Theme of Sicily (Age of Charlemagne) Missile Ship

Dromon - Archer Boatmen

The word 'dromon' 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.

(Archer 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 Dromon - Archer Boatmen

Main Unit Key cha_byz_dromon_archer_boatmen

Land Unit Key cha_byz_archer_boatmen

Naval Unit Key cha_dromon_mis

Soldiers 88

Category Heavy Ship

Class Missile Ship

Custom Battle Cost 300

Recruitment Cost 300

Upkeep Cost 90

Missile Damage 49

├ Missile Weapon att_bow_composite

├ Projectile att_arrow_composite_normal

├ Missile Damage 37

├ Missile Ap Damage 12

└ Base Reload Time 17

Accuracy 25

Range 150

Reload 30

Rate of Fire 5

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 10

├ Armour cha_cloth_helmet

├ Armour Defence 10

└ 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	Dockyard (cha_bld_port_military_1) Level 1 Shipwright (cha_bld_port_military_2) Level 2

Garrison Buildings
x 1	Dockyard (cha_bld_port_military_1) Level 1 Shipwright (cha_bld_port_military_2) Level 2

Faction Availability
Age of Charlemagne	Roman Rebels (Age of Charlemagne) Roman Separatists (Age of Charlemagne) Theme of Sicily (Age of Charlemagne) Republic of Venice (Age of Charlemagne)