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Oxybeles (Fixed)

(Bolt-Thrower)

Cruel bolts, fired over long distances, do much to weaken an enemy's resolve.

The scorpion is a smaller form of the ballista, operating on the same principles of a torsion-powered bow. It was operated by one man, and was incredibly accurate at short ranges. It could be used as a sniper's weapon, but was often deployed for indirect battery fire where the high rate of fire could unleash a withering hail of bolts to completely pepper an area. Scorpions were popular with the Romans, where they were used to support the Legions. Batteries had sixty scorpions, each of which was capable of firing three or four shots per minute. Like its larger counterpart, the ballista, the Greeks originally developed the scorpion, but its deadly nature led to rapid adoption by many nations. In most designs, power came from two wooden levers inserted into twisted skeins of animal sinew which, when the arms was pulled back, provided incredible power.

Oxybeles (Fixed)

Unit Name

Oxybeles (Fixed)

Main Unit Key

Gre_Scorpion

Land Unit Key

Gre_Scorpion

Naval Unit Key

pel_transport

Soldiers

40

Category

Siege Engine

Class

Fixed Artillery

Custom Battle Cost

1500

Recruitment Cost

1500

Upkeep Cost

300

Missile Damage

39

├ Engine

scorpio

├ Missile Weapon

rome_scorpio

├ Projectile

bolt

├ Missile Damage

21

├ Missile Ap Damage

18

└ Base Reload Time

27

Accuracy

5

Range

365

Reload

8

Shots Per Minute

2

Ammunition

30

Melee Attack

22

Weapon Damage

11

├ Melee Weapon

axe2

├ Weapon Damage

11

├ Weapon Deadliness

0

├ Armour Piercing

Yes

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry

0

├ Bonus vs. Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

12

Melee Defence

29

├ Base Defence

13

├ Shield

none

└ Shield Defence

16

Armour

8

├ Armour

arm4

├ Armour Defence

8

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

20

├ Man Entity

medium_light

├ Man Health

20

└ Bonus Hit Points

0

Base Morale

55

Abilities

Oxybeles (Fixed)
  • Stamina (average)
    Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat.
  • Concentrate Fire
    The unit fires its missiles towards a spot causing damage to everyone in the area of effect

Attributes

No Attribute

Strengths & Weaknesses

Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Oxybeles (Fixed)
  • High damage
  • Mobile
  • Very accurate
  • Short range
  • Average rate of fire
Faction Availability
Grand Campaign
Samnite Wars
Caesar in Gaul
Hannibal at the Gates
Imperator Augustus
Macedonian Wars