Irish Galley - Celtic Light Marauders
Stealing a page or two from the furious Norsemen.Fighting effectively at sea takes skill, courage, and sea-legs in abundance.
Literally meaning ‘long ship’ in the Gaelic language, the ‘long fhada’ can claim heritage from the ancient shipbuilding tradition of the Nordic peoples. Of course, the Norsemen didn’t just give their prized technology away, but their persistent raids of the Scottish and Irish coasts meant that longships were sometimes captured, enabling the Celts to study their construction in depth. Eventually, they produced the ‘birlinn’ and ‘Irish galley’, variants on the longship with between eight and twelve oars, in addition to a large sail. These features allowed the new breed of Celtic ships to easily cross the open sea for the purposes of trade and war, rather than having to remain close to the coastline at all times. Unfortunately, no remains of Celtic long fhada survive to this day, despite records of their continuous use until the 17th century.
(Celtic Light Marauders)
Naval warfare in the ancient world was just another way for infantry to fight one another. The earliest documented naval battles are those of ancient China, 'grapple and hook' battles where boarding operations and close-quarters combat decided the victor. During the Second Punic War, Rome famously broke Carthage's mastery of the waves by creating the 'corvus' - a bridge that allowed its soldiers to board and fight. The distinction, then, in antiquity, between fighting on land and at sea was small, yet chiefly a matter of 'sea legs' - maintaining balance whilst toppling your opponent.
Unit Name Irish Galley - Celtic Light Marauders |
Main Unit Key att_shp_cel_light_marauders_lon_light |
Land Unit Key att_mar_cel_celtic_light_marauders |
Naval Unit Key att_lon_light_mel_cel |
Soldiers 56 |
Category Light Ship |
Class Melee Ship |
Custom Battle Cost 230 |
Recruitment Cost 230 |
Upkeep Cost 120 |
1800 |
└ Ship att_shp_light_longship_melee |
Speed 7 |
Melee Attack 43 |
40 |
├ Melee Weapon att_spatha |
├ Melee Base Damage 36 |
├ Armour-piercing Damage 4 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Attack Against Cavalry 0 |
├ Attack Against Elephants 0 |
└ Attack Against Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 29 |
20 |
├ Base Defence 5 |
├ Shield att_round |
└ Shield Defence 15 |
18 |
├ Armour att_cloth |
├ Armour Defence 3 |
└ Shield Armour 15 |
78 |
├ Man Entity att_infantry_light |
├ Man Health 75 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 3 |
Morale 34 |
Abilities
No Ability
Attributes
- Resistant to Fatigue
Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit. - Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
Strengths & Weaknesses
No Strengths and Weaknesses
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign |