Polybolos (Bastion)
(Automatic Bolt-Thrower)There is wicked cunning in a machine that can fire so many bolts so quickly.
The polybolos was a repeating bolt thrower developed from the ballista and scorpion. A chain mechanism drew, loaded and released bolts from a gravity-fed magazine as quickly as a handle could be turned. Supposedly invented by Dionysius of Alexandria, the polybolos was quite a complex machine: as the operator turned a windlass handle, the bow was tensioned as a launching shuttle pulled back, an arrow dropped into place, and finally a catch was released to fire the machine. The process repeated as long as the operator worked. All he needed was a loader to keep the magazine filled. Efficient and deadly, the polybolos had the greatest rate of fire of all ancient war machines.
Unit Name Polybolos (Bastion) |
Main Unit Key Rom_Polybolos_Bastion |
Land Unit Key Rom_Polybolos_Bastion |
Naval Unit Key pel_transport |
Soldiers 40 |
Category Siege Engine |
Class Fixed Artillery |
Custom Battle Cost 1800 |
Recruitment Cost 1800 |
Upkeep Cost 360 |
28 |
├ Engine polybolos_bastion |
├ Missile Weapon rome_polybolos_bastion |
├ Projectile arrow_polybolos_bastion |
├ Missile Damage 16 |
├ Missile Ap Damage 12 |
└ Base Reload Time 9 |
Accuracy 5 |
Range 320 |
Reload 20 |
Shots Per Minute 8 |
Ammunition 30 |
Melee Attack 28 |
11 |
├ Melee Weapon axe4 |
├ Weapon Damage 11 |
├ Weapon Deadliness 0 |
├ Armour Piercing Yes |
├ Bonus vs. Cavalry 0 |
├ Bonus vs. Elephants 0 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 12 |
29 |
├ Base Defence 13 |
├ Shield none |
└ Shield Defence 16 |
16 |
├ Armour arm9 |
├ Armour Defence 16 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
20 |
├ Man Entity medium_heavy |
├ Man Health 20 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 0 |
Base Morale 50 |
Abilities
Polybolos (Bastion)- Stamina (average)
Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat.
Attributes
No Attribute
Strengths & Weaknesses
Transport- Very poor hull strength
- Very slow speed
- Weak ramming
- High damage
- Accurate
- Average range
- Very high rate of fire
Faction Availability | |
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Caesar in Gaul | |
Hannibal at the Gates | |
Macedonian Wars |