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Oxybeles

(Bolt-Thrower)

The scorpion has a vicious, long-range sting.

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.

Oxybeles

Unit Name

Oxybeles

Main Unit Key

Cel_Cheiroballistra

Land Unit Key

Cel_Cheiroballistra

Naval Unit Key

barbarian_transport_small

Soldiers

40

Category

Siege Engine

Class

Field Artillery

Custom Battle Cost

1800

Recruitment Cost

1800

Upkeep Cost

360

Missile Damage

39

├ Engine

cheiroballistra

├ Missile Weapon

rome_cheiroballistra

├ Projectile

bolt

├ Missile Damage

21

├ Missile Ap Damage

18

└ Base Reload Time

27

Accuracy

5

Range

365

Reload

8

Shots Per Minute

2

Ammunition

40

Melee Attack

30

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

15

Melee Defence

35

├ Base Defence

19

├ Shield

none

└ Shield Defence

16

Armour

4

├ Armour

arm2

├ Armour Defence

4

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

20

├ Man Entity

heavy_light

├ Man Health

20

└ Bonus Hit Points

0

Base Morale

45

Abilities

Oxybeles
  • 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

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

Strengths & Weaknesses

Light Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Oxybeles
  • High damage
  • Mobile
  • Very accurate
  • Short range
  • Average rate of fire
Requires Buildings
Oxybeles Lv. 1 Hall of Champions
Hall of Champions
(rom_BARBARIAN_artisans_major_bronze_4)
Level 3
Faction Availability
Grand Campaign
Samnite Wars
Caesar in Gaul
Hannibal at the Gates
Imperator Augustus