Roman Light Artillery Quinquereme - German Ballista (Ship)
Ballista bolts or stones are a powerful tool for destroying an enemy's will to resist.Even the war gods approve of machinery when it strikes down enemies!
The 'five', called a quinquereme in Latin and a penteres in Greek, was a ship first used by the Syracusans against the Carthaginians sometime around 398BC. Like other polyremes, a term meaning many-oared, the chances were that it did not have five banks of oars but that the word 'oar' was used to mean 'rower'. In such a case, the arrangement of rowers would be two-two-one going up from the waterline. It makes sense to keep as much weight as possible low in the vessel to help its stability; a high centre of gravity makes any ship liable to capsize if struck from the side. The quinquereme, then, would be a formidable vessel both in terms of appearance and combat value. With a large fighting contingent aboard and plenty of deck space, this heavy vessel could cope with most enemies and threats.
(German Ballista (Ship))
At close targets, a ballista could be aimed effectively but accuracy came at a cost in range; it could fire around 500 metres. The machine used two torsion springs with levers inserted into twisted ropes made from animal sinew, giving incredible power for its size. Firing either solid shot or bolts, it was equally effective against infantry or cavalry, but could also be deployed to destroy light fortifications during sieges. Originally developed by the Greeks around 400BC, and based on the oversized Oxybeles composite bow, ballistae were widely used by many cultures of the period, including the Romans. Later Roman versions included adjustable caps that enabled crews to quickly alter the tension of each sinew bundle to provide balance and therefore improve accuracy.
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Unit Name Roman Light Artillery Quinquereme - German Ballista (Ship) |
Main Unit Key Ger_Ballista_Five |
Land Unit Key Ger_Ballista_Shp |
Naval Unit Key barbarian_roman_ballista_five |
Soldiers 40 |
Category Medium Ship |
Class 投擲兵器艦 |
Custom Battle Cost 650 |
Recruitment Cost 650 |
維持費 115 |
817 |
└ Ship barbarian_roman_five_art |
Ship Speed 5 |
180 |
├ Engine ballista_medium_ship |
├ Missile Weapon rome_ballista_shp |
├ Projectile shp_stone_flammable |
├ Missile Damage 100 |
├ Missile Ap Damage 80 |
└ Base Reload Time 25 |
Accuracy 40 |
Range 420 |
Reload 4 |
Shots Per Minute 3 |
Ammunition 1 |
Melee Attack 9 |
23 |
├ Melee Weapon rome_shortsword |
├ Melee Damage Base 20 |
├ Melee Damage Ap 3 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Large 0 |
├ Bonus vs Elephants 0 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 5 |
Charge Bonus 5 |
8 |
├ Base Defence 8 |
├ Shield none |
└ Shield Defence 0 |
27 |
├ Armour cloth |
├ Armour Defence 27 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
60 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium |
├ Man Health 55 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 5 |
Base Morale 35 |
Abilities
Roman Light Artillery Quinquereme- Row Hard 20
Increases speed for 20 strokes.
Ship speed
Attributes
- 疾走不可
この部隊は疾走する事ができない為、歩行速度でしか移動できない。 - 寒さ耐性
この部隊は、雪による疲労を受けにくい
Strengths & Weaknesses
Roman Light Artillery Quinquereme- Average hull strength
- Skeleton crew
- Average speed
- Average ramming
- Abysmal boarding
- Exceptional missile combat
- Very accurate
- Very long range
- Fast rate of fire
- Lower damage than other artillery
- Easily destroyed
Faction Availability | |
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グランドキャンペーン | |
Caesar in Gaul | |
Imperator Augustus |