Illyrian Pirates (Rise of the Republic) ​近​接​艦

Assault Raider - Illyrian Hoplites

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

Bravery and brotherhood march as one in the hoplite phalanx.

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.

(Illyrian Hoplites)
Although called Illyrians by Greeks and Romans, these seafaring people from the Adriatic coast were actually not a single nation or tribe. The Greeks first had dealings with them during the Bronze Age, and the name was then applied to everyone in the area. The Illyrians were actually several petty, and not-so-petty, kingdoms that warred with each other when not fighting Greeks or their Macedonian neighbours. The Illyrians could not be lightly dismissed as barbarians: under powerful warlords such as Bardyllis, king of the Dardanians, they conquered Macedon and installed a puppet ruler in 393BC. It was Phillip II and Alexander the Great who eventually ended Illyrian interference in their affairs. The Illyrians were also pirates, and terrorised the Adriatic for centuries; this was what eventually prompted their subjugation by the Romans.

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Abilities

Assault Raider

• Row Hard 10
  Increases speed for 10 strokes.
  Ship speed

Illyrian Hoplites

• Hoplite Wall
  The unit moves into close wall formation.
  Bracing, melee defence, shield strength
  Acceleration, speed

Attributes

• ​優​れ​た​突​撃​防​御
  ​敵​が​突​撃​を​仕​掛​け​て​き​た​場​合、​そ​の​敵​に​対​し​て​部​隊​の​近​接​攻​撃​と​近​接​防​御​が​向​上​す​る。
• ​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 Raider

• Average hull strength
• Light crew
• Very fast speed
• Weak ramming
• Average boarding

Illyrian Hoplites

• Good defensive unit
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Average attack
• Normal morale

Illyrian Pirates (Rise of the Republic) Units
​近​接​歩​兵 (1)
1.Illyrian Raiders
​飛​び​道​具​歩​兵 (2)
2.Slave Javelinmen
3.Slave Slingers
​槍​歩​兵 (4)
4.Illyrian Hoplites
5.Illyrian Nobles
6.Illyrian Spearmen
7.Illyrian Tribesmen
Admiral (1)
8.Assault Raider - Illyrian Nobles
​近​接​艦 (3)
9.Assault Raider - Illyrian Hoplites
10.Assault Raider - Illyrian Nobles
11.Assault Raider - Illyrian Raiders
​飛​び​道​具​艦 (1)
12.Missile Raider - Slave Javelinmen