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Can trireme attack land units?

Can trireme attack land units?

The trireme is a melee unit (no range). It should attack the city if it is right next to it.

Can trireme attack cities?

It is a melee unit with a modest Melee Combat Strength and thus only usable against other sea vessels, or in the utmost case to attack coastal cities.

Why can’ti attack Civ 6?

As before, all battles happen in the tile of the defending unit, not the attacking unit. Melee units have to physically be able to move into the attacked tile, so if the defending unit is beyond a border the attacker cannot pass,there can be no attack at all!

Can frigates attack cities?

The Frigate is the most advanced naval unit of its time! The Frigate’s vast capabilities allow it to not only completely dominate the seas of the Renaissance Era, but also to support land armies from the coast, attacking both units and cities.

What do privateers upgrade to?

Destroyer
Note that a Privateer upgrades straight to a Destroyer, skipping ahead of the Ironclad.

How many people can fit on a trireme?

Operating the Trireme The crew of the Greek trireme consisted of approximately 200 men: 30 regular crew and 170 rowers. The regular crew included officers and sailors to run the ship and archers and spearmen for added combat effectiveness.

How fast can a trireme go?

The trireme is said to have been capable of reaching speeds greater than 7 knots (8 miles per hour, or 13 km/hr) and perhaps as high as 9 knots under oars. Square-rigged sails were used for power when the ship was not engaged.

Can ironclad attack cities Civ 5?

Their main drawback is their slower speed in ocean tiles when compared to the Renaissance Era ships. Use them primarily for in-shore defense and to assault cities.

What do frigates upgrade to?

Destroyers
Finally, in vanilla Civilization V, Frigates can upgrade to Destroyers if they are not upgraded to Ironclads or if Combustion is discovered before Telegraph.

Can you put embarked units on a ship in Civilization 5?

Embarked units cannot pass through friendly cities like ships can – they must embark and disembark to cross them. You can’t put units onto a ship in Civilization 5. Instead, ALL land units can simply move into the water in order to “embark” and build their own transports.

What do you do with a trireme in civilization?

It depends on a combination of sails and oars to move, which gives it a decent speed, but makes it very unstable in open seas, and thus unable to traverse ocean tiles. It is a melee unit with a modest Melee Combat Strength and thus only usable against other sea vessels, or in the utmost case to attack coastal cities.

How does a scout sail in Civilization 5?

Your scout can just move into the water and sail all by himself. It’s called embarkation. The ability to embark a unit into shallow water is unlocked by the optics technology. The Astronomy technology expands this ability by allowing units to also move across ocean tiles, not just shallow water. Some notes:

What kind of weapons does a trireme have?

Triremes were generally equipped with a sharp beak (ram) at the prow, and the primary tactic was to attempt to ram and sink the enemy ship. Some triremes also carried archers for ranged combat, while others carried lots of infantry.