Nervii Field Artillery

Celtic Bastion Onager

While generals sneer at enemy onagers, their soldiers do not.

One of the simplest forms of one-armed catapult, the onager relied on twisted skeins of animal sinew which provided the power to hurl either rocks or shot. Inaccurate but powerful, it was an effective siege engine against buildings and fortifications, but was of far less use on the battlefield unless firing into massed infantry ranks. First mentioned by Philon of Byzantium in his treatise ‘Mechanics’, the onager had a sling-like cradle attached to a firing arm. This arm was inserted and twisted to propel its shot through torsion. As the firing arm was released, the sling-like cradle would unhook, firing the projectile. A padded beam was incorporated into the housing frame to restrain the arm. Larger machines could require as many as eight or ten crewmen, and the incredible recoil meant that they could not be easily or safely mounted on walls or towers. Quickly constructed wherever wood was readily available, onagers soon became a staple of ancient siege warfare.

Abilities

Celtic Bastion Onager

• Quick Reload
  Improved reloading for an extended time.
  Shots per minute
  Exertion: fatigue

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

Celtic Bastion Onager

• Long range
• High damage with its different rounds
• Hard to destroy
• Inaccurate
• Low rate of fire

Nervii Units
General (2)
1.Nervian Elite Infantry
2.Nervian Elite Cavalry
Melee Infantry (12)
3.Fierce Swords
4.Guerrilla Swordsmen
5.Naked Warriors
6.Oathsworn
7.Celtic Warriors
8.Nervian Axe Warriors
9.Nervian Axe Masters
10.Celtic Sword Killers
11.Celtic Axe Warriors
12.Chosen Fanatics
13.Nervian Elite Infantry
14.Nervian Heavy Warriors
Missile Infantry (6)
15.Gallic Hunters
16.Celtic Skirmishers
17.Celtic Slingers
18.Celtic Youths
19.Nervian Bow Masters
20.Nervian female slingers
Spear Infantry (7)
21.Levy Freemen
22.Naked Spears
23.Celtic Tribesmen
24.Spear Brothers
25.Nervian Guerrilla Spears
26.Naked Spear Warriors
27.Nervian Blood Brothers
Melee Cavalry (5)
28.Light Horse
29.Mighty Horse
30.Noble Horse
31.Mounted Axemen
32.Nervian Elite Cavalry
Fixed Artillery (3)
33.Celtic Giant Ballista
34.Celtic Bastion Scorpion
35.Celtic Scorpion (Fixed)
Field Artillery (6)
36.Celtic Bastion Ballista
37.Celtic Ballista
38.Celtic Scorpion
39.Celtic Heavy Onager
40.Celtic Bastion Onager
41.Celtic Onager
Melee Ship (4)
42.Persian Assault Teteres - Levy Freemen
43.Assault Raider - Levy Freemen
44.Heavy Raider - Oathsworn
45.Medium Assault Raider - Celtic Warriors
Missile Ship (3)
46.Greek Missile Penteres - Celtic Slingers
47.Medium Missile Raider - Celtic Slingers
48.Missile Raider - Celtic Slingers
Artillery Ship (2)
49.Roman Light Artillery Quinquereme - Celtic Ballista (Ship)
50.Roman Artillery Quinquereme - Celtic Onager (Ship)