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Assault Raider - Celtic Tribesmen

Useful ships, with crews large enough to board enemy vessels.

While ill-disciplined, these men are ferocious fighters in search of honour.

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.

(Celtic Tribesmen)
The Celtic client system meant that a 'freeman' was given opportunities by the tribal hierarchy. He had to serve the noble classes, but he could also earn prestige in his own right. A freeman inevitably became the follower of an aristocrat, working on the land and raising livestock. However he also had the right to bear arms and fight alongside the nobles during times of war. In combat, a Celt could prove his worth, making a reputation for himself. This system caused an appetite for battle amongst the ambitious lower classes. This did not mean that their armies were ill-disciplined or haphazard: their cavalry used 'trimarcisia', where each rider went into battle with a pair of freeman servants, ready to supply fresh mounts or replace a warrior who fell.

Assault Raider - Celtic Tribesmen

Unit Name

Assault Raider - Celtic Tribesmen

Main Unit Key

Cel_Tribesmen_Raider

Land Unit Key

Cel_Tribesmen

Naval Unit Key

barbarian_raider_melee

Soldiers

80

Category

Medium Ship

Class

Melee Ship

Custom Battle Cost

290

Recruitment Cost

290

Upkeep Cost

58

Missile Damage

32

├ Missile Weapon

rome_javelin_precursor

├ Projectile

javelin_prec

├ Missile Damage

20

├ Missile Ap Damage

12

└ Base Reload Time

15

Accuracy

5

Range

40

Reload

0

Shots Per Minute

4

Ammunition

2

Ship Health

└ Ship

barbarian_raider

Ship Speed

Melee Attack

9

Weapon Damage

26

├ Melee Weapon

rome_celtic_spear

├ Melee Damage Base

20

├ Melee Damage Ap

6

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Large

15

├ Bonus vs Elephants

15

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

10

Melee Defence

52

├ Base Defence

22

├ Shield

celtic

└ Shield Defence

30

Armour

45

├ Armour

cloth

├ Armour Defence

10

└ Shield Armour

35

Health

40

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_medium

├ Man Health

40

└ Bonus Hit Points

0

Base Morale

25

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
Celtic Tribesmen
  • Average defensive unit
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Weak attack
  • Poor morale
Requires Buildings
Assault Raider - Celtic Tribesmen Lv. 0 Port
Port
(barb_port_1)
Level 0
Fishermen's Huts
Fishermen's Huts
(barb_port_fishing_2)
Level 1
Fishing Village
Fishing Village
(barb_port_fishing_3)
Level 2
Fishing Port
Fishing Port
(barb_port_fishing_4)
Level 3
Harbour
Harbour
(barb_port_military_2)
Level 1
Boatyard
Boatyard
(barb_port_military_3)
Level 2
Raiders' Port
Raiders' Port
(barb_port_military_4)
Level 3
Garrison Buildings
Assault Raider - Celtic Tribesmen x 4 Port
Port
(barb_port_1)
Level 0
Fishermen's Huts
Fishermen's Huts
(barb_port_fishing_2)
Level 1
Fishing Village
Fishing Village
(barb_port_fishing_3)
Level 2
Fishing Port
Fishing Port
(barb_port_fishing_4)
Level 3
Assault Raider - Celtic Tribesmen x 2 Harbour
Harbour
(barb_port_military_2)
Level 1
Assault Raider - Celtic Tribesmen x 1 Boatyard
Boatyard
(barb_port_military_3)
Level 2