Arverni Melee Ship

Persian Assault Teteres - Spear Warriors

Ramming attacks from these ships will inflicting terrible damage.

A warrior grasps the spear firmly, so that it does not shake in his hand.

There is a good deal of debate as to how large ancient warships worked; the principles are understood, but the details are not always so clear. A Roman 'quadreme' or Greek 'tetreres' would seem to have four rows of oars if the name is translated literally. However, it is unclear how four sets of oars each with one rower apiece could be used without them getting in a terrible tangle even with a magnificently trained crew, or how the top set of rowers would be able to handle the extremely long oars pitched at a steep angle and still produce any power. The chances are that the term 'oar' had become synonymous with 'rower' and that the lowest bank had more than one man per oar. The other option was to go back to a double row of oars, with two men apiece. Two banks of oars would also have made for a cheaper construction task for each ship. Either way, the result was a ship that could rival the lighter trireme in speed, yet had more deck space for a large fighting contingent or artillery pieces.

(Spear Warriors)
While Celts often lacked the formal organisations and tactics of their more 'civilised' opponents, they did have extremely able metalworkers, and long experience as mercenaries. In battle, they were not outmatched on an individual level by Romans or Greeks. Celts often favoured the spear in battle. It is a simple weapon, and a typical Celtic warrior might carry several into a fight: lighter javelins to hurl at the enemy on the approach or charge, and sometimes an iron-tipped spear for close combat. Some spears were crafted with barbed tips to cause further damage as they were pulled from wounds. Spears were also convenient for displaying trophies, in the shape of rotting enemy heads. This bloody appearance by the Celts, and a ferocious appetite for battle, was often enough to un-man opponents. Celtic warriors would send a chorus of chants, taunts and insults aimed towards foes, and blow their unearthly-sounding 'carnyx' battle horns. The whole display was intended to frighten foes, and put the warriors into the right frame of mind for battle.

Abilities

Persian Assault Teteres

• Row Hard 20
  Increases speed for 20 strokes.
  Ship speed

Spear Warriors

• Cavalry Counter-tactics
  Improves unit's ability to endure enemy cavalry charges for an extended time.
  Bonus vs mounted units
• Shield Screen
  The unit raises their shields in a static defensive formation.
  Bracing, melee defence, shield strength
  Can't move

Attributes

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

Strengths & Weaknesses

Persian Assault Teteres

• Average hull strength
• Medium crew
• Average speed
• Average ramming
• Average boarding

Spear Warriors

• Average defensive unit
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Weak attack
• Poor morale

Arverni Units
General (2)
1.Arverni Sword Nobles
2.Oathsworn Spears
Melee Infantry (9)
3.Chosen Swordsmen
4.Naked Warriors
5.Oathsworn
6.Celtic Warriors
7.Arverni Heavy Swords
8.Arverni Sword Nobles
9.Celtic Axe Warriors
10.Celtic Sword Killers
11.Chosen Fanatics
Missile Infantry (6)
12.Gallic Hunters
13.Celtic Skirmishers
14.Celtic Slingers
15.Celtic Youths
16.Celtic Hunters
17.Andarta's Chosen
Spear Infantry (8)
18.Chosen Spearmen
19.Levy Freemen
20.Spear Nobles
21.Spear Warriors
22.Celtic Tribesmen
23.Arverni Heavy Spears
24.Oathsworn Spears
25.Naked Spear Warriors
Melee Cavalry (6)
26.Heavy Horse
27.Light Horse
28.Noble Horse
29.Mounted Oathsworn
30.Heavy Axe Riders
31.Mounted Axemen
Fixed Artillery (3)
32.Celtic Giant Ballista
33.Celtic Bastion Scorpion
34.Celtic Scorpion (Fixed)
Field Artillery (6)
35.Celtic Bastion Ballista
36.Celtic Ballista
37.Celtic Scorpion
38.Celtic Heavy Onager
39.Celtic Bastion Onager
40.Celtic Onager
Special (1)
41.Savage Dogs
Melee Ship (4)
42.Assault Raider - Levy Freemen
43.Heavy Raider - Oathsworn
44.Persian Assault Teteres - Spear Warriors
45.Medium Assault Raider - Celtic Warriors
Missile Ship (3)
46.Greek Missile Penteres - Celtic Slingers
47.Medium Missile Raider - Celtic Slingers
48.Missile Raider - Celtic Slingers
Artillery Ship (2)
49.Roman Light Artillery Quinquereme - Celtic Ballista (Ship)
50.Roman Artillery Quinquereme - Celtic Onager (Ship)