Carthaginian Giant Ballista
Reach out and touch someone. With a massive bolt right through the sternum!At close targets, a ballista could be aimed effectively but accuracy came at a cost in range; it could fire around 500 metres. The machine used two torsion springs with levers inserted into twisted ropes made from animal sinew, giving incredible power for its size. Firing either solid shot or bolts, it was equally effective against infantry or cavalry, but could also be deployed to destroy light fortifications during sieges. Originally developed by the Greeks around 400BC, and based on the oversized Oxybeles composite bow, ballistae were widely used by many cultures of the period, including the Romans. Later Roman versions included adjustable caps that enabled crews to quickly alter the tension of each sinew bundle to provide balance and therefore improve accuracy.
Unit Name Carthaginian Giant Ballista |
Main Unit Key Car_Giant_Ballista |
Land Unit Key Car_Giant_Ballista |
Naval Unit Key greek_transport_small |
Soldiers 40 |
Category Siege Engine |
Class Fixed Artillery |
Custom Battle Cost 810 |
Recruitment Cost 810 |
Upkeep Cost 110 |
205 |
├ Engine ballista_giant |
├ Missile Weapon rome_ballista_giant |
├ Projectile stone_large |
├ Missile Damage 105 |
├ Missile Ap Damage 100 |
└ Base Reload Time 26 |
Accuracy 5 |
Range 550 |
Reload 4 |
Shots Per Minute 2 |
Ammunition 20 |
Melee Attack 9 |
23 |
├ Melee Weapon rome_shortsword |
├ Melee Damage Base 20 |
├ Melee Damage Ap 3 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Large 0 |
├ Bonus vs Elephants 0 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 5 |
Charge Bonus 5 |
8 |
├ Base Defence 8 |
├ Shield none |
└ Shield Defence 0 |
27 |
├ Armour cloth |
├ Armour Defence 27 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
60 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium |
├ Man Health 55 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 5 |
Base Morale 35 |
Abilities
Carthaginian Giant Ballista- Quick Reload
Improved reloading for an extended time.
Shots per minute
Exertion: fatigue
Attributes
- Cannot Run
This unit cannot run and will only move at walking pace. - Resistant to Heat
This unit tires less quickly in the desert.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Light Transport- Very poor hull strength
- Very slow speed
- Weak ramming
- Accurate
- Very long range
- Average rate of fire
- More damage than normal Ballista
- More hit points than normal Ballista
- Immobile
Requires Buildings | |
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Lv. 0 |
Field Engineer's Workshop
(greek_military_siege_2) Level 1
Siege Engineer's Workshop
(greek_military_siege_3) Level 2 |
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Hannibal at the Gates | |
Imperator Augustus |