Rome (Rise of the Republic) Melee Ship

Assault Dieres - Rorarii

The waterline ram was first mounted on a vessel in around 850BC. Warships and naval tactics were transformed. Ships were no longer platforms for infantry battles on the water; the ship itself became the weapon. Galleys changed as the new reality sank in. Ramming at speed would hole and sink an enemy, therefore slimmer, faster, handier ships were required. More speed on demand obviously required more oars a fast ship with a single row of oars ended up being stupidly, impractically long. The solution, then, was to put in a second set of oars above the first, but slightly offset to allow for rowers' benches. These biremes, a Latin word meaning 'two oars', or dieres, the Greek equivalent, were no longer than previous designs but had twice the number of rowers. They were fast, manoeuvrable, and could carry a fighting contingent. Some nations also gave their bireme crews fire pots; these clay pots filled with oil and pitch were hurled at enemy ships in the entirely reasonable hope of setting them ablaze.

(Rorarii)
Rorarii' were lightly armed, early Republican units equipped with spears, javelins and light helmets, but without body armour. Like the heavier-armed and armoured Triarii veterans they most likely supported, rorarii were the army's reserves, only to be used in dire emergencies where both the hastati and principes had begun to waver. This three-line approach was the standard Roman formation until Gaius Marius' extensive military reforms during the 1st century BC, in which each soldier became an all-purpose 'legionary', with standardised state-issued equipment, training, pay and pension quickly transforming the Romans into the state-of-the-art super-soldiers of the ancient world.

Unit Name Assault Dieres - Rorarii

Main Unit Key inv_rom_assault_raider_rorarii

Land Unit Key inv_rom_rorarii

Naval Unit Key greek_two

Soldiers 60

Category Light Ship

Class Melee Ship

Custom Battle Cost 330

Recruitment Cost 330

Upkeep Cost 66

Missile Damage 30

├ Missile Weapon rome_pilum_light

├ Projectile pilum_light

├ 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 501

└ Ship greek_two

Ship Speed 6

Melee Attack 20

Weapon Damage 35

├ Melee Weapon rome_gladius

├ Melee Damage Base 30

├ Melee Damage Ap 5

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 0

├ Bonus vs Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 15

Melee Defence 45

├ Base Defence 15

├ Shield scutum

└ Shield Defence 30

Armour 45

├ Armour cloth

├ Armour Defence 10

└ Shield Armour 35

Health 50

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_light

├ Man Health 40

└ Bonus Hit Points 10

Base Morale 40

Abilities

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

Attributes

• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

• Very poor hull strength
• Very light crew
• Fast speed
• Weak ramming
• Good boarding

• Average attack
• Weak defence
• Average damage but low armour penetration
• Poor morale

Recuitment Requirement
Required Technology Cost 300 Upgrade From
Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Port (inv_rom_port_1) Level 0 Civil Port (inv_rom_port_civil_2) Level 1 Civil Docks (inv_rom_port_civil_3) Level 2 Harbour (inv_rom_port_civil_4) Level 3 Military Wharf (inv_rom_port_military_2) Level 1 Drydock (inv_rom_port_military_3) Level 2 Military Port (inv_rom_port_military_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Rise of the Republic	Rome (Rise of the Republic)