Saxoni (Empire Divided) Melee Ship

Assault Raider - Saxoni Raiders

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.

(Saxoni Raiders)
Arguably the first time the 'Saxoni' - an aggressive Germanic tribe - was mentioned was by the Egyptian writer Claudius Ptolemy in 'Geographia', during the 2nd century AD. At the time, they were thought to occupy land to the north of the Lower Elbe river, where modern-day Hamburg stands today. The Emperor Julian mentioned the Saxoni again, in AD 356, during a speech against his rival, Magnentius, with whom they had allied. In the 3rd century AD, pressure on the Roman Empire's northern frontier, due to alarmingly-frequent Saxoni raids, led to dedicated defence of the 'Saxon Shore' on both sides of the English Channel. Several branches of Saxoni, along with their neighbours the Angles and Jutes, migrated and settle in the former Roman province of Britannia, eventually becoming known as the 'English'.

Unit Name Assault Raider - Saxoni Raiders

Main Unit Key 3c_Sax_Assault_Raider

Land Unit Key 3c_Sax_Saxon_Raiders

Naval Unit Key 3c_barbarian_raider_melee

Soldiers 80

Category Medium Ship

Class Melee Ship

Custom Battle Cost 410

Recruitment Cost 410

Upkeep Cost 80

Missile Damage 32

├ Missile Weapon rome_javelin_precursor

├ Projectile javelin_prec

├ Missile Damage 20

├ Missile Ap Damage 12

└ Base Reload Time 15

Accuracy 5

Range 40

Reload 0

Shots Per Minute 4

Ammunition 2

Ship Health

└ Ship barbarian_raider

Ship Speed

Melee Attack 34

Weapon Damage 26

├ Melee Weapon rome_celtic_axe

├ Melee Damage Base 16

├ Melee Damage Ap 10

├ Armour Piercing Yes

├ Bonus vs. Large 0

├ Bonus vs Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 16

Melee Defence 48

├ Base Defence 18

├ Shield round

└ Shield Defence 30

Armour 60

├ Armour leather

├ Armour Defence 30

└ Shield Armour 30

Health 45

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium_fast

├ Man Health 40

└ Bonus Hit Points 5

Base Morale 35

Abilities

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

Attributes

• Guerrilla Deployment
  This unit can deploy outside of the deployment zone.
• Resistant to Cold
  This unit tires less quickly in snow.
• Stalk
  This unit can move hidden in any terrain.

Strengths & Weaknesses

• Average hull strength
• Light crew
• Very fast speed
• Weak ramming
• Average boarding

• Average attack
• Weak defence
• Average damage but low armour penetration
• Poor morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Port (3c_barb_port_1) Level 0 Fishermen's Huts (3c_barb_port_fishing_2) Level 1 Fishing Village (3c_barb_port_fishing_3) Level 2 Fishing Port (3c_barb_port_fishing_4) Level 3 Harbour (3c_barb_port_military_2) Level 1 Boatyard (3c_barb_port_military_3) Level 2 Raiders' Port (3c_barb_port_military_4) Level 3

Garrison Buildings
x 4	Port (3c_barb_port_1) Level 0 Fishermen's Huts (3c_barb_port_fishing_2) Level 1 Fishing Village (3c_barb_port_fishing_3) Level 2 Fishing Port (3c_barb_port_fishing_4) Level 3
x 2	Harbour (3c_barb_port_military_2) Level 1 Boatyard (3c_barb_port_military_3) Level 2
x 1	Raiders' Port (3c_barb_port_military_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Empire Divided	Saxoni (Empire Divided) Saxoni Pretenders (Empire Divided) Saxoni Secessionists (Empire Divided)