Originally Posted by Flanker:
Well siege equipment came after Roman encounters with Greek cities, so the first part is correct.
As for using them effectively, that statement came from “The Roman Army of the Punic Wars 264-146 BC" by Nic fields.
There is evidence though, that siege engineering was a step up from the Polybian times. The fortifications at Alesia, are an example of that (That may be due to the Caesar's ingenuity though).
Also, during the second Punic War, a Roman army had repeatedly failed to take Syracuse. While Archimedes may have delayed their efforts, I don't believe there were ballistas firing at the walls as a form of "covering fire". This allowed Syracuse to mount a defence. At the Siege of Masada, the ballista technique was used to ward of the defenders
Wow, you really know much about history.
Why I asked?
It is possible to make Siege Equipment fire more accurat after a certain number of turns. For Forts changes aren´t possible, at least not in a campaign. Editing the files would of course work.
It is also quite hard to implent the Roman Forts - it is no problem to make every legion always camping in 1, but that would heaviest change gameplay in favor of the romans.
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