Trieres - Thanvare Parsig-i Mizdahganig
A trireme is a 37 meter long oared warship (galley) with three decks of oars, developed from the bireme in the 5th century BCE. Popular with Carthaginian, Greek and Roman navies, this is the main warship of the classical age.A purse of gold always improves a man's aim.
Of all the warships found in the ancient world, it is the trireme, or trieres, that remains the most famous and recognisable. Nearly all Hollywood 'sword and sandal' movies will include a trireme somewhere. The vessel was entirely designed for war. Its name came from the three rows of oars carried on each side, stacked above each other in staggered columns to give the rowers some room to work. The top row of oars pivoted on a rowlock, or oarlock, mounted on an outrigger projecting from the hull. This allowed the top oars to pitch down at a sharper angle to reach the sea without getting tangled in the lower ones. The trireme was a greyhound of a ship, capable of high-speed dashes with a well-trained crew and, contrary to popular belief, not all rowers were slaves. Aboard Greek vessels they were citizens, and were given respect, not the lash. They were also largely fair-weather ships, and unsuited to rough seas such as the Atlantic; the lowest level of oars were, at most, less than half a metre above the waterline. That, however, did not stop the trireme being a superb weapon against other ships: a high-speed ramming attack could rip a hole in the side of almost any target. The type was also large enough to be used in other ways, which lead to it carrying archers and assorted light artillery pieces.
(Thanvare Parsig-i Mizdahganig)
Very few Persians were professional soldiers and, apart from the earlier elite Achaemenid Immortals and some mercenary hoplites, none were formally trained or drilled. Instead, troops were levied by rich land owners as an obligation during times of war. Levied infantry included slingers, archers and javelin throwers, all wearing little armour but some with shields for protection. As might be expected due to the local terrain, cavalry was an important component in an eastern army, and several types were raised. Lighter cavalry wore iron or bronze scale armour over a tunic; these mounted warriors carried javelins and a sword but had no shield. Horse archers were used to wear down infantry with fast, ruthless attacks. Heavy cavalry included a royal bodyguard. The Parthians, and later the Sassanid Persians, developed all-over horse armour to protect their valued steeds as well as the fearsome cataphract warriors. These were as armoured as any late medieval knight.
Unit Name Trieres - Thanvare Parsig-i Mizdahganig |
Main Unit Key Mer_Bos_Galley |
Land Unit Key Mer_Per_Archers |
Naval Unit Key persian_three |
Soldiers 80 |
Category Medium Ship |
Class Melee Ship |
Custom Battle Cost 520 |
Recruitment Cost 520 |
Upkeep Cost 390 |
10 |
├ Missile Weapon rome_recurve_bow |
├ Projectile arrow_recurve |
├ Missile Damage 9 |
├ Missile Ap Damage 1 |
└ Base Reload Time 9 |
Accuracy 5 |
Range 185 |
Reload 18 |
Shots Per Minute 8 |
Ammunition 15 |
758 |
└ Ship persian_three |
Ship Speed 4 |
Melee Attack 9 |
5 |
├ Melee Weapon rome_shortsword |
├ Weapon Damage 5 |
├ Weapon Deadliness 0 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 0 |
├ Bonus vs. Elephants 0 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 4 |
29 |
├ Base Defence 13 |
├ Shield none |
└ Shield Defence 16 |
10 |
├ Armour cloth |
├ Armour Defence 10 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
25 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_very_light |
├ Man Health 20 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 5 |
Base Morale 30 |
Abilities
Trieres- Row Hard 10
Increases speed for 10 strokes.
Ship speed
Attributes
- Improved Stamina
This unit type has an improvement on the base stamina stat. - Hide (scrub & forest)
This unit can hide in scrub and forest until enemy units get too close. - Resistant to Heat
This unit tires less quickly in the desert. - Hide (scrub & forest)
This unit can hide in scrub and forest until enemy units get too close. - Resistant to Heat
This unit tires less quickly in the desert.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Trieres- Poor hull strength
- Light crew
- Fast speed
- Weak ramming
- Poor boarding
- Average missile combat
- Long range
- Average rate of fire
- Good damage but low armour penetration
- Very weak in melee
- Very poor morale
Mercenaries Pool
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No. | Pool | Province | Region | Initial Unit Count | Chance To Replenish | Max Replenish Per Turn | Max Count |
1 | rom_province_pool_naval_bithynia | Bithynia et Pontus |
Pontos Bithynia Paphlagonia Riza |
1 | 0.15 | 1 | 1 |
2 | rom_province_pool_naval_bosporus | Bosporus |
Tauris Sindike Maiotia |
1 | 0.15 | 1 | 1 |
3 | rom_province_pool_naval_ponto_caspia | Sarmatia |
Danu Apara Oium Gerrhos |
1 | 0.75 | 1 | 1 |
Grand Campaign Mercenaries Pool
Mercenaries Pool | |||||||
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No. | Pool | Province | Region | Initial Unit Count | Chance To Replenish | Max Replenish Per Turn | Max Count |
4 | rom_province_pool_naval_bithynia | Bithynia et Pontus |
Bithynia Paphlagonia Pontos Riza |
1 | 0.15 | 1 | 1 |
5 | rom_province_pool_naval_bosporus | Bosporus |
Maiotia Sindike Tauris |
1 | 0.15 | 1 | 1 |
6 | rom_province_pool_naval_ponto_caspia | Ponto-Caspia |
Gerrhos Didoya Oium Zyx |
1 | 0.75 | 1 | 1 |
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