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Birlinn - Alban Levy Javelinmen CircennCircenn Missile Ship

Birlinn - Alban Levy Javelinmen

This transport ship is light and easy to manoeuvre, but almost defenceless if attacked.

With the right training, a javelin can be thrown by anyone, whether they like it or not.

For most of history the only way to move cargoes and people over long distances at any kind of reasonable speed was by water; this remained true until the invention of the railway. Trading vessels carried goods, following the coastlines for the most part, and up navigable rivers. The pattern of settlement and colonisation was almost entirely based on where ships could go. It was also considerably easier to move armies by sea than march them long distances. Trade ships were hired or requisitioned for such tasks, and this was an added incentive for generals to reach a quick conclusion to a campaign: war hurt trade, and used up ships needed for vital food supplies.

(Alban Levy Javelinmen)
The early medieval Highlanders of Alba were a cultural mix of Gaelic, Celtic, and other peoples, who had much in common with similar groups in nearby Ireland and northern Britain. Centuries of encounters with invading Romans and the sporadic infighting that followed meant that militarily, they were well-prepared. Organised under local commanders and lords, most males were expected to be ready to fight, but when they were not being called upon to defend their land or clan they farmed and fished alongside their women. Their climate made them particularly tough, readily fighting into the depth of winter when required. Even the Vikings were fearful of the Highlanders of northern Britain by their own accounts – the classic Icelandic saga ‘Islendingasagur’ warns other Norsemen to approach parts of the Scottish coast with caution, lest it cost them their lives!

The warriors of Alba were generally made up of territorial units of fighting men. The throwing spear or javelin was one such genus of weapons they used, with the thrusting variety not always entirely distinct from the thrown variety. The advantage of the javelin thrower was the ability to potentially pierce through shields and armour from distance, but this was offset by the reduced range and limited output compared to standard archers, since there were only so many javelins a thrower could carry at any one time. Javelin throwing was certainly a unique skill, with the most skilful Viking warriors allegedly even able to catch spears in mid-flight to hurl them straight back!

Birlinn - Alban Levy Javelinmen

Unit Name

Birlinn - Alban Levy Javelinmen

Main Unit Key

shp_sco_alban_levy_javelinmen

Land Unit Key

sco_alban_levy_javelinmen

Naval Unit Key

vik_birlinn_mis

Soldiers

80

Category

Light Ship

Class

Missile Ship

Custom Battle Cost

150

Recruitment Cost

150

Upkeep Cost

40

Missile Damage

37

├ Missile Weapon

vik_jav_levy

├ Projectile

vik_javelin_levy

├ Missile Damage

28

├ Missile Ap Damage

9

└ Base Reload Time

30

Accuracy

33

Range

80

Reload

40

Rate of Fire

3

Ammunition

7

Hull Strength

└ Ship

vik_birlinn

Speed

Melee Skill

7

Melee Damage

9

├ Melee Weapon

vik_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

2

Melee Defence

22

├ Base Defence

7

├ Shield

vik_small

└ Shield

15

Armour

5

├ Armour

vik_cloth

├ Armour Defence

5

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

100

├ Man Entity

vik_inf_mis_very_light

├ Man Health

100

└ Bonus Hit Points

0

Morale

26

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

  • [[col:yellow]]Resistant to Fatigue[[/col]]
    Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit.
  • [[col:yellow]]Hide (forest)[[/col]]
    This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
  • [[col:yellow]]Ignore Terrain[[/col]]
    Speed penalties caused by the terrain are ignored by this unit.
  • [[col:yellow]]Snipe[[/col]]
    This unit remains hidden while firing.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses