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Class: missile · Category: siege · Men per unit: 12

A Ballista is a sinew-powered weapon that looks like an enormous crossbow. It has tremendous range and can skewer files of men with a single bolt!

Its secondary attack is the stronger one: 25 against 6.

	Primary	Secondary
Attack	6	25
Charge bonus	0	0
Type	melee · simple	siege_missile · siege
Damage	piercing	piercing
Projectile	—	ballista
Range	—	260
Ammunition	—	60
Properties	—	Armour-piercing (counts only half the target's armour) · passes through men to hit those behind · may throw men into the air

	Primary	Secondary
Total	16	—
Armour	9	—
Defence skill	7	—
Shield	0	—

Hit points	1
Ground: scrub / sand / forest / snow	0 / -1 / 0 / -1
Charge distance	30
Formations	Square

Technical stats

Time between blows (primary / secondary)	2.5 s / 2.5 s
Extra fatigue in hot climates	0
Spacing between men: close / loose	1.5 × 1.8 m / 3 × 3.6 m
Default ranks	3

Every faction, from its own buildings, with no regional gate.

Exactly what a settlement must have, route by route (4)

Building	Also requires
Armourer (Industry)	Government Building (Dependency, Indirect Rule, Direct Rule or Homeland) · not Academies - Sharpens the minds and skills of our people, one lesson at a time
Armourer (Industry)	Government Building (Dependency, Indirect Rule, Direct Rule or Homeland) · Academies - Sharpens the minds and skills of our people, one lesson at a time
Foundry (Industry)	Government Building (Dependency, Indirect Rule, Direct Rule or Homeland) · not Academies - Sharpens the minds and skills of our people, one lesson at a time
Foundry (Industry)	Government Building (Dependency, Indirect Rule, Direct Rule or Homeland) · Academies - Sharpens the minds and skills of our people, one lesson at a time