Medium Missile Raider - Mercenary Longbow Hunters
Tough warships for harrying the enemy, constructed to take on the worst of seas.Huntsmen will take men as their prey, if the price is good enough.
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.
(Mercenary Longbow Hunters)
The German warrior was exposed on an open, flat battlefield but, when fighting in hills and woodland, he had the advantage. Most were raised as hunters in dense forests, so became expert at stealthy manoeuvres and laying ambush. Whilst their battle tactics were proven, their longbows, often two metres in length and made of yew, lacked the power and accuracy of composite bows made in the east. Their ammunition was also somewhat lacking: limited iron supplies meant these men often fired bone-tipped arrows that struggled to pierce enemy armour. On the battlefield, archers lined up behind slingers - afforded some protection by the shields of the warriors in front of them.
Unit Name Medium Missile Raider - Mercenary Longbow Hunters |
Main Unit Key Mer_Cha_Raider |
Land Unit Key Mer_Ger_Longbow_Hunters |
Naval Unit Key barbarian_medium_raider_ranged |
Soldiers 100 |
Category Medium Ship |
Class Missile Ship |
Custom Battle Cost 520 |
Recruitment Cost 520 |
Upkeep Cost 230 |
38 |
├ Missile Weapon rome_longbow |
├ Projectile arrow_longbow |
├ Missile Damage 30 |
├ Missile Ap Damage 8 |
└ Base Reload Time 12 |
Accuracy 5 |
Range 165 |
Reload 19 |
Shots Per Minute 6 |
Ammunition 30 |
└ Ship barbarian_medium_raider |
Ship Speed |
Melee Attack 7 |
23 |
├ Melee Weapon rome_shortsword |
├ Melee Damage Base 20 |
├ Melee Damage Ap 3 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Large 0 |
├ Bonus vs Elephants 0 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 5 |
Charge Bonus 3 |
5 |
├ Base Defence 5 |
├ Shield none |
└ Shield Defence 0 |
27 |
├ Armour cloth |
├ Armour Defence 27 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
50 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_very_light_fast |
├ Man Health 45 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 5 |
Base Morale 20 |
Abilities
Medium Missile Raider- Row Hard 10
Increases speed for 10 strokes.
Ship speed
- Quick Reload
Improved reloading for an extended time.
Shots per minute
Exertion: fatigue
Attributes
- Resistant to Fatigue
Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit. - Hide (scrub & forest)
This unit can hide in scrub and forest until enemy units get too close. - Resistant to Cold
This unit tires less quickly in snow. - Snipe
This unit remains hidden while firing. - Stalk
This unit can move hidden in any terrain.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Medium Missile Raider- Good hull strength
- Medium crew
- Fast speed
- Weak ramming
- Poor boarding
- Good missile combat
- Long range
- Average rate of fire
- Good damage but low armour penetration
- Very weak in melee
- Very poor morale
Mercenaries Pool
Mercenaries Pool | |||||||
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No. | Pool | Province | Region | Initial Unit Count | Chance To Replenish | Max Replenish Per Turn | Max Count |
1 | rom_province_pool_naval_magna_germania | Magna Germania |
Flevium Treva Tulifurdum |
1 | 0.15 | 1 | 1 |
2 | rom_province_pool_naval_suebia | Suebia |
Calancorum Pelplin Setidava Virunium |
1 | 0.15 | 1 | 1 |
Grand Campaign Mercenaries Pool
Mercenaries Pool | |||||||
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No. | Pool | Province | Region | Initial Unit Count | Chance To Replenish | Max Replenish Per Turn | Max Count |
3 | rom_province_pool_naval_magna_germania | Magna Germania |
Flevum Tulifurdum Uburzis |
1 | 0.15 | 1 | 1 |
4 | rom_province_pool_naval_suebia | Suebia |
Ascaucalis Alabu Lupfurdum Rhougion |
1 | 0.15 | 1 | 1 |
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