Egypt Missile Ship

Raiding Hemiolia - Egyptian Javelinmen

These swift, manoeuvrable ships are a useful scouting force for any admiral.

The javelin is a simple, deadly weapon, even in the hands of a peasant.

The 'one-and-a-half' or 'hemiolia' was a light galley which was much favoured by pirates in the ancient world. It developed from the bireme, a ship that had two full decks of oars along its entire length. The hemiola reduced the number of oars on the upper level, leaving roughly half the number of oars and rowers in the midship section. The smaller number of rowers had little effect on overall speed because the laden weight of the vessel also dropped. Because it used both oars and sails, and the crew could rapidly change propulsion method, it was an ideal vessel for chasing down fat, wealthy merchant ships. Boarding attacks were mounted from hemiolas; ramming was not a useful tactic as loot ended up with the fish rather than enriching the pirates! The speed and handiness of hemiolas made them useful as scouts, supply boats and vessels used to pick off damaged enemies at the edge of battles.

(Egyptian Javelinmen)
Native troops supported the Greek phalanxes of Ptolemaic Egypt. Brave and proud warriors, Egyptians fulfilled several roles, but were most commonly used as peltasts, skirmishers on the flanks of the phalanxes, or as non-phalanx infantry in difficult terrain. Although the Ptolemies adopted all the trappings of the Pharaohs and their religious infrastructure, there was still much unrest among the native population long after the succession. This was due mainly to the way the Greek overlords used the traditions of the Pharaohs to fill their coffers at the expensive of ordinary people. The core of Ptolemaic armies was always Greek until the Battle of Raphia in 217BC, when they faced such a large Seleucid force and Ptolemy IV was forced to muster some 30,000 native Egyptians for the first time. Need overcame the suspicion of the disenchanted natives; the performance of the Egyptians in battle eventually led to a greater proportion of native troops in the Egyptian army and, in time, more diverse roles for those men as they gained the trust of their Greek commanders.

Abilities

Raiding Hemiolia

• Row Hard 10
  Increases speed for 10 strokes.
  Ship speed

Attributes

• Resistant to Fatigue
  Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit.
• Hide (scrub & forest)
  This unit can hide in scrub and forest until enemy units get too close.
• Resistant to Heat
  This unit tires less quickly in the desert.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Raiding Hemiolia

• Very poor hull strength
• Light crew
• Very fast speed
• Weak ramming
• Very poor boarding
• Poor missile combat

Egyptian Javelinmen

• Short range
• Fast rate of fire
• Very good damage and armour penetration
• Very weak in melee
• Very poor morale

Egypt Units
General (9)
1.African War Elephants
2.Galatian Royal Guard
3.Ptolemaic Cavalry
4.Hellenic Royal Guard
5.Royal Peltasts
6.Royal Thorax Swordsmen
7.Scythed Chariots
8.Egyptian Royal Cavalry
9.Warriors of Zeus-Ammon
Melee Infantry (14)
10.Galatian Royal Guard
11.Galatian Swordsmen
12.Egyptian Infantry
13.Karian Axemen
14.Mob
15.Sobek Cultists
16.Royal Peltasts
17.Royal Thorax Swordsmen
18.Thorax Swordsmen
19.Ptolemaic Royal Guard
20.Warriors of Zeus-Ammon
21.Anubis Temple Guard
22.Thureos Swordsmen
23.Nubian Axe Warriors
Missile Infantry (6)
24.Egyptian Archers
25.Egyptian Javelinmen
26.Nubian Bowmen
27.Egyptian Slingers
28.Light Peltasts
29.Peltasts
Pike Infantry (4)
30.Egyptian Pikemen
31.Pikemen
32.Hellenic Royal Guard
33.Thorax Pikemen
Spear Infantry (8)
34.Nubian Spearmen
35.Levy Thureos Spears
36.Thureos Spears
37.Spears of Zeus-Ammon
38.Egyptian Armored Spearmen
39.Thorax Spearmen
40.Egyptian Royal Spearmen
41.Nile Spearmen
Melee Cavalry (5)
42.Camel Spearmen
43.Egyptian Cavalry
44.Citizen Cavalry
45.Light Cavalry
46.Egyptian Royal Cavalry
Missile Cavalry (3)
47.Camel Archers
48.Skirmisher Cavalry
49.Tarantine Cavalry
Shock Cavalry (1)
50.Ptolemaic Cavalry
Chariot (1)
51.Scythed Chariots
Elephant (2)
52.African Elephants
53.African War Elephants
Fixed Artillery (4)
54.Greek Giant Ballista
55.Greek Polybolos
56.Greek Bastion Scorpion
57.Greek Scorpion (Fixed)
Field Artillery (6)
58.Greek Bastion Ballista
59.Greek Ballista
60.Greek Scorpion
61.Greek Heavy Onager
62.Greek Bastion Onager
63.Greek Onager
Admiral (2)
64.Tower Penteres - Egyptian Archers
65.Heavy Tower Octeres - Egyptian Infantry
Melee Ship (5)
66.Heavy Tower Octeres - Egyptian Infantry
67.Assault Octeres - Egyptian Infantry
68.Assault Hexeres - Karian Axemen
69.Fire Pot Dieres - Nubian Spearmen
70.Assault Dieres - Nubian Spearmen
Missile Ship (6)
71.Tower Penteres - Egyptian Archers
72.Missile Penteres - Egyptian Archers
73.Raiding Hemiolia - Egyptian Javelinmen
74.Pursuit Trihemiolia - Egyptian Javelinmen
75.Scorpion Trieres - Egyptian Slingers
76.Missile Trieres - Egyptian Slingers
Artillery Ship (2)
77.Light Artillery Penteres - Greek Ballista (Ship)
78.Artillery Penteres - Greek Onager (Ship)