Kingdom of Carloman (Age of Charlemagne) Missile Ship

Dromont - Light Boatmen

The word 'dromont' is derived from the Greek word ‘dromao’, which means ‘to run’, and was applied to light, swift vessels built in a variety of forms and sizes. At the very minimum a dromon had a crew of 200; 50 men to the lower bank of oars, 100 on the oars above, and 50 combat marines. It is thought that lateen sails were used rather than square ones, and that for some reason it was armed with a spur at the bow of the ship, rather than a ram. Some were reported to carry pipe-like weapons used to project Greek Fire onto enemy ships.

(Light Boatmen)
In the past, naval warfare 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 early Middle Ages, the Frankish navy was of no real distinction, yet Charlemagne did maintain a sizeable navy to defend against Viking raids, which was something other kingdoms generally failed to do. At the time, the distinction between fighting on land and at sea was small, yet chiefly a matter of 'sea legs' - maintaining balance whilst toppling your opponent.

Unit Name Dromont - Light Boatmen

Main Unit Key cha_fra_dromon_light_boatmen

Land Unit Key cha_fra_light_boatmen

Naval Unit Key cha_dromont_mis

Soldiers 88

Category Heavy Ship

Class Missile Ship

Custom Battle Cost 300

Recruitment Cost 300

Upkeep Cost 90

Missile Damage 38

├ Missile Weapon att_bow

├ Projectile att_arrow_bow_normal

├ Missile Damage 32

├ Missile Ap Damage 6

└ Base Reload Time 20

Accuracy 25

Range 150

Reload 30

Rate of Fire 4

Ammunition 20

Hull Strength 2000

└ Ship att_shp_dromon_melee

Speed 6

Melee Attack 5

Melee Damage 9

├ Melee Weapon cha_dagger

├ Melee Base Damage 7

├ Armour-piercing Damage 2

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 0

├ Attack Against Elephants 0

└ Attack Against Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 1

Melee Defence 1

├ Base Defence 1

├ Shield cha_none

└ Shield Defence 0

Armour 6

├ Armour cha_cloth

├ Armour Defence 6

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 100

├ Man Entity cha_infantry_very_light

├ Man Health 100

└ Bonus Hit Points 0

Morale 26

Abilities

• 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
Lv. 0	Fishing Wharf (cha_bld_port_fishing_1) Level 1 Fishing Port (cha_bld_port_fishing_2) Level 2 Dockyard (cha_bld_port_military_1) Level 1 Shipwright (cha_bld_port_military_2) Level 2 Trade Wharf (cha_bld_port_trade_1) Level 1 Trade Port (cha_bld_port_trade_2) Level 2

Garrison Buildings
x 1	Fishing Wharf (cha_bld_port_fishing_1) Level 1 Fishing Port (cha_bld_port_fishing_2) Level 2 Dockyard (cha_bld_port_military_1) Level 1 Shipwright (cha_bld_port_military_2) Level 2 Trade Wharf (cha_bld_port_trade_1) Level 1 Trade Port (cha_bld_port_trade_2) Level 2

Faction Availability
Age of Charlemagne	Kingdom of Carloman (Age of Charlemagne) Kingdom of Charlemagne (Age of Charlemagne) Frankish Rebels (Age of Charlemagne) Frankish Separatists (Age of Charlemagne) Austrasian Separatists (Age of Charlemagne)