Medium Assault Raider - Longsword Warriors
Able to withstand rough seas, these ships' crews can capture enemy vessels in any weather.A longsword and a brave heart can conquer many enemies.
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.
(Longsword Warriors)
The longsword was a weapon of high worth and status within the Celtic community. A warrior had to prove himself in battle many times before he was permitted to wield one. The two-handed longsword was first developed during the 8th century BC, but fell from favour before re-emerging around 450BC. It is possible that Celtic ironwork was significantly behind that of the Romans, as apparently their longswords bent very easily and had to be straightened against the ground. On the other hand, since Celtic ironworking was several centuries old, some believe that Roman accounts of this practice mistook this practise, and it was actually a ritual to 'decommission' defeated, dishonoured or damaged weapons.
Unit Name Medium Assault Raider - Longsword Warriors |
Main Unit Key inv_ins_medium_assault_raider_longsword_warriors |
Land Unit Key inv_ins_longsword_warriors |
Naval Unit Key barbarian_medium_raider_melee |
Soldiers 100 |
Category Medium Ship |
Class Melee Ship |
Custom Battle Cost 700 |
Recruitment Cost 700 |
Upkeep Cost 140 |
└ Ship barbarian_medium_raider |
Ship Speed |
Melee Attack 40 |
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 30 |
65 |
├ Base Defence 30 |
├ Shield celtic_shock |
└ Shield Defence 35 |
40 |
├ Armour leather |
├ Armour Defence 30 |
└ Shield Armour 10 |
50 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium |
├ Man Health 40 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 10 |
Base Morale 40 |
Abilities
Medium Assault Raider- Row Hard 10
Increases speed for 10 strokes.
Ship speed
Attributes
- Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Medium Assault Raider- Good hull strength
- Medium crew
- Fast speed
- Weak ramming
- Good boarding
- Good attack
- Average defence
- Average damage but low armour penetration
- Normal morale
Requires Buildings | |
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Lv. 0 |
Boatyard
(inv_new_barb_port_military_3) Level 2
Raiders' Port
(inv_new_barb_port_military_4) Level 3 |
Faction Availability | |
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Rise of the Republic |