Ardiaei Melee Infantry

Illyrioi Peirates

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.

Unit Name Illyrioi Peirates

Main Unit Key Pirate_Illy

Land Unit Key Pirate_Illy

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 150

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 751

Recruitment Cost 751

Upkeep Cost 188

Missile Damage 15

├ Missile Weapon javelin3

├ Projectile javelin3

├ Missile Damage 15

├ Missile Ap Damage 0

└ Base Reload Time 9

Accuracy 5

Range 90

Reload 13

Shots Per Minute 8

Ammunition 7

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

• Stamina (average)
  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

• Very poor hull strength
• Very slow speed
• Weak ramming

• Average attack
• Weak defence
• Average damage but low armour penetration
• Poor morale

Garrison Buildings
x 1	Boatyard (rom_BARBARIAN_port_major_military_3) Level 2
x 2	Raider's Port (rom_BARBARIAN_port_major_military_4) Level 3 Boatyard (rom_BARBARIAN_port_minor_military_3) Level 2

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Ardiaei Ardiaei Tribal Council Daorsi Dalmatae Illyrian Rebels
Imperator Augustus	Illyrian Rebels (Imperator Augustus)