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Heavy Tower Octeres - Palmyrene Legionaries

Size alone makes these ships imposing: more than suitable for any admiral.

Rich families make for well-equipped soldiers.

An arms race in warship size developed between the various nations around the Mediterranean. Size, in terms of the number of rowers, ships length and bulk and above all majesty of the vessel became as much a tool of statecraft as of warfare. A people who could afford such ships were almost certainly rich enough to withstand the strains of any war. A 'four' or quadreme was still a handy warship, able to manoeuvre in battle. The same could not be said of some of the large polyremes, a word meaning many oars. Practical archaeology shows that too many banks of oars simply don't work, so polyreme probably referred to the number of rowers: an octeres is likely to have had some eight rowers per bank of three oars, arranged in three, three, and two to an oar going up from the waterline. King Demetius of Macedon led his fleet at the battle of Salamis in 306BC from the deck of a hepteres or 'seven', but his ambitions didn't stop there. Neither did those of other kingdoms, and later lumbering warships including 'elevens', 'thirteens' and larger. As bigger ships to carry more rowers such vessels could also carry big marine contingents, arrow towers and an array of useful artillery.

(Palmyrene Legionaries)
As Rome fell into its greatest crisis to date during the 3rd century AD, the client state of Palmyra had grown autonomous and ambitious, launching independent military efforts against nearby enemies such as the Sassanids. As Queen Zenobia marched into Roman lands, claiming them for herself, the resulting Palmyrene Empire encompassed the wealthiest eastern provinces of Rome. As the Mesopotamian border was already heavily fortified against the Persian threat, Palmyra's soldiers were well trained and equipped, coming from the rich families of Syria, Palastynia and Aegyptus. The eastern armies Zenobia commanded took innovation from the local military traditions, using cataphractarii, horse archers, camels and Iranian-style infantry. Her legions were also much more resistant to weather conditions as its conscripts were used to the oppressive desert heat.

Heavy Tower Octeres - Palmyrene Legionaries

Unit Name

Heavy Tower Octeres - Palmyrene Legionaries

Main Unit Key

3c_Pal_Heavy_Tower_Octeres_commander

Land Unit Key

3c_Pal_Palmyrene_Legionaries

Naval Unit Key

3c_egyptian_double_hft_eight

Soldiers

200

Category

Heavy Ship

Class

Melee Ship

Custom Battle Cost

1950

Recruitment Cost

1950

Upkeep Cost

390

Missile Damage

30

├ Missile Weapon

rome_pilum_heavy

├ Projectile

pilum_heavy

├ Missile Damage

20

├ Missile Ap Damage

10

└ Base Reload Time

15

Accuracy

5

Range

40

Reload

0

Shots Per Minute

4

Ammunition

2

Ship Health

2051

└ Ship

egyptian_eight

Ship Speed

4

Melee Attack

50

Weapon Damage

20

├ Melee Weapon

rome_spear_anti_cav

├ Melee Damage Base

15

├ Melee Damage Ap

5

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Large

30

├ Bonus vs Elephants

30

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

18

Melee Defence

53

├ Base Defence

28

├ Shield

oval

└ Shield Defence

25

Armour

75

├ Armour

scale

├ Armour Defence

40

└ Shield Armour

35

Health

60

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_very_heavy

├ Man Health

45

└ Bonus Hit Points

15

Base Morale

65

Abilities

Heavy Tower Octeres
  • Row Hard 30
    Increases speed for 30 strokes.
    Ship speed
Palmyrene Legionaries
  • Defensive Testudo
    The troops of this unit raise their shields above their heads in a static defensive formation.
    Bracing, protection against missiles
    Can't move

Attributes

  • Disciplined
    This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
  • Formation Attack
    The unit will try to stay in formation when in melee.
  • Hide (forest)
    This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Heavy Tower Octeres
  • Unbeatable hull strength
  • Very heavy crew
  • Very slow speed
  • Strong ramming
  • Indomitable boarding
  • Average missile combat
Palmyrene Legionaries
  • Very good attack
  • Average defence
  • Average damage but low armour penetration
  • Good morale
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