Armenia (Empire Divided) Missile Ship

Pursuit Trihemiolia - Persian Skirmishers

Fast, relatively powerful pursuit ships, well able to hunt down pirates and other seagoing scum.

Skirmishers are perfect for frustrating the enemy before a larger attack.

It is thought that the Rhodians, a significant naval power in the eastern Mediterranean, developed the 'trihemiolia' or 'two-and-a-half' as a vessel for pirate hunting. Given that Rhodes is an island entirely reliant on the sea and shipping this is a believable theory. Pirates used the hemiola, a handy little vessel developed from the dieres or bireme, a ship with two rows of oars; it makes sense that pirate hunters would think of taking a trieres, or trireme, with three rows of oars and modifying it in a similar fashion. A trihemiolia still had three rows of oars on each side, but the top row was reduced to only half the number of oars, positioned midships. The result was a faster, handier vessel that provided a height advantage over a hemiola for any archers on board. There was also a strategic benefit to the Rhodians, who could only draw on the manpower of one island: they could have six trieres warships with full complements of rowers, or seven trihemiolias for the same number of men. The useful design was soon adopted by other maritime powers around the Mediterranean.

(Persian Skirmishers)
Skirmishers harass the enemy, never giving them pause to regroup or breathe. Successful skirmish forces were often used to pin an enemy down whilst the vanguard prepared for the decisive attack. Eastern armies primarily employed skirmish cavalry, born of and entirely suited to the terrain upon which they fought and their cavalry-heavy structure. The javelin was an oft-used weapon for skirmishers, particularly from horseback. A rider could hurl his weapon at the enemy and be far away before they had time to react. If they were foolish enough to turn and face the threat, they could be blind to an infantry bulwark bearing down upon them.

Abilities

Pursuit Trihemiolia

• Row Hard 10
  Increases speed for 10 strokes.
  Ship speed

Attributes

• Resistant to Fatigue
  Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit.
• Hide (scrub & forest)
  This unit can hide in scrub and forest until enemy units get too close.
• Resistant to Heat
  This unit tires less quickly in the desert.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Pursuit Trihemiolia

• Poor hull strength
• Medium crew
• Uncatchable
• Weak ramming
• Poor boarding
• Average missile combat

Persian Skirmishers

• Long range
• Average rate of fire
• Fast moving
• Good damage but low armour penetration
• Very weak in melee
• Very poor morale

Armenia (Empire Divided) Units
General (5)
1.Azat Guard
2.Azat Knights Bodyguard
3.Noble Armenian Archers
4.Noble Cataphracts
5.Noble Horse Archers
Melee Infantry (4)
6.Armoured Axe Warriors
7.Eastern Axe Warriors
8.Eastern Infantry
9.Hillmen
Missile Infantry (7)
10.Armenian Archers
11.Armenian Slingers
12.Armoured Armenian Archers
13.Noble Armenian Archers
14.Noble Armenian Archers
15.Eastern Bowmen
16.Persian Skirmishers
Pike Infantry (2)
17.Armenian Pikemen
18.Armoured Armenian Pikemen
Spear Infantry (6)
19.Armenian Spearmen
20.Azat Guard
21.Azat Guard
22.Persian Spearmen
23.Eastern Spearmen
24.Noble Spearmen
Melee Cavalry (4)
25.Azat Knights
26.Azat Knights Bodyguard
27.Noble Armenian Cavalry
28.Eastern Cavalry
Missile Cavalry (5)
29.Armoured Horse Archers
30.Noble Horse Archers
31.Noble Horse Archers
32.Eastern Horse Archers
33.Eastern Horse Skirmishers
Shock Cavalry (3)
34.Noble Cataphracts
35.Noble Cataphracts
36.Eastern Cataphracts
Fixed Artillery (3)
37.Eastern Giant Ballista
38.Eastern Scorpion (Fixed)
39.Eastern Bastion Scorpion
Field Artillery (6)
40.Eastern Ballista
41.Eastern Bastion Ballista
42.Eastern Scorpion
43.Eastern Large Onager
44.Eastern Onager
45.Eastern Bastion Onager
Admiral (2)
46.Assault Tetreres - Eastern Infantry
47.Tower Penteres - Armoured Armenian Archers
Melee Ship (4)
48.Assault Dieres - Eastern Spearmen
49.Assault Tetreres - Eastern Infantry
50.Assault Tetreres - Eastern Infantry
51.Fire Pot Dieres - Eastern Spearmen
Missile Ship (8)
52.Missile Penteres - Armoured Armenian Archers
53.Missile Trieres - Armenian Slingers
54.Pursuit Trihemiolia - Persian Skirmishers
55.Raiding Hemiolia - Persian Skirmishers
56.Scorpion Penteres - Armoured Armenian Archers
57.Scorpion Trieres - Armenian Slingers
58.Tower Penteres - Armoured Armenian Archers
59.Tower Penteres - Armoured Armenian Archers
Artillery Ship (2)
60.Artillery Penteres - Eastern Onager (Ship)
61.Light Artillery Penteres - Eastern Ballista (Ship)