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Missile Trireme - Auxiliary Sabaean Archers

A large contingent of archers can make short work of enemy crews.

An archer at home in desert sands is always useful.

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.

(Auxiliary Sabaean Archers)
The warriors of the Sabaean region were light infantry, cavalry and archers as mercenaries and auxiliaries for the Roman Empire. Dressed desert-fashion, they were entirely familiar with and comfortable in arid places. This was secondary however, to their reputation as mostly reliable fighters, of far more worth than ordinary citizens or levies. This was due to the independence that the Sabaean kingdom maintained from the 8th century BC to AD275. This record was based on military might as well as diplomacy and the spice trade including frankincense and myrrh. Never conquered by Rome, Sabaean warriors still found work as mercenaries and auxiliaries in Roman service.

Missile Trireme - Auxiliary Sabaean Archers

Unit Name

Missile Trireme - Auxiliary Sabaean Archers

Main Unit Key

Aux_Afr_Archers_Three

Land Unit Key

Aux_Afr_Archers

Naval Unit Key

roman_three

Soldiers

80

Category

Medium Ship

Class

Missile Ship

Custom Battle Cost

440

Recruitment Cost

440

Upkeep Cost

85

Missile Damage

33

├ Missile Weapon

rome_bow

├ Projectile

arrow_normal

├ Missile Damage

28

├ Missile Ap Damage

5

└ Base Reload Time

10

Accuracy

5

Range

140

Reload

14

Shots Per Minute

7

Ammunition

30

Ship Health

585

└ Ship

roman_three

Ship Speed

6

Melee Attack

7

Weapon Damage

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

Melee Defence

5

├ Base Defence

5

├ Shield

none

└ Shield Defence

0

Armour

27

├ Armour

cloth

├ Armour Defence

27

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

50

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_very_light

├ Man Health

45

└ Bonus Hit Points

5

Base Morale

20

Abilities

Missile Trireme
  • Row Hard 10
    Increases speed for 10 strokes.
    Ship speed
Auxiliary Sabaean Archers
  • 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 Heat
    This unit tires less quickly in the desert.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Missile Trireme
  • Poor hull strength
  • Light crew
  • Fast speed
  • Weak ramming
  • Poor boarding
  • Average missile combat
Auxiliary Sabaean Archers
  • Long range
  • Average rate of fire
  • Good damage but low armour penetration
  • Very weak in melee
  • Very poor morale
Recuitment Requirement
Unit Resouces Auxilia_Sabaean
Requires Buildings
Missile Trireme - Auxiliary Sabaean Archers Lv. 0 Forum Piscarium
Forum Piscarium
(rome_port_fish_4)
Level 3
Docks
Docks
(rome_port_patrol_3)
Level 2
Coastal Patrol
Coastal Patrol
(rome_port_patrol_4)
Level 3
Emporium
Emporium
(rome_port_trade_4)
Level 3