Onagers "inaccurate against troops" my a**

**Mikeus Caesar** · 04-02-2005, 16:10

My armies usually field with 2 onagers and 2 archer units. Highly effective.

**The Stranger** · 04-02-2005, 18:53

hah, onagers are very accurate, i encountered one unit today, these ******* ruined my day and killed 600 legionares, if there was no onager i could have waited and sprayed those troops with Pilas, and BTW i once saw the enemy go Testudo vs Onagers

**Dutch_guy** · 04-02-2005, 20:35

I hate it when the enemy deploys onagers, actually I hate it when they deploy any kind of archer unit...It's why I hate fighting Egypt...
I always have 2 onagers in my army's , they always destroy at least half a unit which is great when fighting spartans or any kind of elite unit
I mean is it just coincedence or does the general always get hit by onagers ( specially using just rock ammo ) it happens almost every time I target the enemy general..

**Craterus** · 04-02-2005, 22:41

i rarely field onagers in my army, but I was having loads of fun with a large stone wall today.. I didn't miss with the flaming rocks either!

I like Onagers, or better Heavy Onagers..

**Sam Adams** · 04-02-2005, 23:11

artillery with a set draw-length was historically rather accurate, as long as you used the same weight of projectile every time.

**AntiochusIII** · 04-02-2005, 23:18

Hmm..onagers with fire are actually rather inaccurate.

BUT...it doesn't matter in the least bit if you (me) managed to lock up two thousand Egyptians in a wooden-walled city and assault it the very same turn with an army that consists eight heavy onagers (special siege force)

They BURN a thousand Egyptians, including a pharoah and a prince, before i moved into the holed walls, oh, and at least half the city was filled with large piles of burned down buildings...