Quote Originally Posted by Heidrek
Their description says they cause fear, but I've never seen an enemy rout because of artillery fire.
Then I take it you have not used the Organ Gun. Short range but great fun. Even high morale troops like CMAA and MHC will think twice once one of these babies has ripped through their ranks. They can be tricky to use though, because of the range and long load time.

Artillery also seems to be good at picking off generals. For this reason you should never allow your own general to wander across the firing zone of the five trebuchets the AI always manages to bring to a field battle. Somehow that million-to-one shot always seems to come off. But that also happens if it is your artillery and his general. I killed three successive Byzantine emperors with demi-cannons in one campaign.