Raiding Lembos - Kilikioi Peirates
A lembos is a light raiding galley developed by the Illyrians. With a single row of oarsmen and a deck able to hold many men, these ships are popular with pirates. They can be hidden in small inlets and quickly row out to suprise the enemy.(Cilician Raiders)
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.
(Kilikioi Peirates)
Although called Illyrians by Greeks and Romans, these seafaring people from the Adriatic coast were actually not a single nation or tribe. The Greeks first had dealings with them during the Bronze Age, and the name was then applied to everyone in the area. The Illyrians were actually several petty, and not-so-petty, kingdoms that warred with each other when not fighting Greeks or their Macedonian neighbours. The Illyrians could not be lightly dismissed as barbarians: under powerful warlords such as Bardyllis, king of the Dardanians, they conquered Macedon and installed a puppet ruler in 393BC. It was Phillip II and Alexander the Great who eventually ended Illyrian interference in their affairs. The Illyrians were also pirates, and terrorised the Adriatic for centuries; this was what eventually prompted their subjugation by the Romans.
Unit Name Raiding Lembos - Kilikioi Peirates |
Main Unit Key MERC_Raiding_Hemolia_Cilic |
Land Unit Key Pirate_Cilic |
Naval Unit Key illyrian_one_halfer |
Soldiers 80 |
Category Light Ship |
Class Missile Ship |
Custom Battle Cost 876 |
Recruitment Cost 876 |
Upkeep Cost 219 |
14 |
├ Missile Weapon javelin2 |
├ Projectile javelin2 |
├ Missile Damage 14 |
├ Missile Ap Damage 0 |
└ Base Reload Time 9 |
Accuracy 5 |
Range 85 |
Reload 23 |
Shots Per Minute 9 |
Ammunition 7 |
467 |
└ Ship persian_one_halfer |
Ship Speed 4 |
Melee Attack 21 |
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 15 |
47 |
├ Base Defence 16 |
├ Shield shield2 |
└ Shield Defence 31 |
8 |
├ Armour arm4 |
├ Armour Defence 8 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
23 |
├ Man Entity medium_medium |
├ Man Health 20 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 3 |
Base Morale 50 |
Abilities
Raiding Lembos- Row Hard 10
Increases speed for 10 strokes.
Ship speed
- 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
Raiding Lembos- Very poor hull strength
- Light crew
- Very fast speed
- Weak ramming
- Very poor boarding
- Poor missile combat
- Average attack
- Weak defence
- Average damage but low armour penetration
- Poor morale