Talk:Siege Onager/@comment-27202541-20170214132103/@comment-27202541-20180509201658

Honestly after seeing more pro player I still agree with my old statement. Bombard Cannons are not a reliable counter to Siege Onagers at all. BBC shots simply aren't fast enough to reliable snipe SOs without letting them get into range.

Sure in a straight up fight with something like 5 BBC vs 5 SO, the BBCs can win if you attack ground micro and hit and run. However in a real game situation, you'll be using BBCs for the purpose of defending your ranged units against enemy SOs; you're trying to kill the SOs before they kill all of your Arbalests. This simply doesn't work very well if you're having to constantly retreat your BBCs so that they don't get in range. You will lose all your arbs and later lose your BBCs once you're getting pushed with other units.

Bombard Cannons are a good counter to regular Onagers, but not Siege Onagers, especially ones with bonuses, like Koreans, Mongols, Celts etc.