Siege Ballista

Overview

A Chronicles siege engine that launches heavy bolts against enemy forces and structures.

Availability and investment

Siege Ballista becomes available in Imperial Age. It is associated with Chronicles (Chronicles unit roster). The listed cost is 225 Wood, 225 Gold and the training time is 56 seconds. This tells you when it can first join an army and which resources must be reserved alongside Villager production, upgrades, and other military lines.

Combat profile

The available combat values are included here so the numbers can be read as a profile rather than an isolated list. Hit points and armor describe how long the unit can remain exposed; attack and any bonus damage describe what it threatens; range, reload, accuracy, and movement describe how reliably it can engage or disengage. A value shown for a whole upgrade line applies to the listed stages as recorded, so compare the stage names instead of treating the line as one base unit.

• Hit points: 80
• Melee armor: 2
• Pierce armor: 5
• Range: 12
• Line of sight: 14
• Reload time: 6.5 seconds
• Movement speed: 0.7
• Accuracy: 100%

Field use

Protect the siege engine while it closes on its target. Its value comes from creating pressure against structures or clustered forces, so give it an escort and a clear objective instead of sending it forward alone.