Gallic Roman Secessionists (Empire Divided) Melee Ship

Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Thracian Warriors

The waterline ram was first mounted on a vessel in around 850BC. Warships and naval tactics were transformed. Ships were no longer platforms for infantry battles on the water; the ship itself became the weapon. Galleys changed as the new reality sank in. Ramming at speed would hole and sink an enemy, therefore slimmer, faster, handier ships were required. More speed on demand obviously required more oars a fast ship with a single row of oars ended up being stupidly, impractically long. The solution, then, was to put in a second set of oars above the first, but slightly offset to allow for rowers' benches. These biremes, a Latin word meaning 'two oars', or dieres, the Greek equivalent, were no longer than previous designs but had twice the number of rowers. They were fast, manoeuvrable, and could carry a fighting contingent. Some nations also gave their bireme crews fire pots; these clay pots filled with oil and pitch were hurled at enemy ships in the entirely reasonable hope of setting them ablaze.

(Auxiliary Thracian Warriors)
There were some forty tribes of Thracians, who shared a common language and culture and inhabited a vast area north of the Greek lands. They were seen as war-loving, rebellious, rambunctious, and bad enemies, yet good allies in a fight. Many leaders dreaded a time when the Thracians would be united under a single leader and sweep southwards. Such a turn of events never happened, but Thracians could be found across much of the European world fighting as mercenaries, often specialising as skirmishers and light troops. The forward curving rhomphaia, with its razor-sharp blade and long handle, could lop off limbs in the hands of a skilled user, and Thracians were certainly skilled in its use. The most famous Thracian 'general' of all never actually fought an action in Thrace or in command of a Thracian army; he was Spartacus, the commander of the last great slave rebellion against Rome between 73 and 71 BC.

Unit Name Assault Bireme - Auxiliary Thracian Warriors

Main Unit Key 3c_Aux_Thr_Assault_Bireme

Land Unit Key 3c_Aux_Thracian_Warriors

Naval Unit Key 3c_roman_two

Soldiers 60

Category Light Ship

Class Melee Ship

Custom Battle Cost 400

Recruitment Cost 400

Upkeep Cost 80

Ship Health 501

└ Ship roman_two

Ship Speed 6

Melee Attack 46

Weapon Damage 45

├ Melee Weapon rome_rhomphaia

├ Melee Damage Base 30

├ Melee Damage Ap 15

├ Armour Piercing Yes

├ Bonus vs. Large 20

├ Bonus vs Elephants 20

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 36

Melee Defence 12

├ Base Defence 12

├ Shield thracian

└ Shield Defence 0

Armour 30

├ Armour cloth

├ Armour Defence 10

└ Shield Armour 20

Health 50

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium

├ Man Health 40

└ Bonus Hit Points 10

Base Morale 40

Abilities

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

Attributes

• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

• Very poor hull strength
• Very light crew
• Fast speed
• Weak ramming
• Good boarding

• Average attack
• Weak defence
• Average damage but low armour penetration
• Poor morale

Recuitment Requirement
Unit Resouces	3c_Thracian_Auxilia
Empire Divided Regions Provinces Regions Thracia Antheia Naissos Odessos Pulpudeva

Faction Availability
Empire Divided	Gallic Rome (Empire Divided) Gallic Roman Pretenders (Empire Divided) Gallic Roman Secessionists (Empire Divided) Britannia (Empire Divided) Hispania Citerior (Empire Divided) Lusitania (Empire Divided) Palmyra (Empire Divided) Palmyrene Pretenders (Empire Divided) Palmyrene Secessionists (Empire Divided) Roman Pretenders (Empire Divided) Roman Secessionists (Empire Divided) Rome (Empire Divided)