


Assault Quadrireme - Socii Hastati
Ramming attacks from these ships inflict terrible damage.These troops throw spears at the enemy, and then close to settle matters with the sword.
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.
(Socii Hastati)
Although the early Socii troops varied greatly in armament and style, between the times of the Camillan and Polybian military reforms most Socii infantry adopted the equipment of the Roman hastati. Each carried a gladius and two pila, and either the hastati’s scutum or shields inspired by their Etruscan, Samnite or Greek ancestry. Usually wearing bronze helmets and breastplates, Socii were drawn from the city-states and tribes of the Italian peninsula, and were expected to provide half the troops of a Roman army. In battle, they would normally be split into two forces under the command of a praefectus, and take position on a Legions' flank. During the Allied Wars of 90-88BC the Socii revolted against Rome; not for independence, but to gain the full rights of Roman citizenship. In an attempt to resolve the conflict, those that did not rebel were rewarded with citizenship, although eventually the entire Italian population became citizens.
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Unit Name Assault Quadrireme - Socii Hastati |
Main Unit Key Aux_Ita_Socii_Hastati_Four |
Land Unit Key Aux_Ita_Socii_Hastati |
Naval Unit Key roman_four |
Soldiers 120 |
Category Medium Ship |
Class Melee Ship |
Custom Battle Cost 590 |
Recruitment Cost 590 |
Upkeep Cost 118 |
Missile Damage 32 |
├ Missile Weapon rome_javelin_precursor |
├ Projectile javelin_prec |
├ Missile Damage 20 |
├ Missile Ap Damage 12 |
└ Base Reload Time 15 |
Accuracy 5 |
Range 40 |
Reload 0 |
Shots Per Minute 4 |
Ammunition 2 |
Ship Health 825 |
└ Ship roman_four |
Ship Speed 6 |
Melee Attack 28 |
Weapon Damage 34 |
├ Melee Weapon rome_hoplite_sword |
├ Melee Damage Base 30 |
├ Melee Damage Ap 4 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Large 0 |
├ Bonus vs Elephants 0 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 14 |
Melee Defence 47 |
├ Base Defence 22 |
├ Shield oval |
└ Shield Defence 25 |
Armour 60 |
├ Armour chest |
├ Armour Defence 25 |
└ Shield Armour 35 |
Health 50 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium |
├ Man Health 40 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 10 |
Base Morale 40 |
Abilities
Assault Quadrireme- Row Hard 10
Increases speed for 10 strokes.
Ship speed
- Attacking Testudo
The troops of this unit raise their shields above their heads in a defensive formation.
Protection against missiles
Limited speed
Attributes
- Disciplined
This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often. - Formation Attack
The unit will try to stay in formation when in melee. - Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Assault Quadrireme- Average hull strength
- Medium crew
- Average speed
- Average ramming
- Average boarding
- Good attack
- Average defence
- Average damage but low armour penetration
- Normal morale
Recuitment Requirement | |
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Unit Resouces | Auxilia_Italian |
Requires Buildings | |
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Coastal Patrol
(rome_port_patrol_4) Level 3 |
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Samnite Wars | |
Hannibal at the Gates | |
Imperator Augustus |