Insubres (Rise of the Republic) Missile Ship

Missile Raider - Highland Hunters

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.

(Highland Hunters)
Livy writes that during the reign of Rome's fifth king, Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, a large number of Gallic tribes invaded Italy, coming first into contact with Etruscans dwelling between the Apennines and the Alps. At the time, the supreme power among Gallic tribes north of the Alps were the Bituriges, led by Ambigatus. The Gauls suffering from overpopulation, which encouraged Ambigatus to send his sister's sons, Bellovesus and Segovesus, to settle new lands and defeat any opposition. Following divination by the druids, Segovesus headed into the Hercynian Forest, while Bellovesus led his people towards Italy. No Gaul had crossed the Alps before, but after receiving support from the Greeks in the nearby port-city of Massilia, Bellovesus followed a divine omen and succeeded in making the hazardous journey. The Gallic tribes arrived in Etruscan lands and, when finding little more than an armed militia, slaughtered the Etruscan warriors, settling the area and calling it 'Insubria'. Shortly afterward, a major battle was fought at the River Ticinus, where the Gauls, now calling themselves 'Insubres', founded the settlement of Mediolanum. Following the route set by Bellovesus and the Bituriges, other tribes crossed the Alps into Italy, eventually leading to the sacking of Rome by the Senones.

Unit Name Missile Raider - Highland Hunters

Main Unit Key inv_ins_raider_ranged_highland_hunters

Land Unit Key inv_ins_highland_hunters

Naval Unit Key barbarian_raider_ranged

Soldiers 80

Category Medium Ship

Class Missile Ship

Custom Battle Cost 600

Recruitment Cost 600

Upkeep Cost 120

Missile Damage 35

├ Missile Weapon rome_bow_long

├ Projectile arrow_normal_long

├ Missile Damage 31

├ Missile Ap Damage 4

└ Base Reload Time 12

Accuracy 5

Range 150

Reload 30

Shots Per Minute 7

Ammunition 15

Ship Health

└ Ship barbarian_raider

Ship Speed

Melee Attack 17

Weapon Damage 34

├ Melee Weapon rome_generic_sword

├ Melee Damage Base 30

├ Melee Damage Ap 4

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 0

├ Bonus vs Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 5

Melee Defence 15

├ Base Defence 15

├ Shield none

└ Shield Defence 0

Armour 30

├ Armour leather

├ Armour Defence 30

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 45

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_very_light

├ Man Health 40

└ Bonus Hit Points 5

Base Morale 40

Abilities

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

Attributes

• Resistant to Fatigue
  Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit.
• Guerrilla Deployment
  This unit can deploy outside of the deployment zone.
• Snipe
  This unit remains hidden while firing.
• Stalk
  This unit can move hidden in any terrain.

Strengths & Weaknesses

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

• Long range
• Average rate of fire
• Good damage but low armour penetration
• Very weak in melee
• Very poor morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Boatyard (inv_new_barb_port_military_3) Level 2 Raiders' Port (inv_new_barb_port_military_4) Level 3

Garrison Buildings
x 1	Boatyard (inv_new_barb_port_military_3) Level 2
x 2	Raiders' Port (inv_new_barb_port_military_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Rise of the Republic	Insubres (Rise of the Republic) Helvetii (Rise of the Republic) Histri (Rise of the Republic) Insubres Pretenders (Rise of the Republic) Insubres Secessionists (Rise of the Republic)