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Ddraig - Welsh Mailed Swordsmen

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

A strong arm, chain mail, and a ferocious lust for blood set these warriors apart.

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.

(Welsh Mailed Swordsmen)
As the twelfth-century historian Gerald of Wales put it, the people of Welsh lands were ever-trained for war, from their leaders down to their peasantry. He described a people who, if the situation required it, would rush from their ploughs without hesitation to pick up weapons as quickly as the courtier from court. Their rough and hilly terrain resulted in earlier traditions of Celtic culture being reflected in more military terms – for example, a heavily armoured combatant such as a feudal horseman would have difficulty operating there, so Welsh warriors relied more on agility in war situations, rather than brute strength. Where rival armies who fought them relied on stubborn resistance, the Welsh relied on constant movement.

In broad terms, the organisation of Welsh troops was arranged between those in the essential household force known as the ‘teulu’, and the individuals of the expanded common army, the ‘llu’. Many of them strove to master the broadsword, given its unique ability to maim and kill in the right hands. Sword fighting was generally practised by men of status who could afford the costly weapon, with blades commonly passed between generations as symbols of family honour. The dominant types of swords in north-western Europe were the broad-bladed two-edged forms that were up to 90 centimetres long. Most included a pommel on the hilt to keep the sword from slipping out of the hand when used from horseback, and also handy to dish out blunt-force trauma when the situation required it.

Ddraig - Welsh Mailed Swordsmen

Unit Name

Ddraig - Welsh Mailed Swordsmen

Main Unit Key

shp_wel_mailed_swordsmen

Land Unit Key

wel_mailed_swordsmen

Naval Unit Key

vik_ddraig

Soldiers

160

Category

Heavy Ship

Class

Melee Ship

Custom Battle Cost

800

Recruitment Cost

800

Upkeep Cost

225

Hull Strength

└ Ship

vik_ddraig

Speed

Melee Skill

38

Melee Damage

38

├ Melee Weapon

vik_sword

├ Melee Base Damage

32

├ Armour-piercing Damage

6

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Attack Against Cavalry

0

├ Attack Against Elephants

0

└ Attack Against Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

26

Melee Defence

68

├ Base Defence

38

├ Shield

vik_medium

└ Shield

30

Armour

32

├ Armour

vik_mail_heavy

├ Armour Defence

32

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

100

├ Man Entity

vik_inf_heavy

├ Man Health

100

└ Bonus Hit Points

0

Morale

49

Abilities

Welsh Mailed Swordsmen
  • Shield Castle
    "Heads down, lads, things are about to get a little hairy around here!"
    Units cannot move in this formation.

Attributes

  • [[col:yellow]]Expert Charge Defence[[/col]]
    This unit’s melee attack and damage are increased against charging enemies.
  • [[col:yellow]]Disciplined[[/col]]
    This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
  • [[col:yellow]]Hide (forest)[[/col]]
    This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses