Gothi (Empire Divided) Missile Ship

Medium Missile Raider - Gothic Archers

Tough warships for harrying the enemy, constructed to take on the worst of seas.

Every good archer believes his shot will reach its target.

Most of the northern European tribes were not naval powers, but there were still able seafarers to be found amongst them. Shipbuilding techniques were well understood, so while many vessels were small leather-skinned boats for inland and inshore use, bigger sea-going vessels were also made. Shipwrights used heavy planking for hulls, stitched together and then fastened to a wooden skeleton to create sturdy craft able to cope with Atlantic conditions. Julius Caesar was surprised at the quality of the enemy ships when his fleet clashed with the Veneti from modern-day Brittany. The Veneti vessels had flat bottoms to cope with shallows, but were also of heavy oak construction to cope with rough seas. This made them tough opposition for Roman galleys, and capable of shrugging off a ramming attack. Caesar said that the enemy ships "...were constructed of planks a foot in breadth, fastened by iron spikes the thickness of a man's thumb; the anchors were secured fast by iron chains instead of cables”. When the Romans were forced to board, they faced fearsome warriors used to close-quarters fighting at sea.

(Gothic Archers)
A Germanic people consisting of several confederated tribes, it is thought that the Goths came from the Baltic coast region of northern Poland, possibly incorporating land as far afield as Sweden. They began to appear on the fringes of the Roman Empire during the 3rd century AD, their migration possibly forced by overpopulation and climate changes during the Dark Ages that made agriculture difficult in their homelands. Descending into the Balkan Peninsula via Dacia and Greece, they sacked several prominent cities in the region and probably destroyed the Temple of Artemis, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Gothic aggression was eventually checked by the Emperor Claudius II; a deal was struck which allowed them to remain settled on the borders of Rome's empire, in Dacia, in return for military assistance as auxiliaries and foederati. This state of affairs persisted for quite some time, with the Goths converting to Arian Christianity, and even becoming somewhat Romanised in the intervening years.

Abilities

Medium Missile Raider

• 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 Cold
  This unit tires less quickly in snow.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Medium Missile Raider

• Good hull strength
• Medium crew
• Fast speed
• Weak ramming
• Poor boarding
• Good missile combat

Gothic Archers

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

Gothi (Empire Divided) Units
General (4)
1.Greuthungi Elite Spears
2.Greuthungi Lancers
3.Greuthungi Noble Cavalry
4.Tervingi Oathsworn
Melee Infantry (8)
5.Armoured Germanic Swords
6.Germanic Band
7.Gothic Axe Warriors
8.Gothic Falxmen
9.Gothic Warband
10.Tervingi Oathsworn
11.Tervingi Oathsworn
12.Tervingi Warriors
Missile Infantry (6)
13.Germanic Hunters
14.Germanic Hurlers
15.Elite Gothic Archers
16.Gothic Archers
17.Gothic Brigands
18.Gothic Slingers
Pike Infantry (2)
19.Germanic Pikes
20.Gothic Pikemen
Spear Infantry (6)
21.Germanic Spear Masters
22.Germanic Spearmen
23.Spear Levy
24.Gothic Spearwomen
25.Greuthungi Elite Spears
26.Greuthungi Elite Spears
Melee Cavalry (5)
27.Taifali Cavalry
28.Germanic Horsemen
29.Germanic Mounted Warband
30.Greuthungi Noble Cavalry
31.Greuthungi Noble Cavalry
Missile Cavalry (3)
32.Germanic Horse Skirmishers
33.Gothic Mounted Brigands
34.Gothic Night Riders
Shock Cavalry (3)
35.Gothic Lancers
36.Greuthungi Lancers
37.Greuthungi Lancers
Fixed Artillery (2)
38.German Giant Ballista
39.German Bastion Scorpion
Field Artillery (6)
40.German Ballista
41.German Bastion Ballista
42.German Scorpion
43.German Heavy Onager
44.German Onager
45.German Bastion Onager
Special (1)
46.Savage Dogs
Admiral (2)
47.Heavy Raider - Armoured Germanic Swords
48.Medium Missile Raider - Gothic Archers
Melee Ship (4)
49.Assault Raider - Germanic Band
50.Heavy Raider - Armoured Germanic Swords
51.Heavy Raider - Armoured Germanic Swords
52.Medium Assault Raider - Gothic Warband
Missile Ship (3)
53.Medium Missile Raider - Gothic Archers
54.Medium Missile Raider - Gothic Archers
55.Missile Raider - Germanic Hurlers