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Elite Ballistarii

Those who master the crossbow are the engineers of battlefield death.

The Notitia Dignitatum lists many Legions under the title of 'ballistarii'. Whilst this translates simply as 'artillery', the existence of crossbow (then known as manuballistae) units in such large numbers, as recorded in the Notitia, indicates that balistarii referred to crossbow-armed foot soldiers, rather than full-size ballistae and their crews. Whilst many types were developed in ancient times, Roman crossbows bore similarities to later Medieval weapons, rather than being modelled on the Greek gastraphete. Operated by inserting the bolt and pulling it into place using a lever or crank, more torsion was created than a human could achieve without aid. The bolt, when released, fired with much more power than an arrow, and was therefore able to penetrate much thicker armour.

Elite Ballistarii

Unit Name

Elite Ballistarii

Main Unit Key

att_rom_elite_ballistarii

Land Unit Key

att_rom_elite_ballistarii

Naval Unit Key

att_cor_heavy_rom

Soldiers

160

Category

Missile Infantry

Class

Missile Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

675

Recruitment Cost

675

Upkeep Cost

375

Missile Damage

75

├ Missile Weapon

att_crossbow_elite

├ Projectile

att_arrow_crossbow_elite_normal

├ Missile Damage

20

├ Missile Ap Damage

55

└ Base Reload Time

43

Accuracy

0

Range

125

Reload

50

Rate of Fire

3

Ammunition

17

Melee Attack

11

Melee Damage

40

├ Melee Weapon

att_sword

├ Melee Base Damage

36

├ Armour-piercing Damage

4

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Attack Against Cavalry

0

├ Attack Against Elephants

0

└ Attack Against Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

7

Melee Defence

7

├ Base Defence

7

├ Shield

att_none

└ Shield Defence

0

Armour

25

├ Armour

att_leather_very_heavy

├ Armour Defence

25

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

99

├ Man Entity

att_infantry_medium

├ Man Health

90

└ Bonus Hit Points

9

Morale

51

Abilities

Elite Ballistarii
  • Precision Shot
    Improved missile weapon damage for an extended period. These values are further modified by the unit itself.
  • Barrage
    Loose projectiles more frequently for an extended period of time.

Attributes

  • Disciplined
    This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
  • Hide (forest)
    This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses
Recuitment Requirement
Required Technology Combat at Distance Cost 169 Upgrade From Ballistarii