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Missile Hepteres - Hamian Archers

These massive warships put iron into their crews' hearts, and strike fear into the enemy's.

Syrian composite bows are considered the world's best.

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.

(Hamian Archers)
The Romans were met with little resistance when they invaded Syria under Pompey's leadership. The city of Hama fell to Rome in 63 AD and its 500 garrisoned Hamian bowmen were subsequently turned into a specialised auxiliary regiment. Stationed in Britannia, far from their native valleys in the Middle East, the Hamians were sent to protect the remote Roman province from barbarian raiders. These crack archers served several purposes. Undoubtedly an excellent defensive unit, they were able to shoot accurately over a considerable distance. As part of the local garrison, they undoubtedly participated in the construction of Hadrian's Wall and were also responsible for supplying the Roman army with meat and game, using their excellent skills to bring down prey for food.

Missile Hepteres - Hamian Archers

Unit Name

Missile Hepteres - Hamian Archers

Main Unit Key

3c_Pal_Missile_Hepteres_commander

Land Unit Key

3c_Pal_Hamian_Archers

Naval Unit Key

3c_greek_seven

Soldiers

180

Category

Heavy Ship

Class

Missile Ship

Custom Battle Cost

1260

Recruitment Cost

1260

Upkeep Cost

250

Missile Damage

40

├ Missile Weapon

rome_composite_bow_elite

├ Projectile

arrow_composite

├ Missile Damage

36

├ Missile Ap Damage

4

└ Base Reload Time

12

Accuracy

5

Range

150

Reload

23

Shots Per Minute

6

Ammunition

15

Ship Health

1617

└ Ship

greek_seven

Ship Speed

5

Melee Attack

28

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

32

├ Base Defence

32

├ Shield

none

└ Shield Defence

0

Armour

40

├ Armour

scale

├ Armour Defence

40

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

55

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_heavy

├ Man Health

40

└ Bonus Hit Points

15

Base Morale

50

Abilities

Missile Hepteres
  • Row Hard 30
    Increases speed for 30 strokes.
    Ship speed
Hamian Archers
  • Quick Reload
    Improved reloading for an extended time.
    Shots per minute
    Exertion: fatigue

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.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Missile Hepteres
  • Exceptional hull strength
  • Very heavy crew
  • Very slow speed
  • Strong ramming
  • Good boarding
  • Very good missile combat
Hamian Archers
  • Long range
  • Fast rate of fire
  • Good damage but low armour penetration
  • Very weak in melee
  • Poor morale
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