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Medium Assault Raider - Gallic Axemen

Able to withstand rough seas, these ships' crews can capture enemy vessels in any weather.

Their axes can crush armour as easily as chopping wood.

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.

(Gallic Axemen)
Celtic warriors were ideally equipped to hack through even heavily-armoured foes. Their axes took one of two forms: one-handed axes were typical, and the most practical, but two-handed axes were also used. In comparison to swords, axes were cheap to make, and were effective against chainmail, as a blow could still shatter bone and crush the organs beneath the armour. They could also be used to pull aside shields, or hack them apart. Like other Celtic warriors, the lightly-armoured, one-handed axemen relied on their own shields for defence. There was a long tradition, perhaps dating as far back as the Stone Age, of veneration for axes and hammers in Celtic cultures. Although both were associated with strength, axes in particular were used as grave goods and even depicted on coins celebrating victories in the Gallic Wars of 58-50BC.

Medium Assault Raider - Gallic Axemen

Unit Name

Medium Assault Raider - Gallic Axemen

Main Unit Key

inv_sen_medium_assault_raider_naked_warriors

Land Unit Key

inv_sen_gallic_axemen

Naval Unit Key

barbarian_medium_raider_melee

Soldiers

100

Category

Medium Ship

Class

Melee Ship

Custom Battle Cost

850

Recruitment Cost

850

Upkeep Cost

170

Ship Health

└ Ship

barbarian_medium_raider

Ship Speed

Melee Attack

40

Weapon Damage

26

├ Melee Weapon

rome_celtic_axe

├ Melee Damage Base

16

├ Melee Damage Ap

10

├ Armour Piercing

Yes

├ Bonus vs. Large

0

├ Bonus vs Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

35

Melee Defence

45

├ Base Defence

10

├ Shield

celtic_shock

└ Shield Defence

35

Armour

20

├ Armour

cloth

├ Armour Defence

10

└ Shield Armour

10

Health

55

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_medium

├ Man Health

40

└ Bonus Hit Points

15

Base Morale

40

Abilities

Medium Assault Raider
  • Row Hard 10
    Increases speed for 10 strokes.
    Ship speed
Gallic Axemen
  • Frenzied Charge
    Increases the effectiveness of the unit's charge for an extended period. The unit will suffer a large fatigue penalty after the charge is over.
    Charge speed, charge damage, acceleration
    Melee defence, fatigue

Attributes

  • Hide (forest)
    This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
  • Resistant to Cold
    This unit tires less quickly in snow.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Medium Assault Raider
  • Good hull strength
  • Medium crew
  • Fast speed
  • Weak ramming
  • Good boarding
Gallic Axemen
  • Average attack
  • Poor defence
  • Low damage but good armour penetration
  • Poor morale
Requires Buildings
Medium Assault Raider - Gallic Axemen Lv. 0 Boatyard
Boatyard
(inv_new_barb_port_military_3)
Level 2
Raiders' Port
Raiders' Port
(inv_new_barb_port_military_4)
Level 3
Garrison Buildings
Medium Assault Raider - Gallic Axemen x 1 Boatyard
Boatyard
(inv_new_barb_port_military_3)
Level 2
Medium Assault Raider - Gallic Axemen x 2 Raiders' Port
Raiders' Port
(inv_new_barb_port_military_4)
Level 3