Western Roman Empire Missile Ship

Liburnian Skirmisher - Roman Skirmisher Marines

Liburnians were small, compact galleys, ideal for patrolling the Roman coastlines. They were named after an Illyrian tribe who used similar vessels during their raids against the Romans. During the 3rd century AD the Roman Empire came under continued attack from increasingly stronger barbarian forces from the north and east. In the north, the Picts and the Scots raided Britain, the Saxons plundered from the north and in the east, the Goths appeared in ever-more-vast numbers from the Black Sea region, due to pressure from nomadic tribes from the Steppes. By AD477 the Vandals had all but wiped out the Roman navy to take complete control of the Mediterranean, after which time the western sea was known as Wendelsae, or ‘Sea of the Vandals'.

(Roman Skirmisher 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 Liburnian Skirmisher - Roman Skirmisher Marines

Main Unit Key att_shp_rom_skirmisher_lib_light

Land Unit Key att_mar_rom_roman_skirmisher_marines

Naval Unit Key att_lib_light_mis_rom

Soldiers 64

Category Light Ship

Class Missile Ship

Custom Battle Cost 275

Recruitment Cost 275

Upkeep Cost 135

Missile Damage 90

├ Missile Weapon att_javelin

├ Projectile att_javelin_normal

├ Missile Damage 70

├ Missile Ap Damage 20

└ Base Reload Time 14

Accuracy 0

Range 80

Reload 30

Rate of Fire 6

Ammunition 3

Hull Strength 600

└ Ship att_shp_light_liburnian_missile

Speed 9

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 31

├ Base Defence 1

├ Shield att_round_small

└ Shield Defence 30

Armour 8

├ Armour att_cloth

├ Armour Defence 3

└ Shield Armour 5

Health 78

├ Man Entity att_infantry_very_light

├ Man Health 75

└ Bonus Hit Points 3

Morale 34

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

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Required Technology Cost 63 Upgrade To
Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Fishing Jetties (att_bld_all_resources_port_fish_2) Level 2 Fishing Jetties (att_bld_all_resources_port_fish_2) Level 2 Fishing Wharf (att_bld_all_resources_port_fish_3) Level 3 Fishing Wharf (att_bld_all_resources_port_fish_3) Level 3 Fishing Port (att_bld_all_resources_port_fish_4) Level 4 Fishing Port (att_bld_all_resources_port_fish_4) Level 4 Jetty (att_bld_all_resources_port_generic_1) Level 1 Military Jetties (att_bld_all_resources_port_military_2) Level 2 Military Wharf (att_bld_all_resources_port_military_3) Level 3 Military Port (att_bld_all_resources_port_military_4) Level 4 Oriental Docks (att_bld_all_resources_port_spice_1) Level 1 Oriental Docks (att_bld_all_resources_port_spice_1) Level 1 Oriental Harbour (att_bld_all_resources_port_spice_2) Level 2 Oriental Harbour (att_bld_all_resources_port_spice_2) Level 2 Oriental Port (att_bld_all_resources_port_spice_3) Level 3 Oriental Port (att_bld_all_resources_port_spice_3) Level 3 Spice Trading Port (att_bld_all_resources_port_spice_4) Level 4 Spice Trading Port (att_bld_all_resources_port_spice_4) Level 4 Trade Jetties (att_bld_all_resources_port_trade_2) Level 2 Trade Wharf (att_bld_all_resources_port_trade_3) Level 3 Trade Port (att_bld_all_resources_port_trade_4) Level 4

Garrison Buildings
x 1	Fishing Jetties (att_bld_all_resources_port_fish_2) Level 2 Military Jetties (att_bld_all_resources_port_military_2) Level 2 Military Wharf (att_bld_all_resources_port_military_3) Level 3 Military Port (att_bld_all_resources_port_military_4) Level 4 Oriental Harbour (att_bld_all_resources_port_spice_2) Level 2 Oriental Port (att_bld_all_resources_port_spice_3) Level 3
x 2	Fishing Wharf (att_bld_all_resources_port_fish_3) Level 3 Spice Trading Port (att_bld_all_resources_port_spice_4) Level 4
x 3	Fishing Port (att_bld_all_resources_port_fish_4) Level 4

Faction Availability
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