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Liburnian Skirmisher - Roman Bowman Marines

Skirmish tactics require light, swift ships, like this liburnian.

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

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 Bowman 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.

Liburnian Skirmisher - Roman Bowman Marines

Unit Name

Liburnian Skirmisher - Roman Bowman Marines

Main Unit Key

att_shp_rom_bowmen_lib_light

Land Unit Key

att_mar_rom_roman_bowman_marines

Naval Unit Key

att_lib_light_mis_rom

Soldiers

96

Category

Light Ship

Class

Missile Ship

Custom Battle Cost

250

Recruitment Cost

250

Upkeep Cost

125

Missile Damage

35

├ Missile Weapon

att_bow_shp

├ Projectile

att_arrow_bow_flaming_shp

├ Missile Damage

35

├ Missile Ap Damage

0

└ Base Reload Time

27

Accuracy

0

Range

150

Reload

40

Rate of Fire

4

Ammunition

5

Hull Strength

600

└ Ship

att_shp_light_liburnian_missile

Speed

9

Melee Attack

16

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

2

Melee Defence

11

├ Base Defence

11

├ Shield

att_none

└ Shield Defence

0

Armour

3

├ Armour

att_cloth

├ Armour Defence

3

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

90

├ Man Entity

att_infantry_very_light

├ Man Health

75

└ Bonus Hit Points

15

Morale

34

Abilities

Roman Bowman Marines
  • 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 Military Standardisation Cost 63 Upgrade From Liburnian Skirmisher - Roman Skirmisher Marines
Garrison Buildings
Liburnian Skirmisher - Roman Bowman Marines x 2 Fishing Jetties
Fishing Jetties
(bel_bld_all_resources_port_fish_2)
Level 2
Military Jetties
Military Jetties
(bel_bld_all_resources_port_military_2)
Level 2
Military Wharf
Military Wharf
(bel_bld_all_resources_port_military_3)
Level 3
Military Port
Military Port
(bel_bld_all_resources_port_military_4)
Level 4
Liburnian Skirmisher - Roman Bowman Marines x 4 Fishing Wharf
Fishing Wharf
(bel_bld_all_resources_port_fish_3)
Level 3
Liburnian Skirmisher - Roman Bowman Marines x 6 Fishing Port
Fishing Port
(bel_bld_all_resources_port_fish_4)
Level 4