Light Artillery Quinquereme -
A quinquereme is a 45 meter long galley with three decks of oars, in a pattern of 2-2-1 oarsmen, developed around 400 BCE by the Syracusans. Its large size allows many marines on board, and also allows ballistae to be mounted on the large decks.(Roman Legionary Marines)
The 'five', called a quinquereme in Latin and a penteres in Greek, was a ship first used by the Syracusans against the Carthaginians sometime around 398BC. Like other polyremes, a term meaning many-oared, the chances were that it did not have five banks of oars but that the word 'oar' was used to mean 'rower'. In such a case, the arrangement of rowers would be two-two-one going up from the waterline. It makes sense to keep as much weight as possible low in the vessel to help its stability; a high centre of gravity makes any ship liable to capsize if struck from the side. The quinquereme, then, would be a formidable vessel both in terms of appearance and combat value. With a large fighting contingent aboard and plenty of deck space, this heavy vessel could cope with most enemies and threats.
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At close targets, a ballista could be aimed effectively but accuracy came at a cost in range; it could fire around 500 metres. The machine used two torsion springs with levers inserted into twisted ropes made from animal sinew, giving incredible power for its size. Firing either solid shot or bolts, it was equally effective against infantry or cavalry, but could also be deployed to destroy light fortifications during sieges. Originally developed by the Greeks around 400BC, and based on the oversized Oxybeles composite bow, ballistae were widely used by many cultures of the period, including the Romans. Later Roman versions included adjustable caps that enabled crews to quickly alter the tension of each sinew bundle to provide balance and therefore improve accuracy.
Unit Name Light Artillery Quinquereme - |
Main Unit Key Rom_Quinquereme_Ballista_Late |
Land Unit Key Rom_Ballista_Shp_Late |
Naval Unit Key late_roman_ballista_five |
Soldiers 140 |
Category Medium Ship |
Class Artillery Ship |
Custom Battle Cost 1500 |
Recruitment Cost 1500 |
Upkeep Cost 375 |
817 |
└ Ship barbarian_roman_five_art |
Ship Speed 3 |
89 |
├ Engine ballista_medium_ship |
├ Missile Weapon rome_ballista_shp |
├ Projectile shp_stone_flammable |
├ Missile Damage 49 |
├ Missile Ap Damage 40 |
└ Base Reload Time 27 |
Accuracy 40 |
Range 435 |
Reload 4 |
Shots Per Minute 2 |
Ammunition 4 |
Melee Attack 24 |
10 |
├ Melee Weapon gladius2 |
├ Weapon Damage 9 |
├ Weapon Deadliness 1 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 0 |
├ Bonus vs. Elephants 0 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 15 |
79 |
├ Base Defence 21 |
├ Shield shield6 |
└ Shield Defence 58 |
16 |
├ Armour arm9 |
├ Armour Defence 16 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
22 |
├ Man Entity medium_medium |
├ Man Health 20 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 2 |
Base Morale 65 |
Abilities
Light Artillery Quinquereme- Row Hard 20
Increases speed for 20 strokes.
Ship speed
- Stamina (average)
Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat.
Attributes
No Attribute
Strengths & Weaknesses
Light Artillery Quinquereme- Average hull strength
- Skeleton crew
- Average speed
- Average ramming
- Abysmal boarding
- Exceptional missile combat
- Very accurate
- Very long range
- Fast rate of fire
- Lower damage than other artillery
- Easily destroyed
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Samnite Wars | |
Caesar in Gaul | |
Imperator Augustus |