Nervii Melee Ship

Persian Assault Teteres - Levy Freemen

Ramming attacks from these ships will inflicting terrible damage.

The chance to win glory and position makes these men fierce opponents.

There is a good deal of debate as to how large ancient warships worked; the principles are understood, but the details are not always so clear. A Roman 'quadreme' or Greek 'tetreres' would seem to have four rows of oars if the name is translated literally. However, it is unclear how four sets of oars each with one rower apiece could be used without them getting in a terrible tangle even with a magnificently trained crew, or how the top set of rowers would be able to handle the extremely long oars pitched at a steep angle and still produce any power. The chances are that the term 'oar' had become synonymous with 'rower' and that the lowest bank had more than one man per oar. The other option was to go back to a double row of oars, with two men apiece. Two banks of oars would also have made for a cheaper construction task for each ship. Either way, the result was a ship that could rival the lighter trireme in speed, yet had more deck space for a large fighting contingent or artillery pieces.

(Levy Freemen)
The Celtic client system meant that a 'freeman' was given opportunities by the tribal hierarchy. He had to serve the noble classes, but he could also earn prestige in his own right. A freeman inevitably became the follower of an aristocrat, working on the land and raising livestock. However he also had the right to bear arms and fight alongside the nobles during times of war. In combat, a Celt could prove his worth, making a reputation for himself. This system caused an appetite for battle amongst the ambitious lower classes. This did not mean that their armies were ill-disciplined or haphazard: their cavalry used 'trimarcisia', where each rider went into battle with a pair of freeman servants, ready to supply fresh mounts or replace a warrior who fell.

Abilities

Persian Assault Teteres

• Row Hard 20
  Increases speed for 20 strokes.
  Ship speed

Attributes

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

Strengths & Weaknesses

Persian Assault Teteres

• Average hull strength
• Medium crew
• Average speed
• Average ramming
• Average boarding

Levy Freemen

• Average defensive unit
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Weak attack
• Poor morale

Nervii Units
General (2)
1.Nervian Elite Infantry
2.Nervian Elite Cavalry
Melee Infantry (12)
3.Fierce Swords
4.Guerrilla Swordsmen
5.Naked Warriors
6.Oathsworn
7.Celtic Warriors
8.Nervian Axe Warriors
9.Nervian Axe Masters
10.Celtic Sword Killers
11.Celtic Axe Warriors
12.Chosen Fanatics
13.Nervian Elite Infantry
14.Nervian Heavy Warriors
Missile Infantry (6)
15.Gallic Hunters
16.Celtic Skirmishers
17.Celtic Slingers
18.Celtic Youths
19.Nervian Bow Masters
20.Nervian female slingers
Spear Infantry (7)
21.Levy Freemen
22.Naked Spears
23.Celtic Tribesmen
24.Spear Brothers
25.Nervian Guerrilla Spears
26.Naked Spear Warriors
27.Nervian Blood Brothers
Melee Cavalry (5)
28.Light Horse
29.Mighty Horse
30.Noble Horse
31.Mounted Axemen
32.Nervian Elite Cavalry
Fixed Artillery (3)
33.Celtic Giant Ballista
34.Celtic Bastion Scorpion
35.Celtic Scorpion (Fixed)
Field Artillery (6)
36.Celtic Bastion Ballista
37.Celtic Ballista
38.Celtic Scorpion
39.Celtic Heavy Onager
40.Celtic Bastion Onager
41.Celtic Onager
Melee Ship (4)
42.Persian Assault Teteres - Levy Freemen
43.Assault Raider - Levy Freemen
44.Heavy Raider - Oathsworn
45.Medium Assault Raider - Celtic Warriors
Missile Ship (3)
46.Greek Missile Penteres - Celtic Slingers
47.Medium Missile Raider - Celtic Slingers
48.Missile Raider - Celtic Slingers
Artillery Ship (2)
49.Roman Light Artillery Quinquereme - Celtic Ballista (Ship)
50.Roman Artillery Quinquereme - Celtic Onager (Ship)