Ballistarii
Although slower than a bow, a crossbow bolt can fell most living things.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.
Unit Name Ballistarii |
Main Unit Key att_rom_ballistarii |
Land Unit Key att_rom_ballistarii |
Naval Unit Key att_cor_heavy_rom |
Soldiers 160 |
Category Missile Infantry |
Class Missile Infantry |
Custom Battle Cost 325 |
Recruitment Cost 325 |
Upkeep Cost 165 |
65 |
├ Missile Weapon att_crossbow |
├ Projectile att_arrow_crossbow_normal |
├ Missile Damage 15 |
├ Missile Ap Damage 50 |
└ Base Reload Time 43 |
Accuracy 0 |
Range 125 |
Reload 45 |
Rate of Fire 3 |
Ammunition 15 |
Melee Attack 10 |
6 |
├ Melee Weapon att_dagger |
├ Melee Base Damage 5 |
├ Armour-piercing Damage 1 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Attack Against Cavalry 0 |
├ Attack Against Elephants 0 |
└ Attack Against Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 5 |
5 |
├ Base Defence 5 |
├ Shield att_none |
└ Shield Defence 0 |
3 |
├ Armour att_cloth |
├ Armour Defence 3 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
82 |
├ Man Entity att_infantry_very_light |
├ Man Health 75 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 7 |
Morale 34 |
Abilities
Ballistarii- Barrage
Loose projectiles more frequently for an extended period of time.
Attributes
- Resistant to Fatigue
Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit. - Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
Strengths & Weaknesses
No Strengths and Weaknesses
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
The Last Roman |