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Bastion Onager Emirate of Cordoba (Age of Charlemagne)Emirate of Cordoba (Age of Charlemagne) Field Artillery

Bastion Onager

As long as man has been at war, he has hurled rocks at his opponents.

One of the simplest forms of one-armed catapult, the onager relied on twisted skeins of animal sinew which provided the power to hurl either rocks or shot. Inaccurate but powerful, it was an effective siege machine against buildings and fortifications, but was of far less use on the battlefield unless firing into massed infantry ranks. First mentioned by Philon of Byzantium in his treatise on ‘Mechanics’, the onager made use of a sling-like cradle attached to a firing arm. This arm was inserted, twisted, and propelled rocks or shot through torsion. As the firing arm was released, the sling-like cradle would unhook, firing the projectile. A padded beam was incorporated into the housing frame to restrain the arm. Larger machines could require as many as eight or ten crewmen, and the incredible recoil meant that they could not be easily or safely mounted on walls or towers. Quickly constructed wherever wood was readily available, onagers soon became a staple of siege warfare.

Bastion Onager

Unit Name

Bastion Onager

Main Unit Key

cha_mus_onager_bastion

Land Unit Key

cha_mus_onager_bastion

Naval Unit Key

cha_transport

Soldiers

4

Category

Siege Engine

Class

Field Artillery

Custom Battle Cost

160

Recruitment Cost

160

Upkeep Cost

0

Missile Damage

200

├ Engine

att_onager

├ Missile Weapon

att_onager

├ Projectile

att_rock_normal

├ Missile Damage

100

├ Missile Ap Damage

100

└ Base Reload Time

34

Accuracy

0

Range

350

Reload

20

Rate of Fire

2

Ammunition

9

Melee Attack

7

Melee Damage

9

├ Melee Weapon

cha_dagger

├ Melee Base Damage

7

├ Armour-piercing Damage

2

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Attack Against Cavalry

0

├ Attack Against Elephants

0

└ Attack Against Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

2

Melee Defence

2

├ Base Defence

2

├ Shield

cha_none

└ Shield Defence

0

Armour

6

├ Armour

cha_cloth

├ Armour Defence

6

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

100

├ Man Entity

cha_infantry_very_light

├ Man Health

100

└ Bonus Hit Points

0

Morale

26

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

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

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses
Garrison Buildings
Bastion Onager x 1 Alcazaba
Alcazaba
(cha_bld_alcazar_1)
Level 1
Royal House
Royal House
(cha_bld_alcazar_2)
Level 2
Royal Alcazar
Royal Alcazar
(cha_bld_alcazar_3)
Level 3
Small Medina
Small Medina
(cha_bld_medina_1)
Level 1
Medina
Medina
(cha_bld_medina_2)
Level 2
Trade Medina
Trade Medina
(cha_bld_medina_3)
Level 3