Rome (Samnite Wars) Missile Ship

Missile Trireme - Auxiliary Eastern Javelinmen

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

These javelin-armed troops skirmish ahead of the main line, weakening the enemy's resolve.

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 Eastern Javelinmen)
The javelin is among the oldest weapons in human hands. Equipped with javelins and little else, skirmishers harried their opposite numbers and peppered hoplite phalanxes before quickly retreating. This was the typical tactic of all unarmoured, javelin-armed troops: to engage at range and then fall back behind more heavily-armoured infantry, or continue attacks while trying to stay just out of reach of the enemy. Such harassment could be highly effective, in 391BC at the Battle of Lechaeum a force of Spartans, lacking the support of skirmishers or cavalry, were severely punished by javelin-armed Athenians who refused to meet them at close quarters. Over time, shields became common, such as those used by Thracian and Greek peltasts, but in turn these were rendered obsolescent by the Hellenic thureophoroi. Nevertheless, javelinmen and other irregulars continued to play a part in many armies throughout antiquity.

Abilities

Missile Trireme

• Row Hard 10
  Increases speed for 10 strokes.
  Ship speed

Auxiliary Eastern Javelinmen

• 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 Eastern Javelinmen

• Short range
• Fast rate of fire
• Very good damage and armour penetration
• Very weak in melee
• Very poor morale

