Roman Separatists Missile Ship

Dromonarion Ballista Skirmisher - Byzantine Archer Marines

The dromonarion was smaller and lighter than the dromon and was ideal for patrolling the mouths of rivers. Following the Battle of Actium, where Augustus defeated Marc Anthony and Cleopatra to become First Citizen and de facto Emperor, the Roman navy favoured lighter, more manoeuvrable ships over the larger warships used by the Greeks. This was because of the types of duties they were expected to perform; tasks such as escorting the grain ships from Egypt, suppression of piracy, and river patrols. By this time, large ships were no longer required as there were few naval powers who remained large enough to pose a threat to the new Roman Empire.

(Byzantine Archer Marines)
Naval warfare in the ancient world 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 Second Punic War, Rome famously broke Carthage's mastery of the waves by creating the 'corvus' - a bridge that allowed its soldiers to board and fight. The distinction, then, in antiquity, between fighting on land and at sea was small, yet chiefly a matter of 'sea legs' - maintaining balance whilst toppling your opponent.

Unit Name Dromonarion Ballista Skirmisher - Byzantine Archer Marines

Main Unit Key att_shp_er_archers_dro_light_sco

Land Unit Key att_mar_rom_byzantine_archer_marines

Naval Unit Key att_dro_light_mis_sco_er

Soldiers 92

Category Medium Ship

Class Missile Ship

Custom Battle Cost 425

Recruitment Cost 425

Upkeep Cost 220

Missile Damage 45

├ Missile Weapon att_bow_composite_shp

├ Projectile att_arrow_composite_flaming_shp

├ Missile Damage 45

├ Missile Ap Damage 0

└ Base Reload Time 21

Accuracy 0

Range 150

Reload 45

Rate of Fire 5

Ammunition 5

Hull Strength 600

└ Ship att_shp_dromonarion_missile

Speed 8

Melee Attack 10

Melee Damage 6

├ Melee Weapon att_dagger

├ Melee Base Damage 5

├ Armour-piercing Damage 1

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 0

├ Attack Against Elephants 0

└ Attack Against Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 5

Melee Defence 5

├ Base Defence 5

├ Shield att_none

└ Shield Defence 0

Armour 10

├ Armour att_leather

├ Armour Defence 10

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 82

├ Man Entity att_infantry_light

├ Man Health 75

└ Bonus Hit Points 7

Morale 36

Abilities

• Douse Fire
  Sacrifice your ship's mobility for a short time to focus effort on putting out the blaze.
• Replenish Ammo
  During a naval conflict, missile troops can replenish ammo at the cost of mobility for a short time.

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

Recuitment Requirement
Required Technology Cost 106 Upgrade From

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Eastern Roman Empire Eastern Roman Separatists Roman Separatists
The Last Roman	Roman Empire (The Last Roman) Roman Expedition (The Last Roman) Roman Expedition Separatists (The Last Roman) Eastern Separatists (The Last Roman)