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Persian Assault Teteres - Scutarii

A quadrireme is a 39 meter long oared warship with two decks of oars, each rowed by two oarsmen. It is a useful battleship developed by the Carthaginians at the end of the 4th century BCE, but it lacks the speed and agility of lighter triremes.

(Iberian Scutarii)

Heavy infantry, armed with deadly falcata swords, are a handy force for any general.

There is a good deal of debate as to how large ancient warships worked; the principles are understood, but the details are not always so clear. A Roman 'quadreme' or Greek 'tetreres' would seem to have four rows of oars if the name is translated literally. However, it is unclear how four sets of oars each with one rower apiece could be used without them getting in a terrible tangle even with a magnificently trained crew, or how the top set of rowers would be able to handle the extremely long oars pitched at a steep angle and still produce any power. The chances are that the term 'oar' had become synonymous with 'rower' and that the lowest bank had more than one man per oar. The other option was to go back to a double row of oars, with two men apiece. Two banks of oars would also have made for a cheaper construction task for each ship. Either way, the result was a ship that could rival the lighter trireme in speed, yet had more deck space for a large fighting contingent or artillery pieces.

(Scutarii)
Scutarii, or shield bearers, take their name from the Latin word scutum, or shield, although it is highly unlikely the Iberians used this title for themselves. Regardless, the scutarii carried the thureos, a large, oval, wooden shield that was perfectly suited for use in man-to-man combat. They wore little armour, and this gave them greater mobility than many of their opponents, particularly the armoured Roman legionaries. This mobility was used to charge forward and then feign retreat in the hope of getting the enemy to pursue and break their lines. Once an enemy unit took the bait, the retreat would end, and a genuine attack on now-out-of-position and unsupported foes would be staged: a simple tactic, perhaps, but still a deadly one when used well.

Persian Assault Teteres - Scutarii

Unit Name

Persian Assault Teteres - Scutarii

Main Unit Key

Ibe_Scutarii_Four

Land Unit Key

Ibe_Scutarii

Naval Unit Key

barbarian_persian_four

Soldiers

120

Category

Medium Ship

Class

Melee Ship

Custom Battle Cost

1095

Recruitment Cost

1095

Upkeep Cost

219

Missile Damage

14

├ Missile Weapon

prec4

├ Projectile

prec4

├ Missile Damage

12

├ Missile Ap Damage

2

└ Base Reload Time

6

Accuracy

5

Range

80

Reload

0

Shots Per Minute

10

Ammunition

2

Ship Health

760

└ Ship

barbarian_persian_four

Ship Speed

3

Melee Attack

36

Weapon Damage

11

├ Melee Weapon

bsword2

├ Weapon Damage

11

├ Weapon Deadliness

0

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry

0

├ Bonus vs. Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

11

Melee Defence

71

├ Base Defence

19

├ Shield

shield5

└ Shield Defence

52

Armour

8

├ Armour

arm4

├ Armour Defence

8

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

20

├ Man Entity

medium_heavy

├ Man Health

20

└ Bonus Hit Points

0

Base Morale

55

Abilities

Persian Assault Teteres
  • Row Hard 20
    Increases speed for 20 strokes.
    Ship speed
Scutarii
  • Stamina (average)
    Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat.

Attributes

  • Guerrilla Deployment
    This unit can deploy outside of the deployment zone.
  • Hide (forest)
    This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Persian Assault Teteres
  • Average hull strength
  • Medium crew
  • Average speed
  • Average ramming
  • Average boarding
Scutarii
  • Good attack
  • Average defence
  • Average damage but low armour penetration
  • Normal morale