AOE IV / Units
Traction Trebuchet
Powerful siege engine effective at destroying buildings and walls over a long distance.
UnitsAge of Empires IV: Anniversary EditionUnique to select civilizations
What it does
Powerful siege engine effective at destroying buildings and walls over a long distance.
- Bonus damage vs buildings
- High mobility
- Must be set up to fire
- Inaccurate against units
How it fits into a match
Train from <a href="../buildings/siege-workshop.html">Siege Workshop</a>, <a href="../buildings/machine-workshop.html">Machine Workshop</a>. Use the listed strengths against the targets they suit, and protect the unit from the counters named above. Its role is Siege.
- Role
- Siege
- Earliest age
- Castle Age
- Available to
- 3 civilizations
- Produced or researched at
- Siege Workshop, Machine Workshop
Availability and cost
Earliest listed form for each civilization in this game-data snapshot. Unit and building statistics are shown for that form; later-age upgrades and civilization bonuses can change values.
| Civilization | Age | Cost | Time | Health | Speed | Armor | Primary attack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Horde | Castle Age | 300 wood, 100 gold | 30 s | 125 | 0.88 | None listed | Trebuchet · 40 damage |
| Jin Dynasty | Castle Age | 300 wood, 100 gold | 30 s | 125 | 0.88 | None listed | Trebuchet · 40 damage |
| Mongols | Castle Age | 300 wood, 100 gold | 30 s | 125 | 0.88 | None listed | Trebuchet · 40 damage |



