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Dromonarion Skirmisher - Eastern Naval Hurlers

Light and easy to manoeuvre, this ship is ideal for skirmish tactics.

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

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.

(Eastern Naval Hurlers)
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.

Dromonarion Skirmisher - Eastern Naval Hurlers

Unit Name

Dromonarion Skirmisher - Eastern Naval Hurlers

Main Unit Key

att_shp_eas_hurlers_dro_light

Land Unit Key

att_mar_est_eastern_naval_hurlers

Naval Unit Key

att_dro_light_mis_eas

Soldiers

60

Category

Medium Ship

Class

Missile Ship

Custom Battle Cost

230

Recruitment Cost

230

Upkeep Cost

120

Missile Damage

50

├ Missile Weapon

att_sling

├ Projectile

att_sling_normal

├ Missile Damage

50

├ Missile Ap Damage

0

└ Base Reload Time

10

Accuracy

0

Range

125

Reload

30

Rate of Fire

9

Ammunition

4

Hull Strength

600

└ Ship

att_shp_dromonarion_missile

Speed

8

Melee Attack

5

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

1

Melee Defence

16

├ Base Defence

1

├ Shield

att_round

└ Shield Defence

15

Armour

18

├ Armour

att_cloth

├ Armour Defence

3

└ Shield Armour

15

Health

78

├ Man Entity

att_infantry_light

├ Man Health

75

└ Bonus Hit Points

3

Morale

34

Abilities

Eastern Naval Hurlers
  • Douse Fire
    Sacrifice your ship's mobility for a short time to focus effort on putting out the blaze.

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
Requires Buildings
Dromonarion Skirmisher - Eastern Naval Hurlers Lv. 0 Fishing Jetties
Fishing Jetties
(att_bld_all_resources_port_fish_2)
Level 2
Fishing Wharf
Fishing Wharf
(att_bld_all_resources_port_fish_3)
Level 3
Fishing Port
Fishing Port
(att_bld_all_resources_port_fish_4)
Level 4
Jetty
Jetty
(att_bld_all_resources_port_generic_1)
Level 1
Military Jetties
Military Jetties
(att_bld_all_resources_port_military_2)
Level 2
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
Oriental Docks
Oriental Docks
(att_bld_all_resources_port_spice_1)
Level 1
Oriental Harbour
Oriental Harbour
(att_bld_all_resources_port_spice_2)
Level 2
Oriental Port
Oriental Port
(att_bld_all_resources_port_spice_3)
Level 3
Spice Trading Port
Spice Trading Port
(att_bld_all_resources_port_spice_4)
Level 4
Trade Jetties
Trade Jetties
(att_bld_all_resources_port_trade_2)
Level 2
Trade Wharf
Trade Wharf
(att_bld_all_resources_port_trade_3)
Level 3
Trade Port
Trade Port
(att_bld_all_resources_port_trade_4)
Level 4
Garrison Buildings
Dromonarion Skirmisher - Eastern Naval Hurlers x 2 Fishing Jetties
Fishing Jetties
(att_bld_all_resources_port_fish_2)
Level 2
Military Jetties
Military Jetties
(att_bld_all_resources_port_military_2)
Level 2
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
Oriental Port
Oriental Port
(att_bld_all_resources_port_spice_3)
Level 3
Spice Trading Port
Spice Trading Port
(att_bld_all_resources_port_spice_4)
Level 4
Dromonarion Skirmisher - Eastern Naval Hurlers x 3 Fishing Wharf
Fishing Wharf
(att_bld_all_resources_port_fish_3)
Level 3
Dromonarion Skirmisher - Eastern Naval Hurlers x 4 Fishing Port
Fishing Port
(att_bld_all_resources_port_fish_4)
Level 4
Dromonarion Skirmisher - Eastern Naval Hurlers x 1 Jetty
Jetty
(att_bld_all_resources_port_generic_1)
Level 1
Oriental Docks
Oriental Docks
(att_bld_all_resources_port_spice_1)
Level 1
Oriental Harbour
Oriental Harbour
(att_bld_all_resources_port_spice_2)
Level 2
Trade Jetties
Trade Jetties
(att_bld_all_resources_port_trade_2)
Level 2
Trade Wharf
Trade Wharf
(att_bld_all_resources_port_trade_3)
Level 3
Trade Port
Trade Port
(att_bld_all_resources_port_trade_4)
Level 4