Oxybeles (Bastion)
(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.
Unit Name Oxybeles (Bastion) |
Main Unit Key Gre_Scorpion_Bastion |
Land Unit Key Gre_Scorpion_Bastion |
Naval Unit Key pel_transport |
Soldiers 40 |
Category Siege Engine |
Class Fixed Artillery |
Custom Battle Cost 1500 |
Recruitment Cost 1500 |
Upkeep Cost 300 |
39 |
├ Engine scorpio_bastion |
├ Missile Weapon rome_scorpio_bastion |
├ Projectile bolt_bastion |
├ Missile Damage 21 |
├ Missile Ap Damage 18 |
└ Base Reload Time 27 |
Accuracy 5 |
Range 415 |
Reload 20 |
Shots Per Minute 3 |
Ammunition 30 |
Melee Attack 22 |
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 |
29 |
├ Base Defence 13 |
├ Shield none |
└ Shield Defence 16 |
8 |
├ Armour arm4 |
├ Armour Defence 8 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
20 |
├ Man Entity medium_light |
├ Man Health 20 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 0 |
Base Morale 55 |
Abilities
Oxybeles (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
- Mobile
- Very accurate
- Short range
- Average rate of fire
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Samnite Wars | |
Caesar in Gaul | |
Hannibal at the Gates | |
Imperator Augustus | |
Macedonian Wars |