Assault Raider - Samnite Light Infantryman
Useful ships, with crews large enough to board enemy vessels.Fighting in maniples does not require armour, only weapons and aggression.
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.
(Samnite Light Infantryman)
The Samnites were a confederation of four ancient Italic tribes: the Hirpini, Caudini, Caraceni and Pentri, who resided in Samnium, in south-central Italy, but are thought to have Sabine roots in the Apennine mountains. The Samnites were a hardy, warlike people, adept at fighting on Italy's uneven hillside terrain. Their manipular formations, in contrast to the phalanx-style combat prevalent across the peninsula, were much better suited to engagements in difficult territory and were the main reason for the Samnites' expansion into Campania. Samnite warriors were as honourable as they were fierce - the notion of slavery was alien to them and they instead chose to live as a society of free men. During the 5th century BC, the Samnites expanded into southern Italy, capturing the Etruscan cities of Capua and Cumae and establishing themselves in Campania. Their way of life made for strong alliances with the mounted nobles of Campania, the Lucanian warriors to the south, and other warlike tribes residing in Samnite lands.
Unit Name Assault Raider - Samnite Light Infantryman |
Main Unit Key inv_sam_raider_melee_samnite_light_infantryman |
Land Unit Key inv_sam_light_infantryman |
Naval Unit Key barbarian_raider_melee |
Soldiers 80 |
Category Medium Ship |
Class Melee Ship |
Custom Battle Cost 320 |
Recruitment Cost 320 |
Upkeep Cost 64 |
└ Ship barbarian_raider |
Ship Speed |
Melee Attack 25 |
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 10 |
47 |
├ Base Defence 12 |
├ Shield celtic_shock |
└ Shield Defence 35 |
20 |
├ Armour cloth |
├ Armour Defence 10 |
└ Shield Armour 10 |
50 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_light |
├ Man Health 40 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 10 |
Base Morale 35 |
Abilities
Assault Raider- 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
Assault Raider- Average hull strength
- Light crew
- Very fast speed
- Weak ramming
- Average boarding
- Good attack
- Average defence
- Average damage but low armour penetration
- Normal morale
Garrison Buildings | |
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x 2 |
Port
(inv_ita_port_1) Level 0 |
x 4 |
Fishermen's Huts
(inv_ita_port_food_2) Level 1 |
Faction Availability | |
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Rise of the Republic |