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Armor class: Siege weapon

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Armor class: Siege weapon

The Siege weapon armor class determines which class-based bonus attacks apply to a unit. It is separate from melee and pierce armor; units carrying several classes can receive multiple applicable bonuses.

Battering Ram in-game unit artwork
Battering Ram in-game unit artwork

Overview

The Siege weapon armor class determines which class-based bonus attacks apply to a unit. It is separate from melee and pierce armor; units carrying several classes can receive multiple applicable bonuses.

How to read this class

An armor class is a hidden combat category used to determine bonus damage. It is separate from a unit’s melee and pierce armor: the target’s class identifies which bonus attacks can apply, and multiple class bonuses can add together. Use the member list and counter list below to identify both who carries this class and which units can exploit it.

How to use this reference

The Siege weapon armor class determines which class-based bonus attacks apply to a unit. It is separate from melee and pierce armor; units carrying several classes can receive multiple applicable bonuses. Armor class is separate from ordinary armor: it determines which class-based bonus attacks apply when units meet in combat.

Also known as
Siege weapon armor class
Focus
Armor-class reference
Signature / category
Bonus-damage class
Release / context
Age of Empires II system
Region
Combat mechanics
Classification
Armor classes

Armor classes determine bonus damage independently of melee and pierce armor.

Units with this armor class (25)

Battering Ram · Capped Ram · Siege Ram · Armored Elephant · Siege Elephant · Mangonel · Onager · Siege Onager · Rocket Cart · Heavy Rocket Cart · Scorpion · Heavy Scorpion · Bombard Cannon · Houfnice · Siege Tower · Trebuchet · Traction Trebuchet · Organ Gun · Elite Organ Gun · Ballista Elephant · Elite Ballista Elephant · Hussite Wagon · Elite Hussite Wagon · Mounted Trebuchet · War Chariot

Units with bonus attacks

+65 bonus attack

Siege Ram

+60 bonus attack

Petard

+50 bonus attack

Capped Ram

+40 bonus attack

Battering Ram

+35 bonus attack

Siege Elephant

+30 bonus attack

Mounted Trebuchet

+25 bonus attack

Armored Elephant · Flaming Camel · Cannon Galleon · Elite Cannon Galleon

+20 bonus attack

Bombard Cannon · Houfnice

+12 bonus attack

Mangonel · Onager · Siege Onager

+10 bonus attack

Lou Chuan · Catapult Galleon

+8 bonus attack

Elite Magyar Huszar

+5 bonus attack

Elite Eagle Warrior · Elite Mangudai · Magyar Huszar

+3 bonus attack

Eagle Scout · Eagle Warrior · Mangudai · Slinger · Champi Warrior · Elite Champi Warrior

+2 bonus attack

Dromon · Rocket Cart · Heavy Rocket Cart · Champi Scout · Champi Runner

+1 bonus attack

Fire Archer · Elite Fire Archer

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