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Liburnian Galley - Roman Light Marines

These light, fast ships are ideal for coastal patrol duty.

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 Light 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 Galley - Roman Light Marines

Unit Name

Liburnian Galley - Roman Light Marines

Main Unit Key

att_shp_rom_light_marines_lib_light

Land Unit Key

att_mar_rom_roman_light_marines

Naval Unit Key

att_lib_light_mel_rom

Soldiers

64

Category

Light Ship

Class

Melee Ship

Custom Battle Cost

300

Recruitment Cost

300

Upkeep Cost

160

Missile Damage

80

├ Missile Weapon

att_plumbata_precursor

├ Projectile

att_plumbata_precursor_normal

├ Missile Damage

50

├ Missile Ap Damage

30

└ Base Reload Time

15

Accuracy

0

Range

80

Reload

15

Rate of Fire

5

Ammunition

1

Hull Strength

1800

└ Ship

att_shp_light_liburnian_melee

Speed

7

Melee Attack

26

Melee Damage

40

├ Melee Weapon

att_spatha

├ Melee Base Damage

36

├ Armour-piercing Damage

4

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Attack Against Cavalry

0

├ Attack Against Elephants

0

└ Attack Against Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

2

Melee Defence

40

├ Base Defence

30

├ Shield

att_oval

└ Shield Defence

10

Armour

40

├ Armour

att_leather

├ Armour Defence

10

└ Shield Armour

30

Health

120

├ Man Entity

att_infantry_medium

├ Man Health

90

└ Bonus Hit Points

30

Morale

34

Abilities

Roman Light Marines
  • Douse Fire
    Sacrifice your ship's mobility for a short time to focus effort on putting out the blaze.
  • 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
Upgrade
Required Technology Imperial Transport Service Cost 88 Upgrade To Liburnian Galley - Byzantine Marines
Requires Buildings
Liburnian Galley - Roman Light Marines Lv. 0 Fishing Jetties
Fishing Jetties
(bel_bld_all_resources_port_fish_2)
Level 2
Fishing Wharf
Fishing Wharf
(bel_bld_all_resources_port_fish_3)
Level 3
Fishing Port
Fishing Port
(bel_bld_all_resources_port_fish_4)
Level 4
Jetty
Jetty
(bel_bld_all_resources_port_generic_1)
Level 1
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
Trade Jetties
Trade Jetties
(bel_bld_all_resources_port_trade_2)
Level 2
Trade Wharf
Trade Wharf
(bel_bld_all_resources_port_trade_3)
Level 3
Trade Port
Trade Port
(bel_bld_all_resources_port_trade_4)
Level 4
Garrison Buildings
Liburnian Galley - Roman Light Marines x 1 Fishing Jetties
Fishing Jetties
(bel_bld_all_resources_port_fish_2)
Level 2
Fishing Wharf
Fishing Wharf
(bel_bld_all_resources_port_fish_3)
Level 3
Fishing Port
Fishing Port
(bel_bld_all_resources_port_fish_4)
Level 4
Jetty
Jetty
(bel_bld_all_resources_port_generic_1)
Level 1
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 Galley - Roman Light Marines x 2 Trade Jetties
Trade Jetties
(bel_bld_all_resources_port_trade_2)
Level 2
Liburnian Galley - Roman Light Marines x 3 Trade Wharf
Trade Wharf
(bel_bld_all_resources_port_trade_3)
Level 3
Liburnian Galley - Roman Light Marines x 4 Trade Port
Trade Port
(bel_bld_all_resources_port_trade_4)
Level 4