Are you experienced?

[ataribaby]

You do realise that the accuracy vs. towers is different to the accuracy vs. units? Don't know if that would make a difference.

I didn't know that. I've just tried to contrive a Custom Battle with ballistae vs infantry where the infantry just stand there and get shot to bits (as can happen in some campaign battles), but it's proving to be more difficult than I thought.

I tried a couple of river crossings. One against all slow moving halberdiers - they simply advanced inexorably at snails pace across the river and knacked all my ballista crews. Another against all peasant archers with a big wad of my own armoured swordsmen stuck in the middle of the bridge for them to shoot at while my ballistae picked them off from a distance. They too bum-rushed across the bridge in a mass butter knife charge.

Perhaps in a siege defence sally the enemy might comply and stay put. Does anyone have any ideas on testing arty accuracy vs units?

Also, ballistas are pretty accurate to start with, so a small increase might not be very noticeable.

Honestly, there really was very little variation in the hit rate of the ballista units. Sometimes the greenhorns even crept ahead. All towers were destroyed at about the same time though, so any variation was averaged out. I tried the battle again a couple of times to make sure, with similar results.

[Mek Simmur al Ragaski]

I suppose it might not make that much difference, but it would on VH where you are in a battle and hopelessly outnumbered, these could play a key role in winning the battle or making time for you to withdraw

[Ramses II CP]

For a test I'd do a sally against an all infantry opponent with no missiles. They should just stand there and take it.

Accuracy isn't improved by chevrons though, it's increasingly obvious after you've played for awhile. I find it's still worth keeping the veteran men, they rout much less easily.

[Eikon the Magistrate]

Ive always believed that experience = improved accuracy for missle units.
Although it does not appear that there is literal proof of the fact, it is what appears to me during battles that I use chevron /vs non chevron units. It may appear to be the case tho because of the other known bonuses from exp.. such as attack/defense and morale or even the location of said unit on the field at that time.. like on a hill is better than not etc..

W/e the case is Ill usually decomm the siege units after they take the target except for my 1 cannon per gunpowder stack (culverin or basilisk only )..whose purpose is primarily aesthetic ..just no use here for a bunch of bombards except to take out the towers/gates etc

I use trebs for defense tho... gotta love the stanky cow option,and you can take out the towers and such sometimes. Usually have 1 in each front line city. Not good in the field becuz of the cow effects on your own troops. also when the AI breaks thru the gate take the treb and send it far left or right...thus requiring them to chase it either left or right instead of towards your center.