Theme of Sicily (Age of Charlemagne) Melee Ship

Dromon - Skutatoi Marines

The word 'dromon' is derived from the Greek word ‘dromao’, which means ‘to run’, and was applied to light, swift vessels built in a variety of forms and sizes. At the very minimum a dromon had a crew of 200; 50 men to the lower bank of oars, 100 on the oars above, and 50 combat marines. It is thought that lateen sails were used rather than square ones, and that for some reason it was armed with a spur at the bow of the ship, rather than a ram. Some were reported to carry pipe-like weapons used to project Greek Fire onto enemy ships.

(Skutatoi Marines)
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 Dromon - Skutatoi Marines

Main Unit Key cha_byz_dromon_skutatoi

Land Unit Key cha_byz_skutatoi_marines

Naval Unit Key cha_dromon

Soldiers 128

Category Heavy Ship

Class Melee Ship

Custom Battle Cost 600

Recruitment Cost 600

Upkeep Cost 180

Hull Strength 2000

└ Ship att_shp_dromon_melee

Speed 6

Melee Attack 34

Melee Damage 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

Melee Defence 72

├ Base Defence 37

├ Shield cha_oval

└ Shield Defence 35

Armour 46

├ Armour cha_mail

├ Armour Defence 46

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 100

├ Man Entity cha_infantry_heavy

├ Man Health 100

└ Bonus Hit Points 0

Morale 38

Abilities

• 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

• Disciplined
  This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Dockyard (cha_bld_port_military_1) Level 1 Shipwright (cha_bld_port_military_2) Level 2

Garrison Buildings
x 1	Dockyard (cha_bld_port_military_1) Level 1 Shipwright (cha_bld_port_military_2) Level 2

Faction Availability
Age of Charlemagne	Roman Rebels (Age of Charlemagne) Roman Separatists (Age of Charlemagne) Theme of Sicily (Age of Charlemagne) Republic of Venice (Age of Charlemagne)