Grosphomachoi

Main Unit Key

Bar_Marine_Illy

Land Unit Key

Bar_Marine_Illy

Naval Unit Key

pel_transport

Soldiers

150

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

751

Recruitment Cost

751

Upkeep Cost

312

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

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

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

Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Illyrioi Grosphomachoi
  • Average attack
  • Weak defence
  • Average damage but low armour penetration
  • Poor morale
Garrison Buildings
Illyrioi Grosphomachoi x 1 Boatyard
Boatyard
(rom_BARBARIAN_port_major_military_3)
Level 2
Illyrioi Grosphomachoi x 2 Raider's Port
Raider's Port
(rom_BARBARIAN_port_major_military_4)
Level 3
Boatyard
Boatyard
(rom_BARBARIAN_port_minor_military_3)
Level 2