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Trireme - Legionarii Veterani Classici

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.

(Roman Veteran Marines)

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.

(Legionarii Veterani Classici)
After a Roman legionary had finished up to 25 years in the army, he could be asked back to join the evocati, the ranks of 'those who are called'. Usually affiliated to their old commander or re-enlisting at the bequest of a particular Consul in times of need, veterans were afforded great respect and honour because of their previous service. As examples to the common soldier, they were often immediately promoted to centurion and given a pay rise. Crucially, veterans were exempt from the mundane and laborious tasks of legionary life such as digging latrines, building roads or making camp. During the civil war all sides called on old soldiers to swell their ranks and provide much needed experience, Pompey persuading a large number of evocati to join him against Julius Caesar by promising them promotion and more money to return. The veteran 'Praetorians of the Evocati Augusti' were held in especially high regard.

Trireme - Legionarii Veterani Classici

Unit Name

Trireme - Legionarii Veterani Classici

Main Unit Key

Rom_Assault_Trireme_Admiral_Late

Land Unit Key

Jay_Marine_Vet_Legionaries

Naval Unit Key

late_roman_three

Soldiers

80

Category

Medium Ship

Class

Melee Ship

Custom Battle Cost

1188

Recruitment Cost

1188

Upkeep Cost

297

Missile Damage

16

├ Missile Weapon

pilum2

├ Projectile

pilum2

├ Missile Damage

13

├ Missile Ap Damage

3

└ Base Reload Time

6

Accuracy

5

Range

80

Reload

0

Shots Per Minute

10

Ammunition

5

Ship Health

└ Ship

pel_three

Ship Speed

Melee Attack

33

Weapon Damage

10

├ Melee Weapon

gladius4

├ Weapon Damage

9

├ Weapon Deadliness

1

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry

0

├ Bonus vs. Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

15

Melee Defence

83

├ Base Defence

25

├ Shield

shield6

└ Shield Defence

58

Armour

16

├ Armour

arm9

├ Armour Defence

16

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

24

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_very_heavy

├ Man Health

20

└ Bonus Hit Points

4

Base Morale

70

Abilities

Trireme
  • Row Hard 10
    Increases speed for 10 strokes.
    Ship speed
Legionarii Veterani Classici
  • Stamina (good)
    Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat.
  • Throw Pila (medium)
    Orders the unit to throw their pila towards a spot causing damage to everyone in the area of effect
    NOTE: you cannot throw Pila when you are inside a formation
  • Hollow Square
    The unit forms a hollow square formation to cover all four sides and improve morale and defense but renders itself unable to move with lower attack
  • Repellere Equites (Repel Cavalry)
    The soldiers raise their shields in defense, increasing bracing and ability to fight against mounted units; however, in this formation the unit cannot move

Attributes

  • Disciplined
    This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
  • Hide (forest)
    This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Trireme
  • Poor hull strength
  • Light crew
  • Fast speed
  • Weak ramming
  • Poor boarding
  • Average missile combat
Legionarii Veterani Classici
  • Very good attack
  • Average defence
  • Average damage but low armour penetration
  • Good morale
Recuitment Requirement
Required Technology Roman Unit Upgrades Cost 800 Upgrade From Trireme - Classiarii