Saxoni (Empire Divided) Missile Ship

Missile Raider - Germanic Hurlers

Most of the northern European tribes were not naval powers, but there were still able seafarers to be found amongst them. Shipbuilding techniques were well understood, so while many vessels were small leather-skinned boats for inland and inshore use, bigger sea-going vessels were also made. Shipwrights used heavy planking for hulls, stitched together and then fastened to a wooden skeleton to create sturdy craft able to cope with Atlantic conditions. Julius Caesar was surprised at the quality of the enemy ships when his fleet clashed with the Veneti from modern-day Brittany. The Veneti vessels had flat bottoms to cope with shallows, but were also of heavy oak construction to cope with rough seas. This made them tough opposition for Roman galleys, and capable of shrugging off a ramming attack. Caesar said that the enemy ships "...were constructed of planks a foot in breadth, fastened by iron spikes the thickness of a man's thumb; the anchors were secured fast by iron chains instead of cables”. When the Romans were forced to board, they faced fearsome warriors used to close-quarters fighting at sea.

(Germanic Hurlers)
The young people of the Germanic tribes grew up throwing the stones found on the river beds of northern Europe, giving them a natural advantage when applying the skill to combat. Rocks and stones were in ready supply so, whilst spears may have needed repair after a battle, slingers were always well provisioned. Poor people of low status, both in society and subsequently in battle, would typically take up position behind veteran warriors, protecting them from enemy attacks. In return, the veterans would use their shields to safeguard those behind them as they unleashed their rain of missiles. Slingshot could be an effective weapon against close enemy formations or cavalry.

Unit Name Missile Raider - Germanic Hurlers

Main Unit Key 3c_Sax_Missile_Raider

Land Unit Key 3c_Ger_Germanic_Hurlers

Naval Unit Key 3c_barbarian_raider_ranged

Soldiers 80

Category Medium Ship

Class Missile Ship

Custom Battle Cost 460

Recruitment Cost 460

Upkeep Cost 90

Missile Damage 20

├ Missile Weapon rome_sling

├ Projectile sling_stone

├ Missile Damage 16

├ Missile Ap Damage 4

└ Base Reload Time 10

Accuracy 5

Range 150

Reload 10

Shots Per Minute 7

Ammunition 25

Ship Health

└ Ship barbarian_raider

Ship Speed

Melee Attack 8

Weapon Damage 24

├ Melee Weapon rome_shortsword

├ Melee Damage Base 20

├ Melee Damage Ap 4

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 0

├ Bonus vs Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 3

Melee Defence 32

├ Base Defence 12

├ Shield germanic_small_skirm

└ Shield Defence 20

Armour 30

├ Armour cloth

├ Armour Defence 10

└ Shield Armour 20

Health 45

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_very_light_fast

├ Man Health 40

└ Bonus Hit Points 5

Base Morale 25

Abilities

• 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 Cold
  This unit tires less quickly in snow.

Strengths & Weaknesses

• Good hull strength
• Medium crew
• Fast speed
• Weak ramming
• Poor boarding
• Good missile combat

• Very long range
• Average rate of fire
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Very weak in melee
• Very poor morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Harbour (3c_barb_port_military_2) Level 1 Boatyard (3c_barb_port_military_3) Level 2 Raiders' Port (3c_barb_port_military_4) Level 3

Garrison Buildings
x 2	Harbour (3c_barb_port_military_2) Level 1 Boatyard (3c_barb_port_military_3) Level 2 Raiders' Port (3c_barb_port_military_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Empire Divided	Saxoni (Empire Divided) Saxoni Pretenders (Empire Divided) Saxoni Secessionists (Empire Divided)