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Dacian Scorpion (Fixed)
Honest falx-work or scorpion bolt: it makes no difference as long as the enemy dies.An ancestor of the medieval crossbow, this dart-firing ballista still required a sizable wooden stand and could not easily be moved by its single crewman. It was accurate at short ranges for sniping individuals, but could also be fired indirectly, with groups of several scorpions often deployed to form a battery in the field. Like the ballista, it was an improvement on the earlier gastraphetes, or belly-bow, and utilised either a composite bow or torsion springs to launch both flighted and flightless bolts. Incredibly powerful for its size, the scorpion required the crewman to ratchet back the drawstring with a windlass and lever. Even so, the rate of fire was high, and a skilled operator could loose three to four bolts a minute while firing indirectly. Easy to construct with the right raw materials, the required metal parts could be transported in the baggage so scorpions could be quickly assembled.
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Unit Name Dacian Scorpion (Fixed) |
Main Unit Key Dac_Scorpion |
Land Unit Key Dac_Scorpion |
Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport_small |
Soldiers 40 |
Category Siege Engine |
Class Fixed Artillery |
Custom Battle Cost 490 |
Recruitment Cost 490 |
Upkeep Cost 100 |
Missile Damage 120 |
├ Engine scorpio |
├ Missile Weapon rome_scorpio |
├ Projectile bolt |
├ Missile Damage 50 |
├ Missile Ap Damage 70 |
└ Base Reload Time 10 |
Accuracy 5 |
Range 350 |
Reload 4 |
Shots Per Minute 6 |
Ammunition 30 |
Melee Attack 9 |
Weapon Damage 24 |
├ Melee Weapon rome_shortsword |
├ Melee Damage Base 20 |
├ Melee Damage Ap 4 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Large 0 |
├ Bonus vs Elephants 0 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 6 |
Melee Defence 14 |
├ Base Defence 14 |
├ Shield none |
└ Shield Defence 0 |
Armour 10 |
├ Armour cloth |
├ Armour Defence 10 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
Health 45 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium |
├ Man Health 40 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 5 |
Base Morale 40 |
Abilities
No Ability
Attributes
No Attribute
Strengths & Weaknesses
Light Transport- Very poor hull strength
- Very slow speed
- Weak ramming
- High damage
- Mobile
- Very accurate
- Short range
- Average rate of fire
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Imperator Augustus |