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Long Fhada - Elite Celtic Marauders

Fast when rowed, enabling men to both war and trade.

Fighting effectively at sea takes skill, courage, and sea-legs in abundance.

Literally meaning ‘long ship’ in the Gaelic language, the ‘long fhada’ can claim heritage from the ancient shipbuilding tradition of the Nordic peoples. Of course, the Norsemen didn’t just give their prized technology away, but their persistent raids of the Scottish and Irish coasts meant that longships were sometimes captured, enabling the Celts to study their construction in depth. Eventually, they produced the ‘birlinn’ and ‘Irish galley’, variants on the longship with between eight and twelve oars, in addition to a large sail. These features allowed the new breed of Celtic ships to easily cross the open sea for the purposes of trade and war, rather than having to remain close to the coastline at all times. Unfortunately, no remains of Celtic long fhada survive to this day, despite records of their continuous use until the 17th century.

(Elite Celtic Marauders)
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.

Long Fhada - Elite Celtic Marauders

Unit Name

Long Fhada - Elite Celtic Marauders

Main Unit Key

att_shp_cel_elite_norse_lon_heavy

Land Unit Key

att_mar_cel_elite_celtic_marauders

Naval Unit Key

att_lon_heavy_mel_cel

Soldiers

132

Category

Light Ship

Class

Melee Ship

Custom Battle Cost

550

Recruitment Cost

550

Upkeep Cost

285

Hull Strength

2000

└ Ship

att_shp_heavy_longship_melee

Speed

6

Melee Attack

48

Melee Damage

32

├ Melee Weapon

att_axe

├ Melee Base Damage

16

├ Armour-piercing Damage

16

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Attack Against Cavalry

0

├ Attack Against Elephants

0

└ Attack Against Infantry

10

Charge Bonus

33

Melee Defence

25

├ Base Defence

10

├ Shield

att_round

└ Shield Defence

15

Armour

25

├ Armour

att_leather

├ Armour Defence

10

└ Shield Armour

15

Health

97

├ Man Entity

att_infantry_medium

├ Man Health

90

└ Bonus Hit Points

7

Morale

34

Abilities

Elite Celtic Marauders
  • Rapid Advance
    Improved unit movement speed over an extended period.
  • Use the Whip
    Improved defence and fatigue resistance for a short time at the cost of overexertion.

Attributes

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

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses
Requires Buildings
Long Fhada - Elite Celtic Marauders Lv. 0 Military Wharf
Military Wharf
(att_bld_all_resources_port_military_3)
Level 3
Military Port
Military Port
(att_bld_all_resources_port_military_4)
Level 4