Bombard Cannon

The Bombard Cannon is a very powerful Siege Weapon on Age of Empires II.

Prerequirements
Before you can create a Bombard Cannon (or any other Gunpowder Unit for that matter), you must be on the Imperial Age], and you need to have researched [[Chemistry from the University. After these two technologies have been researched, the Bombard Cannon is now available from the Siege Workshop for 225 Gold and 225 Wood.

Usage
The Bombard Cannon is very powerful. It can outrange Castles, Bombard Towers and all other ranged buildings. It is also moveable (all be it very slowly), which is an advantage over the Trebuchet. Several Bombard Cannons could easily flatten a town in a matter of minutes, provided they have the right defence. Bombard Cannons are weak against units, particularly Knights.

Comparison with Trebuchet
The Bombard Cannon and Trebuchet are the longest ranged and most expensive siege weapons in the game. The Bombard Cannon is more menoverable than the Trebuchet, as it does not require the teedious packing and unpacking that Trebuchets require. However, Trebuchets are cheaper (costing 25 less Gold and Stone than Bombard Cannons) and are available for every civilisation, unlike Bombard Cannons, which are only available to some civilisations that can train Gunpowder Units.