Persian Assault Teteres - Thracian Warriors
Ramming attacks from these ships will inflicting terrible damage.A Thracian thinks himself unequalled by others. Perhaps he is right?
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.
(Thracian Warriors)
There were some forty tribes of Thracians who shared a common language and culture, inhabiting a vast area north of the Greek city-states. They were seen as war-loving, rebellious, rambunctious, bad enemies, and good allies in a fight. Many Greeks dreaded a time when they would be united under a single leader and sweep southwards. Such a turn of events never happened, but Thracians could be found across much of the Greek and Persian world fighting as mercenaries; they often specialised as skirmishers and light troops. At the Battle of Raphia in 217BC there were Thracians in both opposing armies, ready to do bloody work. The forward curving rhomphaia with its razor-sharp blade and long handle could lop off limbs in the hands of a skilled user, and Thracians were certainly skilled. The most famous Thracian 'general' of all never actually fought an action in Thrace or in command of a Thracian army; he was Spartacus, the commander of the last great slave rebellion against Rome in 73-71BC.
Unit Name Persian Assault Teteres - Thracian Warriors |
Main Unit Key Thr_Warriors_Four |
Land Unit Key Thr_Warriors |
Naval Unit Key barbarian_persian_four |
Soldiers 120 |
Category Medium Ship |
Class Melee Ship |
Custom Battle Cost 650 |
Recruitment Cost 650 |
Upkeep Cost 85 |
760 |
└ Ship barbarian_persian_four |
Ship Speed 5 |
Melee Attack 41 |
46 |
├ Melee Weapon rome_rhomphaia |
├ Melee Damage Base 32 |
├ Melee Damage Ap 14 |
├ Armour Piercing Yes |
├ Bonus vs. Large 0 |
├ Bonus vs Elephants 0 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 27 |
17 |
├ Base Defence 17 |
├ Shield thracian |
└ Shield Defence 0 |
64 |
├ Armour cloth |
├ Armour Defence 27 |
└ Shield Armour 37 |
65 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium |
├ Man Health 55 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 10 |
Base Morale 40 |
Abilities
Persian Assault Teteres- Row Hard 20
Increases speed for 20 strokes.
Ship speed
- Shieldwall
The unit moves into a close formation and raises shields.
Armour strength, bracing, melee defence, shield strength
Limited speed - Frenzy
Improves a unit's charge and weapon damage for an extended period.
Charge damage, Weapon damage
Exertion: fatigue
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
- Average attack
- Weak defence
- Average damage but low armour penetration
- Poor morale
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Imperator Augustus |