Longship - Viking Heavy Raiders
Fast when rowed, enabling men to both war and trade.Fighting effectively at sea takes skill, courage, and sea-legs in abundance.
The skeid was one of the larger types of longship; primarily used as a warship, its name means ‘that which cuts through water’. Perhaps the most famous skeid discovered in recent times is the Roskilde 6, at 37 metres long it is the largest longship ever discovered. Twenty percent of the original timbers have survived and been painstakingly restored, while the rest of the ship is represented by a huge metal frame to give a sense of scale. The Roskilde 6 can be found, along with a number of other longboats discovered in the harbour, at the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde, Denmark.
(Viking Heavy Raiders)
In the past, naval warfare was just another way for infantry to fight one another. The earliest documented naval battles are those of ancient China, 'grapple and hook' battles where boarding operations and close-quarters combat decided the victor. During the early Middle Ages, the Frankish navy was of no real distinction, yet Charlemagne did maintain a sizeable navy to defend against Viking raids, which was something other kingdoms generally failed to do. At the time, the distinction between fighting on land and at sea was small, yet chiefly a matter of 'sea legs' - maintaining balance whilst toppling your opponent.
Unit Name Longship - Viking Heavy Raiders |
Main Unit Key cha_vik_longship_heavy_raiders |
Land Unit Key cha_vik_heavy_raiders |
Naval Unit Key cha_longship |
Soldiers 128 |
Category Light Ship |
Class Melee Ship |
Custom Battle Cost 650 |
Recruitment Cost 650 |
Upkeep Cost 195 |
1800 |
└ Ship att_shp_light_longship_melee |
Speed 7 |
Melee Attack 52 |
40 |
├ Melee Weapon att_spatha |
├ Melee Base Damage 36 |
├ Armour-piercing Damage 4 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Attack Against Cavalry 0 |
├ Attack Against Elephants 0 |
└ Attack Against Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 17 |
33 |
├ Base Defence 8 |
├ Shield cha_round |
└ Shield Defence 25 |
46 |
├ Armour cha_mail |
├ Armour Defence 46 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
100 |
├ Man Entity cha_infantry_heavy |
├ Man Health 100 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 0 |
Morale 49 |
Abilities
Viking Heavy Raiders- Douse Fire
Sacrifice your ship's mobility for a short time to focus effort on putting out the blaze. - Use the Whip
Improved defence and fatigue resistance for a short time at the cost of overexertion.
Attributes
- Resistant to Fatigue
Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit. - Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
Strengths & Weaknesses
No Strengths and Weaknesses
Faction Availability | |
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Age of Charlemagne |