Ostrogothic Kingdom (The Last Roman) Ramming Ship

Assault Liburnian - Western Light 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'.

(Western 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.

Unit Name Assault Liburnian - Western Light Marines

Main Unit Key att_shp_wr_light_marines_lib_light_spike

Land Unit Key att_mar_rom_western_light_marines

Naval Unit Key att_lib_light_spike_ram_wr

Soldiers 36

Category Light Ship

Class Ramming Ship

Custom Battle Cost 300

Recruitment Cost 300

Upkeep Cost 145

Hull Strength 2200

└ Ship att_shp_light_liburnian_spike

Speed 6

Melee Attack 47

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 32

Melee Defence 17

├ Base Defence 7

├ Shield att_oval

└ Shield Defence 10

Armour 53

├ Armour att_mail

├ Armour Defence 23

└ Shield Armour 30

Health 95

├ Man Entity att_infantry_heavy

├ Man Health 90

└ Bonus Hit Points 5

Morale 36

Abilities

• Ramming Speed!
  Increases the speed of a ship in order to cause greater damage when it hits the enemy.
• Douse Fire
  Sacrifice your ship's mobility for a short time to focus effort on putting out the blaze.

Attributes

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

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses

Recuitment Requirement
Required Technology Cost 75 Upgrade From

Garrison Buildings
x 1	Military Jetties (bel_bld_all_resources_port_military_2) Level 2 Military Wharf (bel_bld_all_resources_port_military_3) Level 3
x 2	Military Port (bel_bld_all_resources_port_military_4) Level 4

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Western Roman Empire Western Roman Empire Western Roman Separatists Roman Separatists Western Roman Empire Western Roman Empire
The Last Roman	Ostrogothic Kingdom (The Last Roman) Ostrogothic Separatists (The Last Roman)