Assault Octeres - Machimoi Epibatoi
An octeres is a gigantic 50 meter long warship with two decks of oars, each row powered by four oarsmen, developed around 220 BCE, or possibly earlier, by the Macedonians. These ships are rare and used mainly as flagships. Later, Marc Antony would use a large fleet of these ships, but ultimately lose to Octavian's lighter and more manoeuverable ships.(Egyptian Marines)
An arms race in warship size developed between the various nations around the Mediterranean. Size, in terms of the number of rowers, ships length and bulk and above all majesty of the vessel became as much a tool of statecraft as of warfare. A people who could afford such ships were almost certainly rich enough to withstand the strains of any war. A 'four' or quadreme was still a handy warship, able to manoeuvre in battle. The same could not be said of some of the large polyremes, a word meaning many oars. Practical archaeology shows that too many banks of oars simply don't work, so polyreme probably referred to the number of rowers: a septireme is likely to have had some seven rowers per bank of three oars, arranged in three, three, and two to an oar going up from the waterline. King Demetius of Macedon led his fleet at the battle of Salamis in 306BC from the deck of a hepteres or 'seven', but his ambitions didn't stop there. Neither did those of other kingdoms, and later lumbering warships including 'elevens', 'thirteens' and larger. As bigger ships to carry more rowers such vessels could also carry big marine contingents, arrow towers and an array of useful artillery.
(Machimoi Epibatoi)
The thureos, a large oval-shaped shield, became common throughout the Hellenistic world from the 3rd century BC. Made from wood covered in hide, it differed from the earlier Greek hoplon in having a central handgrip, which was protected by a vertical spine running the length of the shield. This in turn could be further reinforced by the addition of a wide metal strip that protected the grip and the user’s hand. Inspired by the sub-rectangular and oval shields of the Celts, possibly through contact with the migrating Galatians, its usage seems to have spread through the Illyrian and Thracian tribes before it was adopted by the Greeks. Although large, the thureos was light in comparison to the traditional hoplon, and was adopted by heavily-armoured peltasts. Named after their shields, 'thureophoroi' could fight as common peltasts, skirmishing with javelins, but could also form up with their larger shields and longer spears in a similar fashion to a phalanx. The versatile and useful design of the thureos meant it was used by many armies, including the auxiliaries and cavalry of the later Roman Legions.
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Unit Name Assault Octeres - Machimoi Epibatoi |
Main Unit Key Gre_Assault_Octeres_Admiral_Egy |
Land Unit Key Egy_Marines |
Naval Unit Key egyptian_eight |
Soldiers 200 |
Category Heavy Ship |
Class 近接艦 |
Custom Battle Cost 2562 |
Recruitment Cost 2562 |
維持費 640 |
11 |
├ Missile Weapon prec1 |
├ Projectile prec1 |
├ Missile Damage 11 |
├ Missile Ap Damage 0 |
└ Base Reload Time 10 |
Accuracy 5 |
Range 80 |
Reload 0 |
Shots Per Minute 6 |
Ammunition 4 |
2051 |
└ Ship egyptian_eight |
Ship Speed 2 |
Melee Attack 27 |
10 |
├ Melee Weapon gsword3 |
├ Weapon Damage 10 |
├ Weapon Deadliness 0 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 0 |
├ Bonus vs. Elephants 0 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 13 |
79 |
├ Base Defence 21 |
├ Shield shield6 |
└ Shield Defence 58 |
12 |
├ Armour arm7 |
├ Armour Defence 12 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
24 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_very_heavy_slow |
├ Man Health 20 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 4 |
Base Morale 60 |
Abilities
Assault Octeres- Row Hard 30
Increases speed for 30 strokes.
Ship speed
- Stamina (poor)
Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat.
Attributes
- 確固たる規律
この部隊は、将軍が死亡しても士気ペナルティを被らない。また、他の部隊よりも敗走後復帰する確率が高い。 - 潜伏 (森)
この部隊は、敵がすぐそばに接近するまで森に潜伏する事ができる。
Strengths & Weaknesses
Assault Octeres- Unbeatable hull strength
- Very heavy crew
- Very slow speed
- Strong ramming
- Indomitable boarding
- Good attack
- Average defence
- Average damage but low armour penetration
- Normal morale
Faction Availability | |
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グランドキャンペーン | |
Imperator Augustus | |
Wrath of Sparta |