Media (Empire Divided) ​近​接​艦

Assault Tetreres - Persian Swordsmen

Ramming attacks from these ships inflict terrible damage.

Sword fighting has become commonplace, even reaching eastern military traditions.

There is a good deal of debate as to how large ancient warships worked; the principles are understood, but the details are not always so clear. A Roman 'quadreme' or Greek 'tetreres' would seem to have four rows of oars if the name is translated literally. However, it is unclear how four sets of oars each with one rower apiece could be used without them getting in a terrible tangle even with a magnificently trained crew, or how the top set of rowers would be able to handle the extremely long oars pitched at a steep angle and still produce any power. The chances are that the term 'oar' had become synonymous with 'rower' and that the lowest bank had more than one man per oar. The other option was to go back to a double row of oars, with two men apiece. Two banks of oars would also have made for a cheaper construction task for each ship. Either way, the result was a ship that could rival the lighter trireme in speed, yet had more deck space for a large fighting contingent or artillery pieces.

(Persian Swordsmen)
In contrast to their European opponents, eastern armies generally had lighter equipment. This was a function of the terrain and climate of their homelands, which naturally favoured irregular combat. As a result, traditional Persian warfare favoured skirmishing with few close combat engagements. Heavy armour was impractical in such conditions, as the oppressive eastern heat hampered soldiers already weighed down by chainmail or scales. Also, the metal needed to produce it was not cheap at the time. As eastern forces encountered heavier European warriors for the first time, the difference in equipment had a large impact on their way of battle. Under Sassanid rule, the Persian army was properly prepared for the expansion into southern Europe, as the reconquest of this land was high on the Shah's list of priorities - he wished to wipe out the stigma of his ancestor Xerxes' defeat at Greek hands, almost 1000 years before. In order to fight Rome's Legions effectively, eastern warriors began to be equipped with bulkier armour and heavier weapons such as axes and longer metal swords, rather than spears and javelins.

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Abilities

Assault Tetreres

• Row Hard 20
  Increases speed for 20 strokes.
  Ship speed

Attributes

• ​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。
• ​暑​さ​耐​性
  T​こ​の​部​隊​は、​砂​漠​に​よ​る​疲​労​を​受​け​に​く​い。

Strengths & Weaknesses

Assault Tetreres

• Average hull strength
• Medium crew
• Average speed
• Average ramming
• Average boarding

Persian Swordsmen

• Long range
• Average rate of fire
• Fast moving
• Good damage but low armour penetration
• Very weak in melee
• Very poor morale

Media (Empire Divided) Units
General (2)
1.Persian Cataphracts
2.Persian Nobles
​近​接​歩​兵 (3)
3.Persian Levy
4.Persian Light Infantry
5.Persian Swordsmen
​飛​び​道​具​歩​兵 (3)
6.Persian Archers
7.Persian Skirmishers
8.Persian Slingers
​槍​歩​兵 (1)
9.Persian Spearmen
​近​接​騎​兵 (4)
10.Persian Armoured Cavalry
11.Persian Cavalry
12.Persian Nobles
13.Persian Nobles
​飛​び​道​具​騎​兵 (2)
14.Persian Horse Archers
15.Persian Horse Skirmishers
​突​撃​騎​兵 (2)
16.Persian Cataphracts
17.Persian Cataphracts
​設​置​式​投​擲​兵​器 (3)
18.Eastern Giant Ballista
19.Eastern Scorpion (Fixed)
20.Eastern Bastion Scorpion
​野​戦​投​擲​兵​器 (6)
21.Eastern Ballista
22.Eastern Bastion Ballista
23.Eastern Scorpion
24.Eastern Large Onager
25.Eastern Onager
26.Eastern Bastion Onager
Admiral (1)
27.Assault Tetreres - Persian Swordsmen
​近​接​艦 (3)
28.Assault Dieres - Persian Spearmen
29.Assault Tetreres - Persian Swordsmen
30.Assault Tetreres - Persian Swordsmen
​飛​び​道​具​艦 (2)
31.Raiding Hemiolia - Persian Slingers
32.Missile Trieres - Persian Archers