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Medium Assault Raider - Teceitos

Longboats able to withstand rough seas, these ships' crews can capture enemy vessels in any weather.

(Celtic Axemen)

The Teceitos are an often overlooked component of a Celtic army. Many Celtic warriors are buried with axes - particularly in Britain and Eastern Europe - despite the fact that axes are neither as prestigious nor as admired as swords and spears. The axe is a fine weapon, able to do great damage even through armour. Using axes as well as javelins, the Teceitos are especially useful for breaking up heavy infantry. They are also a great asset to chariots, being able to follow them into breaches in the enemy's' line.

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.

(Teceitos)
Celtic warriors were ideally equipped to hack through even heavily-armoured foes. Their axes took one of two forms: one-handed axes were typical, and the most practical, but two-handed axes were also used. In comparison to swords, axes were cheap to make, and were effective against chainmail, as a blow could still shatter bone and crush the organs beneath the armour. They could also be used to pull aside shields, or hack them apart. Like other Celtic warriors, the lightly-armoured, one-handed axemen relied on their own shields for defence. There was a long tradition, perhaps dating as far back as the Stone Age, of veneration for axes and hammers in Celtic cultures. Although both were associated with strength, axes in particular were used as grave goods and even depicted on coins celebrating victories in the Gallic Wars of 58-50BC.

Medium Assault Raider - Teceitos

Unit Name

Medium Assault Raider - Teceitos

Main Unit Key

Bar_Medium_Raider

Land Unit Key

Bar_Marine_Celt

Naval Unit Key

barbarian_medium_raider_melee

Soldiers

100

Category

Medium Ship

Class

Melee Ship

Custom Battle Cost

688

Recruitment Cost

688

Upkeep Cost

172

Missile Damage

11

├ Missile Weapon

prec1

├ Projectile

prec1

├ Missile Damage

11

├ Missile Ap Damage

0

└ Base Reload Time

10

Accuracy

5

Range

80

Reload

0

Shots Per Minute

6

Ammunition

4

Ship Health

└ Ship

barbarian_medium_raider

Ship Speed

Melee Attack

23

Weapon Damage

11

├ Melee Weapon

axe2

├ Weapon Damage

11

├ Weapon Deadliness

0

├ Armour Piercing

Yes

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry

0

├ Bonus vs. Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

11

Melee Defence

66

├ Base Defence

14

├ Shield

shield5

└ Shield Defence

52

Armour

6

├ Armour

arm3

├ Armour Defence

6

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

20

├ Man Entity

medium_heavy

├ Man Health

20

└ Bonus Hit Points

0

Base Morale

50

Abilities

Medium Assault Raider
  • Row Hard 10
    Increases speed for 10 strokes.
    Ship speed
Teceitos
  • Stamina (average)
    Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat.

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
Teceitos
  • Average attack
  • Poor defence
  • Low damage but good armour penetration
  • Poor morale
Requires Buildings
Medium Assault Raider - Teceitos Lv. 0 Port of Alexandria
Port of Alexandria
(dei_port_ALEXANDRIA_2)
Level 1
Port of Alexandria
Port of Alexandria
(dei_port_ALEXANDRIA_3)
Level 2
Port of Alexandria
Port of Alexandria
(dei_port_ALEXANDRIA_4)
Level 3
Cothon
Cothon
(dei_port_CARTHAGE_2)
Level 1
Cothon
Cothon
(dei_port_CARTHAGE_3)
Level 2
Cothon
Cothon
(dei_port_CARTHAGE_4)
Level 3
Port of Massalia
Port of Massalia
(dei_port_MASSILIA_2)
Level 1
Port of Massalia
Port of Massalia
(dei_port_MASSILIA_3)
Level 2
Port of Massalia
Port of Massalia
(dei_port_MASSILIA_4)
Level 3
Port of Rhodos
Port of Rhodos
(dei_port_RHODES_2)
Level 1
Port of Rhodos
Port of Rhodos
(dei_port_RHODES_3)
Level 2
Port of Rhodos
Port of Rhodos
(dei_port_RHODES_4)
Level 3
Harbour
Harbour
(rom_BARBARIAN_port_major_military_2)
Level 1
Boatyard
Boatyard
(rom_BARBARIAN_port_major_military_3)
Level 2
Raider's Port
Raider's Port
(rom_BARBARIAN_port_major_military_4)
Level 3
Harbour
Harbour
(rom_BARBARIAN_port_minor_military_2)
Level 1
Boatyard
Boatyard
(rom_BARBARIAN_port_minor_military_3)
Level 2
Garrison Buildings
Medium Assault Raider - Teceitos x 1 Boatyard
Boatyard
(rom_BARBARIAN_port_major_military_3)
Level 2
Raider's Port
Raider's Port
(rom_BARBARIAN_port_major_military_4)
Level 3
Medium Assault Raider - Teceitos x 2 Boatyard
Boatyard
(rom_BARBARIAN_port_minor_military_3)
Level 2
Faction Availability
Grand Campaign


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