Sassanid Empire Melee Ship

Dromonarion Galley - Sassanid Naft 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.

(Sassanid Naft 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 Galley - Sassanid Naft Marines

Main Unit Key att_shp_sas_naft_marines_dro_light

Land Unit Key att_mar_est_sassanid_naft_marines

Naval Unit Key att_dro_light_mel_eas

Soldiers 60

Category Medium Ship

Class Melee Ship

Custom Battle Cost 450

Recruitment Cost 450

Upkeep Cost 295

Missile Damage 0

├ Missile Weapon att_grenade_precursor

├ Projectile att_grenade_naft_precursor_normal

├ Missile Damage 0

├ Missile Ap Damage 0

└ Base Reload Time 51

Accuracy 0

Range 50

Reload 35

Rate of Fire 2

Ammunition 1

Hull Strength 1800

└ Ship att_shp_dromonarion_melee

Speed 7

Melee Attack 65

Melee Damage 25

├ Melee Weapon att_mace

├ Melee Base Damage 5

├ Armour-piercing Damage 20

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 0

├ Attack Against Elephants 0

└ Attack Against Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 40

Melee Defence 55

├ Base Defence 25

├ Shield att_round_small

└ Shield Defence 30

Armour 28

├ Armour att_mail

├ Armour Defence 23

└ Shield Armour 5

Health 110

├ Man Entity att_infantry_medium

├ Man Health 90

└ Bonus Hit Points 20

Morale 54

Abilities

• Douse Fire
  Sacrifice your ship's mobility for a short time to focus effort on putting out the blaze.
• Set Fuse
  A short time is required between throws to prepare naphtha pot and fuse.

Attributes

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

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Military Port (att_bld_all_resources_port_military_4) Level 4

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Sassanid Empire Sassanid Separatists