Ma'in Melee Ship

Assault Tetreres - Levy Spearmen

Ramming attacks from these ships will inflicting terrible damage.

Levies can fight and are relatively cheap to maintain, but lack skill and conviction.

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.

(Levy Spearmen)
Throughout the civilised world, levies formed the backbone of many armies. Called to service from among citizens or subjects, levies followed a long tradition that began, in Greece at least, with hoplite warfare between the city-states. Equipped with spears, these levied phalanxes could present a formidable wall of spear points to other infantry and cavalry. What levies lacked in skill and discipline compared to professional soldiers and mercenaries they made up for in numbers and the advantage their weaponry provided. These troops, especially the citizen-levy of the Greek city-states, were at first expected to provide their own arms and equipment. As time passed the citizen army developed into a more formalised body in which arms and equipment were provided. Often, however, personal loyalty to a general or king replaced any sense of civic duty, although 'civic duty' might be grudging to say the least in men taken from their homes, families and livelihoods, and thrust into battle.

Abilities

Assault Tetreres

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

Levy Spearmen

• Frenzied Charge
  Increases the effectiveness of the unit's charge for an extended period. The unit will suffer a large fatigue penalty after the charge is over.
  Charge speed, charge damage, acceleration
  Melee defence, fatigue

Attributes

• 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 Tetreres

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

Levy Spearmen

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

Ma'in Units
General (6)
1.Noble Swordsmen
2.Nabatean Noble Spearmen
3.Nabatean Noble Swordsmen
4.Yathrib Heavy Lancers
5.Noble Infantry
6.Armoured Camel Riders
Melee Infantry (12)
7.Noble Swordsmen
8.Indo-Kush Guild Warriors
9.Indo-Kush Swordmen
10.Kardakes Swordsmen
11.Tabriz Peltasts
12.Desert Swordsmen
13.Red Sea Light Infantry
14.Maas Gat Marauders
15.Qidria's Swords
16.Mascat Sword Infantry
17.Gerrha's Guard
18.Nabatean Noble Swordsmen
Missile Infantry (9)
19.Levy Skirmishers
20.Slingers
21.Tribes People
22.Indo-Kush Longbowmen
23.Levy Peltasts
24.Arabian Light Infantry
25.Arabian Bowmen
26.Nabatean Heavy Archers
27.Nabatean Heavy Peltasts
Spear Infantry (14)
28.Levy Spearmen
29.Indo-Kush Spearmen
30.Kardakes Sparabaras
31.Ekbatani Spears
32.Desert Spearmen
33.Citizen Spearmen
34.East Coast Levies
35.Noble Infantry
36.Red Sea Hoplites
37.Arabian Light Spearmen
38.Qidrian Light Spearmen
39.Marib Spearmen
40.Gerrhaean Heavy Spearmen
41.Nabatean Noble Spearmen
Melee Cavalry (7)
42.Camel Spearmen
43.Arabian Cavalry
44.Levy Cavalry
45.Desert Camel Spearmen
46.Sabean Nobles
47.Himyar Cavalry
48.Yathrib Heavy Lancers
Missile Cavalry (3)
49.Camel Archers
50.Desert Camel Archers
51.Sabean Raiders
Shock Cavalry (2)
52.Armoured Camel Riders
53.Arabian Chosen Lancers
Fixed Artillery (3)
54.Eastern Giant Ballista
55.Eastern Bastion Scorpion
56.Eastern Scorpion (Fixed)
Field Artillery (6)
57.Eastern Bastion Ballista
58.Eastern Ballista
59.Eastern Scorpion
60.Eastern Large Onager
61.Eastern Bastion Onager
62.Eastern Onager
Admiral (1)
63.Missile Penteres - Archers
Melee Ship (3)
64.Assault Tetreres - Levy Spearmen
65.Fire Pot Dieres - Levy Spearmen
66.Assault Dieres - Levy Spearmen
Missile Ship (7)
67.Missile Trieres - Levy Skirmishers
68.Scorpion Trieres - Levy Skirmishers
69.Scorpion Penteres - Slingers
70.Tower Penteres - Slingers
71.Missile Penteres - Slingers
72.Raiding Hemiolia - Tribes People
73.Pursuit Trihemiolia - Tribes People
Artillery Ship (2)
74.Light Artillery Penteres - Eastern Ballista (Ship)
75.Artillery Penteres - Eastern Onager (Ship)