Rome (Samnite Wars) Units
General (3)
1.General & Bodyguard
2.Legatus
3.Legatus Praetorianum Comitari
Command (3)
4.General & Bodyguard
5.Legatus
6.Legatus Praetorianum Comitari
Melee Infantry (35)
7.Auxiliary Bactrian Hillmen
8.Auxiliary Axe Warriors
9.Auxiliary Naked Swords
10.Auxiliary Short Swords
11.Auxiliary Celtic Warriors
12.Auxiliary Falxmen
13.Auxiliary Hillmen
14.Auxiliary Egyptian Infantry
15.Auxiliary Gallic Warriors
16.Auxiliary Scutarii
17.Auxiliary Iberian Swordsmen
18.Auxiliary Coastal Levies
19.Auxiliary Illyrian Raiders
20.Socii Extraordinarii
21.Socii Hastati
22.Auxiliary Thracian Warriors
23.Armoured Legionaries
24.Eagle Cohort
25.Evocati Cohort
26.First Cohort
27.Gladiators
28.Gladiatrices
29.Hastati
30.Legionaries
31.Legionary Cohort
32.Plebs
33.Praetorian Guard
34.Praetorians
35.Principes
36.Veteran Legionaries
37.Dismounted Legatus Praetorianum
38.Gladiator Champions
39.Second Cohort
40.Heavy Legionaries
41.Early Legionaries
Missile Infantry (21)
42.Auxiliary Sabaean Archers
43.Auxiliary Briton Slingers
44.Auxiliary Celtic Skirmishers
45.Auxiliary Dacian Bowmen
46.Auxiliary Dacian Skirmishers
47.Auxiliary Eastern Javelinmen
48.Auxiliary Egyptian Archers
49.Auxiliary Gallic Hunters
50.Auxiliary Longbow Hunters
51.Auxiliary Cretan Archers
52.Auxiliary Peltasts
53.Auxiliary Rhodian Slingers
54.Auxiliary Balearic Slingers
55.Auxiliary Iberian Slingers
56.Auxiliary Numidian Javelinmen
57.Auxiliary Persian Archers
58.Auxiliary Syrian Archers
59.Auxiliary Thracian Peltasts
60.Leves
61.Velites
62.Roman Archers
Spear Infantry (17)
63.Auxiliary Sabaean Spearmen
64.Auxiliary Arabian Spearmen
65.Auxiliary Spear Band
66.Auxiliary Dacian Spears
67.Auxiliary Spear Brothers
68.Auxiliary Hoplites
69.Auxiliary Infantry
70.Auxiliary Parthian Spearmen
71.Gladiator Spearmen
72.Spear Gladiatrices
73.Rorarii
74.Triarii
75.Vigiles
76.City Guards
77.Auxiliary Betica Cohort
78.Roman Auxiliary Spearmen
79.Late Roman Imperial Spearmen
Melee Cavalry (23)
80.Auxiliary Sabaean Cavalry
81.Auxiliary Camel Spearmen
82.Auxiliary Arabian Cavalry
83.Auxiliary Bactrian Light Horse
84.Auxiliary Briton Scout Riders
85.Auxiliary Cavalry
86.Auxiliary Celtic Light Horse
87.Auxiliary Spear Horsemen
88.Auxiliary Cappadocian Cavalry
89.Auxiliary Gallic Light Horse
90.Auxiliary Noble Horse
91.Auxiliary Citizen Cavalry
92.Auxiliary Iberian Cavalry
93.Auxiliary Scutarii Cavalry
94.Auxiliary Illyrian Cavalry
95.Socii Equites
96.Equites
97.Legionary Cavalry
98.Praetorian Cavalry
99.Legatus Praetorianum
100.Mounted Sword Legionaries
101.Equites Singulares Augusti
102.Equites Octavo Dalmatia
Missile Cavalry (11)
103.Auxiliary Camel Archers
104.Auxiliary Horse Skirmishers
105.Auxiliary Germanic Scout Riders
106.Auxiliary Tarantine Cavalry
107.Auxiliary Cantabrian Cavalry
108.Auxiliary Numidian Cavalry
109.Auxiliary Parthian Horse Archers
110.Auxiliary Sarmatian Horse Archers
111.Auxiliary Armoured Horse Archers
112.Auxiliary Scythian Horse Archers
113.Auxiliary Thracian Cavalry
Shock Cavalry (4)
114.Socii Equites Extraordinarii
115.Auxiliary Persian Cavalry
116.Auxiliary Armoured Lancers
117.Auxiliary Sarmatian Lancers
Elephant (2)
118.Auxiliary African Elephants
119.Auxiliary Indian War Elephants
Fixed Artillery (4)
120.Roman Giant Ballista
121.Roman Polybolos
122.Roman Bastion Scorpion
123.Roman Scorpion (Fixed)
Field Artillery (7)
124.Roman Bastion Ballista
125.Roman Ballista
126.Roman Beehive Onager
127.Roman Scorpion
128.Roman Heavy Onager
129.Roman Bastion Onager
130.Roman Onager
Special (1)
131.War Dogs
Admiral (2)
132.Pursuit Trihemiolia - Leves
133.Assault Quadreme - Principes
Melee Ship (34)
134.Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Sabaean Spearmen
135.Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Arabian Spearmen
136.Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Bactrian Hillmen
137.Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Spear Band
138.Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Axe Warriors
139.Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Celtic Warriors
140.Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Dacian Spears
141.Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Hillmen
142.Assault Quadreme - Auxiliary Egyptian Infantry
143.Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Gallic Warriors
144.Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Spear Brothers
145.Assault Quadreme - Auxiliary Hoplites
146.Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Iberian Swordsmen
147.Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Coastal Levies
148.Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Illyrian Raiders
149.Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Infantry
150.Assault Quadreme - Socii Extraordinarii
151.Assault Quadreme - Socii Hastati
152.Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Parthian Spearmen
153.Tower Hexareme - Evocati Cohort
154.Assault Hexareme - Evocati Cohort
155.Fire Pot Bireme - Hastati
156.Assault Bireme - Hastati
157.Assault Quadreme - Legionaries
158.Fire Pot Bireme - Legionaries
159.Assault Bireme - Legionaries
160.Assault Quadreme - Legionary Cohort
161.Fire Pot Bireme - Legionary Cohort
162.Assault Bireme - Legionary Cohort
163.Assault Quadreme - Principes
164.Tower Hexareme - Triarii
165.Assault Hexareme - Triarii
166.Tower Hexareme - Veteran Legionaries
167.Assault Hexareme - Veteran Legionaries
Missile Ship (20)
168.Missile Trireme - Auxiliary Sabaean Archers
169.Missile Trireme - Auxiliary Briton Slingers
170.Missile Trireme - Auxiliary Celtic Skirmishers
171.Missile Trireme - Auxiliary Dacian Bowmen
172.Missile Trireme - Auxiliary Eastern Javelinmen
173.Missile Quinquereme - Auxiliary Egyptian Archers
174.Missile Trireme - Auxiliary Longbow Hunters
175.Missile Quinquereme - Auxiliary Cretan Archers
176.Missile Quinquereme - Auxiliary Peltasts
177.Missile Quinquereme - Auxiliary Rhodian Slingers
178.Missile Trireme - Auxiliary Balearic Slingers
179.Missile Trireme - Auxiliary Iberian Slingers
180.Missile Trireme - Auxiliary Numidian Javelinmen
181.Missile Trireme - Auxiliary Persian Archers
182.Missile Trireme - Auxiliary Thracian Peltasts
183.Raiding Hemiolia - Leves
184.Scorpion Trireme - Leves
185.Missile Trireme - Leves
186.Pursuit Trihemiolia - Leves
187.Missile Quinquereme - Velites
Artillery Ship (2)
188.Light Artillery Quinquereme - Roman Ballista (Ship)
189.Artillery Quinquereme - Roman Onager (Ship)