Galley (Chronicles)

This article is about the unit in Chronicles. For other uses, see Galley.

Galley
Unit information
Introduced in	Chronicles
Type	Ship
Civilization	All
Age	Civic Age
Internal name	Galley - Antiquity War Galley - Antiquity Elite Galley
Training
Trained at	Shipyard
Wood	90
Gold	30
Training time	55 seconds (Regular) 36 seconds (War, Elite)
Statistics
Hit points	120 (Regular) 135 (War) 165 (Elite)
Pierce attack	6 (Regular) 7 (War) 8 (Elite)
Attack bonus	vs Ship, Fishing Ship: +8 (Regular) +9 (War) +11 (Elite) vs Building: +6 (Regular) +7 (War) +8 (Elite) vs Ram: +3 (Regular) +4 (War, Elite)
Reload time	3
Range	5 (Regular) 6 (War) 7 (Elite)
Melee armor	0
Pierce armor	6 (Regular, War) 8 (Elite)
Armor class	Ship
Speed	1.43
Line of Sight	7 (Regular) 8 (War) 9 (Elite)
Upgrades to
Upgrades to	: War Galley : Elite Galley
Upgrade cost	135 food, 75 gold 250 food, 225 gold
Upgrade time	50 seconds 65 seconds

“	All-purpose warship with ranged attack.	”
—In-game description

The Galley is an Civic Age military ship in Chronicles available at the Shipyard. It can be upgraded to the War Galley and Elite Galley in the Classical and Imperial Ages respectively.

It is similar to the Galley line of the base game, but is internally a different unit.

Availability

Spartans	Achaemenids Athenians

Further statistics

Strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Monoreme, Incendiary Raft
Weak vs.	Catapult Ship, Lembos

Technologies
Armor	Hypozomata (0/+1)
Conversion resistance	Exorcism (+4 min, +4 max) Hemlock (die upon getting converted)
Attack speed	Reed Arrows (+25%, Achaemenids only)
Movement speed	Drums (+15%)
Resource cost	Shipwright (-20% wood) Naval Policy (-15% gold, Athenians only)
Creation speed	Shipwright (+54%) Conscription (+33%) Naval Policy (+15%, Athenians only) Peloponnesian League (+50%, Spartans only)
Upgrading	Conscription (+33% faster)

Aura enhancements
Regeneration	Polemarch (+20 HP/min, requires Ephorate, Spartans only)
Attack	Strategos (+1, Athenians only)
Armor	Spearman (0/+1, requires Sparabaras, Achaemenids only)
Attack speed	Leviathan (+18%) Polemarch (+15%, Spartans only) Defensive Town Center (+15%, Achaemenids only)
Movement speed	Polemarch (+15%, requires Morai, Spartans only)
Creation speed	Military Town Center (+50%, Achaemenids only)
Upgrading	Military Town Center (+50% speed, Achaemenids only)

Civilization bonuses
Creation speed	Achaemenids (+15%)
Upgrading	Achaemenids (+15% faster)

Team bonuses
Upgrading	Athenians (+50% faster) Portuguese (+25% faster)

Trivia

• The Galley line is armed with an oxybeles. However, this is anachronistic for the Battle for Greece campaign, as the oxybeles was developed around 375 BC. Moreover, mounting such weapons on the ship prow is attested to Demetrius Poliorcetes at the Battle of Salamis in 306 BC.
• The Galley actually has some elements from Roman corbita ships rather than actual galleys, hence the lack of oars. The corbita was a cargo ship and not a combat vessel.

Gallery

Galleys

War Galleys

Elite Galleys

The Galley line in Chronicles, with the Galley, War Galley, and Elite Galley (left to right)