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Raiding Hemiolia - Machimoi Epibatoi Toxotai

A hemiolia is a light and fast raiding ship developed in the 4th century BCE, favoured by pirates but also used by navies as a light patrol ship. It has one and a half rows of oars, making it faster and more powerful than earlier uniremes.

(Egyptian Marine Archers)

The 'one-and-a-half' or 'hemiolia' was a light galley which was much favoured by pirates in the ancient world. It developed from the bireme, a ship that had two full decks of oars along its entire length. The hemiola reduced the number of oars on the upper level, leaving roughly half the number of oars and rowers in the midship section. The smaller number of rowers had little effect on overall speed because the laden weight of the vessel also dropped. Because it used both oars and sails, and the crew could rapidly change propulsion method, it was an ideal vessel for chasing down fat, wealthy merchant ships. Boarding attacks were mounted from hemiolas; ramming was not a useful tactic as loot ended up with the fish rather than enriching the pirates! The speed and handiness of hemiolas made them useful as scouts, supply boats and vessels used to pick off damaged enemies at the edge of battles.

(Machimoi Epibatoi Toxotai)
Although archery was not highly thought of as a military skill in Greece, Crete produced truly excellent archers who were able to sell their services to the highest bidder as mercenaries. Firing bronze-tipped arrows from their heavy self bows, Cretan archers tended to carry shields, indicative of some additional prowess in melee, which must’ve made them an even more enticing proposition for a general hiring mercenaries for campaign. Their finest hours came when Alexander the Great hired Cretans directly into his army to support its unbeatable phalanx. Commanded by Clearchus, 500 Cretans accompanied the Macedonian phalanx into battle at Granicus, off-setting the Persians' numerical superiority on the day and enabling Alexander’s subsequent victory. Whereas the Romans didn’t traditionally use archers in their forces, once they conquered Greece Cretan archers began to appear as auxiliary troops in their armies. Notably, they fought in Caesar’s campaign in Gaul against Vercingetorix, causing him to rally the best archers the tribes could provide to range against them.

Raiding Hemiolia - Machimoi Epibatoi Toxotai

Unit Name

Raiding Hemiolia - Machimoi Epibatoi Toxotai

Main Unit Key

Gre_Raiding_Hemolia_Egy

Land Unit Key

Egy_Marine_Archers

Naval Unit Key

egyptian_one_halfer

Soldiers

80

Category

Light Ship

Class

Missile Ship

Custom Battle Cost

688

Recruitment Cost

688

Upkeep Cost

172

Missile Damage

9

├ Missile Weapon

bow2

├ Projectile

bow2

├ Missile Damage

9

├ Missile Ap Damage

0

└ Base Reload Time

14

Accuracy

5

Range

165

Reload

13

Shots Per Minute

5

Ammunition

31

Ship Health

402

└ Ship

egyptian_one_halfer

Ship Speed

4

Melee Attack

19

Weapon Damage

7

├ Melee Weapon

dagger2

├ Weapon Damage

7

├ Weapon Deadliness

0

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry

0

├ Bonus vs. Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

8

Melee Defence

36

├ Base Defence

20

├ Shield

none

└ Shield Defence

16

Armour

8

├ Armour

arm4

├ Armour Defence

8

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

21

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_very_light

├ Man Health

20

└ Bonus Hit Points

1

Base Morale

50

Abilities

Raiding Hemiolia
  • Row Hard 10
    Increases speed for 10 strokes.
    Ship speed
Machimoi Epibatoi Toxotai
  • Stamina (excellent)
    Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat.

