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Block & Pulley System SyracuseSyracuse Tactics Tier 4

Block & Pulley System

Give me a fulcrum and I shall move the world.

The block and pulley was a system of two or more wheels on an axle - the pulley - with cable threaded between them. The pulleys were then assembled in pairs or blocks; one then moves with the load, whilst the other stays still. In this way the mechanism did most of the work, using leverage to relieve the stress on its users. This allowed sailors to lift objects far too heavy for them, improving the cargo capacity and therefore efficiency of shipping. The variation on the block and pulley - or tackle - system used at Syracuse was designed by the well-known Greek inventor Archimedes (287-212BC), credited with many useful inventions during his lifetime and now considered to be the most important mathematician of the ancient world.

Tactics

Block & Pulley System

Node Set

Tactics Tier 4

research_points

600

cost_per_round

0

Effects

  • +5% movement range for all armies and fleets
  • +15% battle speed for all ships
  • +20% missile damage for all ships
  • +25% ship health
Requires
Requires Technologies Ship RamShip Ram
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