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Assault Raider - Thracian Warriors

Useful ships, with crews large enough to board enemy vessels.

A Thracian thinks himself unequalled by others. Perhaps he is right?

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.

(Thracian Warriors)
There were some forty tribes of Thracians who shared a common language and culture, inhabiting a vast area north of the Greek city-states. They were seen as war-loving, rebellious, rambunctious, bad enemies, and good allies in a fight. Many Greeks dreaded a time when they would be united under a single leader and sweep southwards. Such a turn of events never happened, but Thracians could be found across much of the Greek and Persian world fighting as mercenaries; they often specialised as skirmishers and light troops. At the Battle of Raphia in 217BC there were Thracians in both opposing armies, ready to do bloody work. The forward curving rhomphaia with its razor-sharp blade and long handle could lop off limbs in the hands of a skilled user, and Thracians were certainly skilled. The most famous Thracian 'general' of all never actually fought an action in Thrace or in command of a Thracian army; he was Spartacus, the commander of the last great slave rebellion against Rome in 73-71BC.

Assault Raider - Thracian Warriors

Unit Name

Assault Raider - Thracian Warriors

Main Unit Key

Thr_Warriors_Raider

Land Unit Key

Thr_Warriors

Naval Unit Key

barbarian_raider_melee

Soldiers

80

Category

Medium Ship

Class

Melee Ship

Custom Battle Cost

400

Recruitment Cost

400

Upkeep Cost

80

Ship Health

└ Ship

barbarian_raider

Ship Speed

Melee Attack

46

Weapon Damage

45

├ Melee Weapon

rome_rhomphaia

├ Melee Damage Base

30

├ Melee Damage Ap

15

├ Armour Piercing

Yes

├ Bonus vs. Large

20

├ Bonus vs Elephants

20

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

36

Melee Defence

12

├ Base Defence

12

├ Shield

thracian

└ Shield Defence

0

Armour

30

├ Armour

cloth

├ Armour Defence

10

└ Shield Armour

20

Health

50

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_medium

├ Man Health

40

└ Bonus Hit Points

10

Base Morale

45

Abilities

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

Assault Raider
  • Average hull strength
  • Light crew
  • Very fast speed
  • Weak ramming
  • Average boarding
Thracian Warriors
  • Average attack
  • Weak defence
  • Average damage but low armour penetration
  • Poor morale
Requires Buildings
Assault Raider - Thracian Warriors Lv. 0 Port
Port
(barb_port_1)
Level 0
Fishermen's Huts
Fishermen's Huts
(barb_port_fishing_2)
Level 1
Fishing Village
Fishing Village
(barb_port_fishing_3)
Level 2
Fishing Port
Fishing Port
(barb_port_fishing_4)
Level 3
Harbour
Harbour
(barb_port_military_2)
Level 1
Boatyard
Boatyard
(barb_port_military_3)
Level 2
Raiders' Port
Raiders' Port
(barb_port_military_4)
Level 3
Garrison Buildings
Assault Raider - Thracian Warriors x 4 Port
Port
(barb_port_1)
Level 0
Fishermen's Huts
Fishermen's Huts
(barb_port_fishing_2)
Level 1
Fishing Village
Fishing Village
(barb_port_fishing_3)
Level 2
Fishing Port
Fishing Port
(barb_port_fishing_4)
Level 3
Assault Raider - Thracian Warriors x 2 Harbour
Harbour
(barb_port_military_2)
Level 1
Assault Raider - Thracian Warriors x 1 Boatyard
Boatyard
(barb_port_military_3)
Level 2