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.
  • Hide (scrub & forest)
    This unit can hide in scrub and forest until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Raiding Hemiolia
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Light crew
  • Very fast speed
  • Weak ramming
  • Very poor boarding
  • Poor missile combat
Machimoi Epibatoi Toxotai
  • Long range
  • Average rate of fire
  • Good damage but low armour penetration
  • Very weak in melee
  • Very poor morale
Requires Buildings
Raiding Hemiolia - Machimoi Epibatoi Toxotai Lv. 0 Port of Alexandria
Port of Alexandria
(dei_port_ALEXANDRIA_1)
Level 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_1)
Level 0
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_1)
Level 0
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_1)
Level 0
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
Port
Port
(rom_HELLENIC_port_1)
Level 0
Fishing Port
Fishing Port
(rom_HELLENIC_port_food_2)
Level 1
Fishmonger
Fishmonger
(rom_HELLENIC_port_food_3)
Level 2
Fish Market
Fish Market
(rom_HELLENIC_port_food_4)
Level 3
Military Wharf
Military Wharf
(rom_HELLENIC_port_large_military_2)
Level 1
Drydock
Drydock
(rom_HELLENIC_port_large_military_3)
Level 2
Military Port
Military Port
(rom_HELLENIC_port_large_military_4)
Level 3
Port
Port
(rom_HELLENIC_port_minor_1)
Level 0
Fishing Port
Fishing Port
(rom_HELLENIC_port_minor_food_2)
Level 1
Fishmonger
Fishmonger
(rom_HELLENIC_port_minor_food_3)
Level 2
Shipwright
Shipwright
(rom_HELLENIC_port_minor_small_military_2)
Level 1
Docks
Docks
(rom_HELLENIC_port_minor_small_military_3)
Level 2
Harbour
Harbour
(rom_HELLENIC_port_minor_trade_2)
Level 1
Trading Port
Trading Port
(rom_HELLENIC_port_minor_trade_3)
Level 2
Shipwright
Shipwright
(rom_HELLENIC_port_small_military_2)
Level 1
Docks
Docks
(rom_HELLENIC_port_small_military_3)
Level 2
Neosoikoi
Neosoikoi
(rom_HELLENIC_port_small_military_4)
Level 3
Harbour
Harbour
(rom_HELLENIC_port_trade_2)
Level 1
Trading Port
Trading Port
(rom_HELLENIC_port_trade_3)
Level 2
Emporion
Emporion
(rom_HELLENIC_port_trade_4)
Level 3
Garrison Buildings
Raiding Hemiolia - Machimoi Epibatoi Toxotai x 2 Port of Alexandria
Port of Alexandria
(dei_port_ALEXANDRIA_1)
Level 0
Port of Alexandria
Port of Alexandria
(dei_port_ALEXANDRIA_2)
Level 1
Cothon
Cothon
(dei_port_CARTHAGE_1)
Level 0
Cothon
Cothon
(dei_port_CARTHAGE_2)
Level 1
Port of Massalia
Port of Massalia
(dei_port_MASSILIA_1)
Level 0
Port of Massalia
Port of Massalia
(dei_port_MASSILIA_2)
Level 1
Port of Rhodos
Port of Rhodos
(dei_port_RHODES_1)
Level 0
Port of Rhodos
Port of Rhodos
(dei_port_RHODES_2)
Level 1
Port
Port
(rom_HELLENIC_port_1)
Level 0
Fishing Port
Fishing Port
(rom_HELLENIC_port_food_2)
Level 1
Fishmonger
Fishmonger
(rom_HELLENIC_port_food_3)
Level 2
Military Wharf
Military Wharf
(rom_HELLENIC_port_large_military_2)
Level 1
Port
Port
(rom_HELLENIC_port_minor_1)
Level 0
Fishing Port
Fishing Port
(rom_HELLENIC_port_minor_food_2)
Level 1
Fishmonger
Fishmonger
(rom_HELLENIC_port_minor_food_3)
Level 2
Harbour
Harbour
(rom_HELLENIC_port_minor_trade_2)
Level 1
Harbour
Harbour
(rom_HELLENIC_port_trade_2)
Level 1
Raiding Hemiolia - Machimoi Epibatoi Toxotai x 1 Port of Alexandria
Port of Alexandria
(dei_port_ALEXANDRIA_3)
Level 2
Cothon
Cothon
(dei_port_CARTHAGE_3)
Level 2
Port of Massalia
Port of Massalia
(dei_port_MASSILIA_3)
Level 2
Port of Rhodos
Port of Rhodos
(dei_port_RHODES_3)
Level 2
Drydock
Drydock
(rom_HELLENIC_port_large_military_3)
Level 2
Shipwright
Shipwright
(rom_HELLENIC_port_minor_small_military_2)
Level 1
Docks
Docks
(rom_HELLENIC_port_minor_small_military_3)
Level 2
Shipwright
Shipwright
(rom_HELLENIC_port_small_military_2)
Level 1
Docks
Docks
(rom_HELLENIC_port_small_military_3)
Level 2
Raiding Hemiolia - Machimoi Epibatoi Toxotai x 3 Fish Market
Fish Market
(rom_HELLENIC_port_food_4)
Level 3
Trading Port
Trading Port
(rom_HELLENIC_port_minor_trade_3)
Level 2
Trading Port
Trading Port
(rom_HELLENIC_port_trade_3)
Level 2
Emporion
Emporion
(rom_HELLENIC_port_trade_4)
Level 3