Galleass

Galleass
	16
	3
	100
Ranged Strength	17
Attack Range	2
Unlocked at	Compass
Upgrades To	Frigate
Notes	Cannot enter deep ocean.

The Galleass is a Naval Ranged unit available in the Medieval Era.

Overview

The Galleass was a class of naval warship that grew in popularity during the 16th century, when designs based on the traditional galley were modified to include heavier armaments. A typical galleass began life as a merchant ship powered by oars, which was then upgraded to include masts for sails. With two forms of propulsion available, the galleass design allowed the ship to maintain much of the traditional galley's renowned speed, while also carrying heavy guns to fend off would-be attackers.

Strategy

The Galleass is a powerful Medieval Era ship that was used by countries near the Mediterranean sea in the 1500s and 1600s. Still depending on the sail-oar combination, the Galleass can't enter deep ocean, and its bulk makes it slower than the Trireme; however, it possesses an on-board projectile launcher, which allows it to attack with impunity from 2 tiles away, both in the sea and on land. This makes it very dangerous for both naval and land units, and even cities. Use it to support naval and land armies (if the latter are acting sufficiently close to the sea, of course) for total control of land and sea.

Note that Galleasses are one movement point slower than the standard Trireme. While inferior at combat, Triremes will still be superior at exploration in the Medieval Era.

When promoting the unit, you may choose two distinct paths: either anti-naval, or anti-land capabilities. Consider your current enemies' strengths when making the choice.

Unique Unit Replacements

Icon	Unit	Civilization	Abilities
	Argosy	Ragusa (Nicolò Vito di Gozze)	Up to three Argosies can be joined into a fleet, increasing Strength and Maintenance Cost Gains additional Movement along Trade Routes, increasing with the number of Argosies in the fleet
	Baltic Warship	Kalmar Union (Margaret)	+15% Combat Strength in friendly territory Reduces cost of border expansion when garrisoned Earns Golden Age points from kills
	Borobudur Ship	Srivijaya (Sri Jayanasa)	-25% Combat Strength (12 vs 16). +1 Ranged Strength for each adjacent Borobudur Ship. May cross Deep Ocean. Double Movement on Coast.
	Chaika	Zaporizhzhia (Ivan Sirko)	Double Movement points when beginning its turn stacked with an embarked Siege Unit. Siege Units stacked with a Chaika have their Movement doubled.
	Drakker	The Anglo-Norse (Canute)	Begins with the Coastal Raider promotion. Land Combat Units beginning their turn within two tiles of a Drakker receive the Coastal Raider promotion.
	Fierce - Fire Oil Ship	Wuyue (Qian Liu)	Damages the Health and Movement of enemy Naval Units ending their turn next to it, along with all enemy Naval Units adjacent to its target if they are on an owned Coastal Tile More expensive to train (120 vs 100)
	Galiot	Malta (Jean Valette)	+1 Movement when beginning their turn within two tiles of an enemy Naval Unit. Increases to +2 when adjacent to one. Earns Gold whenever it defeats an enemy, equal to the value of their Combat Strength.
	Grand Carrack	England (Henry VIII)	-1 Movement. +50 Procution Cost. Does not posses a Ranged Attack. +33% Combat Strength against Galleasses and Triremes. 10% Combat Strength reduction for adjacent enemy units. Upon being built, reduces the duration of Resistance on all cities by 2 turns.
	Great Galleass	Venice (Enrico Dandolo)	+12.5% Combat Strength With Charles V's Holy Roman Empire installed: Units within 2 tiles gain +33% Combat bonus vs Cities Starts with the Siege promotion
	Gun Holk	Kalmar Union (Margarethe I)	-2 Combat Strength. Double movement in Coast. Unlocks at Guilds. Receive one everytime you build a Cargo Ship.
	Junk Ship	The Song (Taizu)	Starts with the Great Generals I promotion +100% Combat Strength and +1 Movement when below 50% Health Generates Gold when passing through a Cargo Ship
	Kora-kora	Tidore (Nuku Muhammad Amiruddin)	Gains Culture toward border growth in the nearest city from Blockading enemy Cities, based on the number of Luxury resources you have. If in city state-territory, City-State units adjacent to a Kora-Kora can be taken as workers.
	Lanternas	Byzantium (Alexios I Komnenos)	May withdraw from melee attacks Heals 15 damage per turn during Golden Ages
	Lanternas	Byzantium (Michael VIII)	May withdraw when faced with a melee attack. Heals 10 HP every turn during an active Peace Treaty.
	Laz Corsair	Trebizond (Alexios II)	+25% Combat Strength within three tiles of a city with a Great Work.
	Longship	The Vikings (Ragnar Lodbrok)	Unlocked at Optics +1 Movement May cross Oceans for 10 turns after creation May spawn a Land Unit on the coast of a continent on which you have no cities -1 Combat and Ranged Strength
	Lymphad	Alba (Alexander III)	Trained 25% faster during Golden Ages Gains +2 Movement points when beginning its turn in friendly territory.
	Orang Laut	Malacca (Parameswara)	Noticeably Weaker than the Galleass it replaces. +33% combat strength when starting on tiles that have a trade route going through it. Starts with Boarding Party I and II.
	Pili Zhanchuan	Song (Liu)	Spreads additional damage down nearby coasts and rivers whenever it attacks.
	Sao	Yuan (Kublai Khan)	Spawns three Sao for every one trained Destroying one sinks all three
	Shini	The Fatimids (al-Mahdi Billah)	Higher Ranged Combat Strength (22) Must set up before firing Begins with the Great Generals I promotion
	Skeid	Norway (Haakon IV)	+50% Combat Strength vs. other Naval Units -1 Range (1 vs 2)
	Snake-Canoe	The Marajoara (P'küee)	Begins with Bombardment I Drains HP from adjacent enemy units at the beginning of its owner's turn
	Snekkja	Denmark (Harald Bluetooth) (When Christian IV's Denmark-Norway / Haakon Haakonsson's Norway are installed)	Available at Optics -20%  Combat Strength (8 vs 10) Can enter foreign territory May cross oceans immediately
	Xebec	Aragon (Jaume I)	Earns Gold from killing units and attacking cities. +25% Combat Strength when starting on an owned Trade Route.