Medium Assault Raider - Noble Gallic Swordsmen
Able to withstand rough seas, these ships' crews can capture enemy vessels in any weather.Those "of the blood" must purchase their nobility with enemy lives.
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.
(Noble Gallic Swordsmen)
Following the route set by Bellovesus and the Insubres, multiple Gallic tribes gradually invaded northern Italy, looking for fertile lands to settle. The last of these were the Senones, who occupied the territory between the Utis and Aesis rivers. In 391BC, the Senones' chief Brennus besieged Clusium, an Etruscan city, which looked to Rome for help against the barbarian threat. The Roman Republic sent three ambassadors, but they conducted a far from peaceful negotiation, instead killing a Gallic chieftain and causing war to break out between the Senones and the Romans. Rome's Senate paid little heed to the looming threat, failing to even elect a dictator. According to Livy, the Gauls marched on Rome so quickly that the Roman army was caught by surprise and were not even able to set up camp or build defences. Brennus led his warriors to attack a nearby hill, where the Romans kept their reserves. Seeing the slaughter unfolding there, the Roman army panicked and broke, with most of the men fleeing to Veii. The Senones themselves were shocked by how easy and crushing their victory was, an event regarded by Plutarch as "a disorderly and shameful battle".
Unit Name Medium Assault Raider - Noble Gallic Swordsmen |
Main Unit Key inv_sen_medium_assault_raider_noble_swordsmen |
Land Unit Key inv_sen_noble_swordsmen |
Naval Unit Key barbarian_medium_raider_melee |
Soldiers 100 |
Category Medium Ship |
Class Melee Ship |
Custom Battle Cost 1000 |
Recruitment Cost 1000 |
Upkeep Cost 200 |
└ Ship barbarian_medium_raider |
Ship Speed |
Melee Attack 55 |
35 |
├ Melee Weapon rome_shotel |
├ Melee Damage Base 23 |
├ Melee Damage Ap 12 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Large 0 |
├ Bonus vs Elephants 0 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 50 |
60 |
├ Base Defence 25 |
├ Shield celtic_shock |
└ Shield Defence 35 |
40 |
├ Armour leather |
├ Armour Defence 30 |
└ Shield Armour 10 |
60 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_heavy |
├ Man Health 40 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 20 |
Base Morale 45 |
Abilities
Medium Assault Raider- Row Hard 10
Increases speed for 10 strokes.
Ship speed
- Frenzied Charge
Increases the effectiveness of the unit's charge for an extended period. The unit will suffer a large fatigue penalty after the charge is over.
Charge speed, charge damage, acceleration
Melee defence, fatigue
Attributes
- Encourage
This unit provides a morale bonus to nearby allies. - Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close. - Resistant to Cold
This unit tires less quickly in snow.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Medium Assault Raider- Good hull strength
- Medium crew
- Fast speed
- Weak ramming
- Good boarding
- Very good attack
- Average defence
- Average damage but low armour penetration
- Good morale
Garrison Buildings | |
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x 1 |
Boatyard
(inv_new_barb_port_military_3) Level 2 |
x 2 |
Raiders' Port
(inv_new_barb_port_military_4) Level 3 |
Faction Availability | |
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Rise of the Republic |