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Gob-Lobber (Grudge Thrower) Clan AngrundClan Angrund Field Artillery

Gob-Lobber (Grudge Thrower)

When a grudge-writ rock is unavailable, live Goblin ammunition is just as good.

Catapults were one of the earliest of the Dwarf-made war machines and have been used to command the approaches to Dwarfholds for many millennia. During the War of Vengeance, so great was their fury with the Elves that the Dwarfs began the practice of inscribing grudges on the rocks being used as ammunition. This custom stuck, and many crew believe that the engine is only as good as the grudges it throws - and therefore spend as great deal of time carving their anger directly onto the shaped stone ammunition. Grudge Throwers are still used by all Dwarfholds and over the long years there have been many famous engines whose renown has spread far and wide across the Karaz Ankor and beyond. Perhaps most famous of all was the 'Gob-lobber', a legendary catapult which drove off a great many Greenskin attacks during the Goblin Wars - although this was more down to the crew's use of live gobbo ammunition rather than pure accuracy.

Gob-Lobber (Grudge Thrower)

Unit Name

Gob-Lobber (Grudge Thrower)

Main Unit Key

wh_dlc06_dwf_art_gob_lobber_0

Land Unit Key

wh_dlc06_dwf_art_gob_lobber_0

Naval Unit Key

wh_main_shp_transport

Land Unit Group

Catapult

Naval Unit Group

Catapult

Soldiers

32

Caste

War Machine

Category

Siege Engine

Class

Field Artillery

Custom Battle Cost

900

Recruitment Cost

900

Upkeep Cost

200

Engine Missile Damage

170

├ Engine

wh_dlc06_dwf_art_grudge_thrower_gob_lobber

├ Missile Weapon

wh_dlc06_grn_grudge_thrower_goblin

├ Projectile

wh_dwf_grudge_stone_goblin

├ Missile Damage

30

├ Missile Ap Damage

140

└ Base Reload Time

20

Accuracy

33

Range

440

Reload

30

Shots Per Minute

4.3

Ammunition

22

Melee Attack

22

Weapon Strength (Weapon Damage)

28

├ Melee Weapon

wh_main_dwf_axe

├ Melee Damage Base

23

├ Melee Damage Ap

5

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs Cavalry

0

├ Bonus vs Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

2

Melee Defence

25

├ Base Defence

25

├ Shield

none

└ Shield Defence

0

Armour

40

├ Armour

wh_main_dwf_light

├ Armour Defence

40

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

64

├ Man Entity

wh_main_dwf_inf_dwarfs_blood_dismembers

├ Man Speed

28

├ Man Health

8

└ Bonus Hit Points

56

Leadership (Base Morale)

76

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

  • Cannot Run
    This unit cannot run and will only move at walking pace.

Strengths & Weaknesses

  • Goblin Mangonel
    A particularly stupid and otherwise useless Goblin prisoner is tied to a boulder and is then fired - screaming all the way - until he smashes into the target. Those hit by this projectile receive a leadership penalty.
  • Armour-Piercing Missiles
    The damage of armour-piercing weapons mostly ignores the armour of the target, making them the ideal choice against heavily-armoured enemies. They are often heavier and attack at a slower rate though, making them less efficient against poorly-armoured targets.
  • Anti-Infantry
    Anti-infantry units have an advantage against targets that are smaller than a horse. This advantage can be a damage bonus against small targets, superior weight used to smash through lighter enemies, or an explosive attack from range that effects a large area.
Recuitment Requirement
Maximum Number 1
Faction Availability
Warhammer