Never, ever use these in a defensive/espionage styled approach.Īlso, you might want to keep at least one infantry unit for every artillery ship for protection purposes. Don’t go into every battle with these – just make sure to use them when you’re doing surprise attacks. Now, investment in these ships can be expensive if done on a regular basis.

Light Artillery Quinquereme, Roman Ballista (Ship).

Artillery Quinquereme, Roman Onager (Ship).

Romans have two Artillery Ships they can utilize, which are:

Note that the catapults carried are actually different kinds of artilleries that are also found on ground. Yeah, all that needs to be done by them foes is to board your ship and screw up those catapults, and that’s the end of your investment in these. So when should you have Artillery Ships? Well, whenever you can of course! They’re a great method to assault from the coast from a distance, but their massive downside is that they are easily (and by easily I mean quite easily) susceptible to sabotage by the enemy. No, we’re not talking about the USS New Mexico, we’re talking crappy wooden catapults stationed on top of wooden boats that shoot rocks and other heavy things. Yeah, there were no Howitzers to bombard a region to bits at that time, but what the Romans did have were Artillery Ships. The Roman army gets its charm from a powerful set of melee infantry units and threatening cavalry units, making them superior in overall balance and land warfare. Rome is the largest faction in the game in-terms of Unit types and resources, making it a great side to select.įor more help on Rome 2, read our Sparta Units, Iceni Units and Suebi Units Guide. Yes, we’re here to talk about Rome’s formal categorization of battle units, or at least their representations in Total War Rome 2. You want to play war eh? Well, back in those good ol’ savage days Rome was the one true empire, with all kinds of weapons, soldiers, and perversions.īut we’re not here to talk about the ethical state of Rome or how shiny their weapons were we’re here to talk about their strategic formations and how their soldiers and weapons (but not perversions) combined together to form arguably the most disciplined army setup of its time.

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