menu
HomeHome / Radious Total War Mod / Carthage (Hannibal at the Gates) / Units / Assault Dieres - Libyan Hoplites
Assault Dieres - Libyan Hoplites Carthage (Hannibal at the Gates)Carthage (Hannibal at the Gates) Melee Ship

Assault Dieres - Libyan Hoplites

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

There is honour and tradition in defending one's home.

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.

(Libyan Hoplites)
Recruited from among descendants of Phoenician settlers and the native Lebu, Garamantian, and Berber peoples of the Sahara these troops were the largest non-mercenary Carthaginian contingent in the army. Colonising the African coast from around the 1st millennium BC, the Phoenicians founded Carthage and other cities, later known as Leptis Magna and Sabratha. Important trading centres, they acted alongside Tingis, which was founded by their Carthaginian descendants, and the Greek colony of Cyrene as gateways into Africa and the western Mediterranean. By the 5th century BC, however, the three Libyan cities had passed under the control and protection of Carthage and its mercantile dominance. Mixing together a variety of eastern and Saharan customs, and influenced by contact with much of the Mediterranean through their trading network, the Liby-Phoenicians were varied in their style of dress and armament.

Assault Dieres - Libyan Hoplites

Unit Name

Assault Dieres - Libyan Hoplites

Main Unit Key

Car_Hoplites_Two

Land Unit Key

Car_Libyan_Hoplites

Naval Unit Key

greek_two

Soldiers

60

Category

Medium Ship

Class

Melee Ship

Custom Battle Cost

450

Recruitment Cost

450

Upkeep Cost

70

Ship Health

467

└ Ship

greek_two

Ship Speed

6

Melee Attack

18

Weapon Damage

29

├ Melee Weapon

rome_spear

├ Melee Damage Base

19

├ Melee Damage Ap

10

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Large

15

├ Bonus vs Elephants

16

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

16

Melee Defence

61

├ Base Defence

35

├ Shield

hoplite

└ Shield Defence

26

Armour

70

├ Armour

cloth

├ Armour Defence

27

└ Shield Armour

43

Health

65

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_heavy

├ Man Health

55

└ Bonus Hit Points

10

Base Morale

40

Abilities

Assault Dieres
  • Row Hard 10
    Increases speed for 10 strokes.
    Ship speed
Libyan Hoplites
  • Hoplite Wall
    The unit moves into close wall formation.
    Bracing, melee defence, shield strength
    Acceleration, speed
  • Square
    The unit moves into a close square formation.
    Bracing, morale, melee defence
    Can't move
  • Rapid Advance
    Improved unit movement speed over an extended period.
    Speed, acceleration, charge speed
    Exertion: fatigue

Attributes

  • Disciplined
    This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
  • Hide (forest)
    This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
  • Resistant to Heat
    This unit tires less quickly in the desert.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Assault Dieres
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very light crew
  • Fast speed
  • Weak ramming
  • Good boarding
Libyan Hoplites
  • Average defensive unit
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Weak attack
  • Poor morale
Upgrade
Required Technology Sidonian Rites Cost 150 Upgrade To Assault Dieres - Late Libyan Hoplites
Requires Buildings
Assault Dieres - Libyan Hoplites Lv. 0 Fishmonger
Fishmonger
(greek_port_fish_3)
Level 2
Fish Market
Fish Market
(greek_port_fish_4)
Level 3
Shipwright
Shipwright
(greek_port_harbour_2)
Level 1
Docks
Docks
(greek_port_harbour_3)
Level 2
Neosokoi
Neosokoi
(greek_port_harbour_4)
Level 3
Trading Port
Trading Port
(greek_port_trade_3)
Level 2
Emporion
Emporion
(greek_port_trade_4)
Level 3
Garrison Buildings
Assault Dieres - Libyan Hoplites x 2 Shipwright
Shipwright
(greek_port_harbour_2)
Level 1