The "Scoutatoi" I would rename to "Skoutatoi" for consistency and accuracy. The archers, something like "Mourtatoi" or "Toxotai Rhomaike".
I would suggest naming the heavy infantry either "Dismounted Athanatoi", or "Vestiaritai", or even just "Spatharioi". Both of these terms could be replaced with more immersive terminology. The siphons, depending on whether they were terrestrial or sea-borne, required a bit more expertise, but nothing that a well-equipped workshop of the time would not have been able to achieve.Īs for the second part of your question - I agree, "Heavy Infantry" seems to be a bit vague. The grenades were easy enough to fashion - I would know.I have one sitting right here. I do not believe it would be entirely out of place to suppose that the weapon could have been used again, if the right people and materials could be secured (Trebizond theoretically would have been in the best position to do this). The last mention of Greek Fire (as far as I am aware) is in the Annales of Niketas Choniates, speaking of the reign of Manuel I Komnenos and his showcasing of the wonders of the Byzantine world, c.1165. As I noted elsewhere, there is strangely no mention of them in the Sieges in 12. I've been somewhat bothered by this but what would be the difference between the "heavy infantry" unit and the scoutatoi swordsmen? it feels somewhat out of place that all the other units in their roster have historical names and then there's the incredibly vague "heavy infantry" Wouldn't the scoutatoi make the heavy infantry unit somewhat redundant? (It's like having Man-At-Arms unit, then a "Heavy swordmen" unit)It's not entirely certain when Greek Fire siphons ceased to be used by the Byzantines, but most scholars, and the sources themselves seem to point to them being lost sometime before 1204. Those Greek fire grenades would be pretty simple to make by just giving a naft unit to the Byzantines Perhaps if people feel it will be too inaccurate a sub-mod for it could be made for those who want it. How? Well, long story short I just make the siphon naval_weapon model from Dromonarion into a warscape model that can be used on land as a battlefield_engine. Perhaps some variation of those elements, seeing as the equipment was no longer in use at the start of the mod. Perhaps the weapon need some sort of researched technology and to maintain land/trade with Caucasus where this oil was obtained. (Roland, Alex "Secrecy, Technology, and War: Greek Fire and the Defense of Byzantium, 678-1204 " Technology and Culture, Vol.
The other is, as Websy said, the increasing difficulty of obtaining the needed oil form Caucasus. One suggestion is that the artisan family who made the fire liquid died out, although it's uncertain. The use of the weapon seem to coincide with what Websy's professor mentioned, with "the decline of the Komnenian Emperors and of the Byzantine military and the subsequent sack of Constantinople caused the complete recipe to be lost to time." You can read more here.