VI Catapult

Catapult Crew
Unit Type:	Artillery
Combat Stats
Charge:	1
Attack:	0
Defence:	-2
Armour:	1
Shield:	None
Speed:	6,10,11
Morale:	2
Notes:	2 turns to build, 10 men total
Unit Costs
Recruitment:	225
Upkeep:	12
Unit Restrictions
Buildings Needed:	Siege Engineer
Unit Card:

Unit Description

The Catapult is the first serious artillery piece available in Viking Invasion. It can be used against buildings and enemy units alike. The accuracy is not the best until the crew's valour improves, but it is good enough at the start to take down gates and walls.

Artillery Statistics

Missile Statistics - Artillery Type: Catapult
Ammo	Range (meters)	Accuracy	Lethality	Power	Armour Modifier	Reload Time (sec)	Minimum Crew	Turnable	Firing Arc (deg)	Blast Radius (meters)
30	240	0.6	10	80	0	16.3	3	yes	5	1.9

The catapult projectile will bounce if it hits the ground. This can be used to skip the rock through enemy formations, disrupting and killing many men. When targeting the enemy, this bounce and the low accuracy should be kept in mind. Packed formations are ripe targets, while a lone unit is probably just a waste of rocks. Since it is an arcing trajectory, there is a minimum range at which the target can be hit.

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