Sassanid Pretenders (Empire Divided) Missile Ship

Tower Penteres - Kurdish Archers

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.

(Kurdish Archers)
The origins of the Kurds are oft-speculated. One tale suggests they are the children of the Djinn, seraphic servants of King Solomon who remained on earth after their lord's death. Another legend states that the Kurds were founded by Melik Kurdim, a follower of Noah, after the biblical flood. Whatever their origins, the Kurds were first noted as mercenary slingers for the Seleucid Empire and Parthia. They are not referred to as 'Kurds', however, until the time of the Sassanids, when the founder of the empire, Ardashir, battled the Kurds and their leader, Madig. Their loyalty was fluid; they provided military support for both Rome and the Sassanids throughout antiquity, depending on which power was in overall control of their homelands at the time.

Unit Name Tower Penteres - Kurdish Archers

Main Unit Key 3c_Sas_Tower_Penteres

Land Unit Key 3c_Sas_Kurdish_Archers

Naval Unit Key 3c_persian_lft_five

Soldiers 140

Category Medium Ship

Class Missile Ship

Custom Battle Cost 1480

Recruitment Cost 1480

Upkeep Cost 300

Missile Damage 40

├ Missile Weapon rome_composite_bow

├ Projectile arrow_composite

├ Missile Damage 36

├ Missile Ap Damage 4

└ Base Reload Time 12

Accuracy 5

Range 150

Reload 23

Shots Per Minute 6

Ammunition 15

Ship Health 1090

└ Ship persian_five

Ship Speed 5

Melee Attack 20

Weapon Damage 38

├ Melee Weapon rome_eastern_sword_elite

├ Melee Damage Base 34

├ Melee Damage Ap 4

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 0

├ Bonus vs Elephants 0

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 11

Melee Defence 28

├ Base Defence 28

├ Shield none

└ Shield Defence 0

Armour 40

├ Armour mail

├ Armour Defence 40

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 55

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_very_light_fast

├ Man Health 40

└ Bonus Hit Points 15

Base Morale 50

Abilities

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

Attributes

• Resistant to Fatigue
  Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit.
• Hide (scrub & forest)
  This unit can hide in scrub and forest until enemy units get too close.
• Resistant to Heat
  This unit tires less quickly in the desert.

Strengths & Weaknesses

• Good hull strength
• Medium crew
• Average speed
• Average ramming
• Average boarding
• Very good missile combat

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

Faction Availability
Empire Divided	The Sassanids (Empire Divided) Sassanid Pretenders (Empire Divided) Sassanid Secessionists (Empire Divided)