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Missile Trieres - Libyan Javelinmen

A large contingent of archers can make short work of enemy crews.

Javelin-armed skirmishers harry an enemy before the main battle is joined.

Of all the warships found in the ancient world, it is the trireme, or trieres, that remains the most famous and recognisable. Nearly all Hollywood 'sword and sandal' movies will include a trireme somewhere. The vessel was entirely designed for war. Its name came from the three rows of oars carried on each side, stacked above each other in staggered columns to give the rowers some room to work. The top row of oars pivoted on a rowlock, or oarlock, mounted on an outrigger projecting from the hull. This allowed the top oars to pitch down at a sharper angle to reach the sea without getting tangled in the lower ones. The trireme was a greyhound of a ship, capable of high-speed dashes with a well-trained crew and, contrary to popular belief, not all rowers were slaves. Aboard Greek vessels they were citizens, and were given respect, not the lash. They were also largely fair-weather ships, and unsuited to rough seas such as the Atlantic; the lowest level of oars were, at most, less than half a metre above the waterline. That, however, did not stop the trireme being a superb weapon against other ships: a high-speed ramming attack could rip a hole in the side of almost any target. The type was also large enough to be used in other ways, which lead to it carrying archers and assorted light artillery pieces.

(Libyan Javelinmen)
The javelin is among the oldest weapons in human hands. Equipped with javelins and little else, skirmishers harried their opposite numbers and peppered hoplite phalanxes before quickly retreating. This was the typical tactic of all unarmoured, javelin-armed troops: to engage at range and then fall back behind more heavily-armoured infantry, or continue attacks while trying to stay just out of reach of the enemy. Such harassment could be highly effective, in 391BC at the Battle of Lechaeum a force of Spartans, lacking the support of skirmishers or cavalry, were severely punished by javelin-armed Athenians who refused to meet them at close quarters. Over time, shields became common, such as those used by Thracian and Greek peltasts, but in turn these were rendered obsolescent by the Hellenic thureophoroi. Nevertheless, javelinmen and other irregulars continued to play a part in many armies throughout antiquity.

Missile Trieres - Libyan Javelinmen

Unit Name

Missile Trieres - Libyan Javelinmen

Main Unit Key

Car_Javelin_Three

Land Unit Key

Car_Libyan_Javelin

Naval Unit Key

greek_three

Soldiers

80

Category

Medium Ship

Class

Missile Ship

Custom Battle Cost

520

Recruitment Cost

520

Upkeep Cost

85

Missile Damage

28

├ Missile Weapon

rome_javelin

├ Projectile

javelin_normal

├ Missile Damage

15

├ Missile Ap Damage

13

└ Base Reload Time

9

Accuracy

5

Range

70

Reload

13

Shots Per Minute

8

Ammunition

18

Ship Health

585

└ Ship

greek_three

Ship Speed

6

Melee Attack

7

Weapon Damage

23

├ Melee Weapon

rome_shortsword

├ Melee Damage Base

20

├ Melee Damage Ap

3

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Large

0

├ Bonus vs Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

5

Charge Bonus

3

Melee Defence

31

├ Base Defence

5

├ Shield

pelta

└ Shield Defence

26

Armour

52

├ Armour

cloth

├ Armour Defence

27

└ Shield Armour

25

Health

50

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_very_light

├ Man Health

45

└ Bonus Hit Points

5

Base Morale

20

Abilities

Missile Trieres
  • Row Hard 10
    Increases speed for 10 strokes.
    Ship speed

Attributes

  • Resistant to Fatigue
    Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit.
  • Hide (scrub & forest)
    This unit can hide in scrub and forest until enemy units get too close.
  • Resistant to Heat
    This unit tires less quickly in the desert.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Missile Trieres
  • Poor hull strength
  • Light crew
  • Fast speed
  • Weak ramming
  • Poor boarding
  • Average missile combat
Libyan Javelinmen
  • Short range
  • Fast rate of fire
  • Very good damage and armour penetration
  • Very weak in melee
  • Very poor morale
Requires Buildings
Missile Trieres - Libyan Javelinmen Lv. 0 Fish Market
Fish Market
(greek_port_fish_4)
Level 3
Docks
Docks
(greek_port_harbour_3)
Level 2
Neosokoi
Neosokoi
(greek_port_harbour_4)
Level 3
Emporion
Emporion
(greek_port_trade_4)
Level 3
Garrison Buildings
Missile Trieres - Libyan Javelinmen x 2 Docks
Docks
(greek_port_harbour_3)
Level 2