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Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Iberian Swordsmen

With a ramming attack that can break an enemy hull, these ships are deadly weapons.

Javelins and swords make these Iberians a worthy addition to the Roman battle line.

The waterline ram was first mounted on a vessel in around 850BC. Warships and naval tactics were transformed. Ships were no longer platforms for infantry battles on the water; the ship itself became the weapon. Galleys changed as the new reality sank in. Ramming at speed would hole and sink an enemy, therefore slimmer, faster, handier ships were required. More speed on demand obviously required more oars a fast ship with a single row of oars ended up being stupidly, impractically long. The solution, then, was to put in a second set of oars above the first, but slightly offset to allow for rowers' benches. These biremes, a Latin word meaning 'two oars', or dieres, the Greek equivalent, were no longer than previous designs but had twice the number of rowers. They were fast, manoeuvrable, and could carry a fighting contingent. Some nations also gave their bireme crews fire pots; these clay pots filled with oil and pitch were hurled at enemy ships in the entirely reasonable hope of setting them ablaze.

(Auxiliary Iberian Swordsmen)
Like many warriors, Iberian tribesmen were stubborn beyond all reason in defence of their gods, homes, lands and honour. Even when cornered, surrounded and beyond all hope, defeat was not an idea that could be entertained for a moment. In fact, rather than accept the shame of defeat they were known to kill themselves. Possibly they also hoped to deny the enemy the glory of having killed them. Some warriors went into battle carrying vials of quick-acting poison, carefully extracted from a variety of buttercup. All Strabo, the Greek historian described the poison as “…a herb that is nearly like parsley and painless…”, he was not being terribly accurate. Like all poisons, it hurt, and it caused the user’s face to contort into a horrid, sardonic grin before death came. This morbid, mocking expression unnerved enemies, even Romans, who were convinced that the smiling corpses were mocking their foes from the afterlife.

Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Iberian Swordsmen

Unit Name

Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Iberian Swordsmen

Main Unit Key

Aux_Ibe_Sword_Two

Land Unit Key

Aux_Ibe_Sword

Naval Unit Key

roman_two

Soldiers

60

Category

Medium Ship

Class

Melee Ship

Custom Battle Cost

270

Recruitment Cost

270

Upkeep Cost

70

Missile Damage

34

├ Missile Weapon

rome_javelin_precursor

├ Projectile

javelin_prec

├ Missile Damage

19

├ Missile Ap Damage

15

└ Base Reload Time

40

Accuracy

5

Range

40

Reload

0

Shots Per Minute

2

Ammunition

2

Ship Health

467

└ Ship

roman_two

Ship Speed

6

Melee Attack

31

Weapon Damage

36

├ Melee Weapon

rome_falcata

├ Melee Damage Base

29

├ Melee Damage Ap

7

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Large

0

├ Bonus vs Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

15

Melee Defence

63

├ Base Defence

28

├ Shield

caetra

└ Shield Defence

35

Armour

52

├ Armour

cloth

├ Armour Defence

27

└ Shield Armour

25

Health

65

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_medium

├ Man Health

55

└ Bonus Hit Points

10

Base Morale

40

Abilities

Assault Bireme
  • Row Hard 10
    Increases speed for 10 strokes.
    Ship speed
Auxiliary Iberian Swordsmen
  • Shieldwall
    The unit moves into a close formation and raises shields.
    Armour strength, bracing, melee defence, shield strength
    Limited speed

Attributes

  • Hide (forest)
    This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Assault Bireme
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very light crew
  • Fast speed
  • Weak ramming
  • Good boarding
Auxiliary Iberian Swordsmen
  • Good attack
  • Average defence
  • Average damage but low armour penetration
  • Normal morale
Recuitment Requirement
Unit Resouces Auxilia_Iberian
Requires Buildings
Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Iberian Swordsmen Lv. 0 Fishmonger
Fishmonger
(rome_port_fish_3)
Level 2
Forum Piscarium
Forum Piscarium
(rome_port_fish_4)
Level 3
Shipwright
Shipwright
(rome_port_patrol_2)
Level 1
Docks
Docks
(rome_port_patrol_3)
Level 2
Coastal Patrol
Coastal Patrol
(rome_port_patrol_4)
Level 3
Trading Port
Trading Port
(rome_port_trade_3)
Level 2
Emporium
Emporium
(rome_port_trade_4)
Level 3
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