Battering Ram (Chronicles)

This article is about the unit in Chronicles. For similar units in other games of the series, see Ram.

Battering Ram
Unit information
Introduced in	Chronicles
Type	Siege unit
Civilization	All
Age	Classical Age
Training
Trained at	Siege Workshop
Wood	160
Gold	75
Training time	36 seconds
Statistics
Hit points	175 (Battering) 200 (Capped) 270 (Siege)
Melee attack	2 (Battering) 3 (Capped) 4 (Siege)
Attack bonus	vs Building: +150 (Battering) +160 (Capped) +200 (Siege) vs Siege weapon: +40 (Battering) +50 (Capped) +65 (Siege)
Blast radius	0 (Battering) 1.5 (Capped) 2 (Siege) [100% effect against buildings and siege units]
Reload time	5
Melee armor	-3
Pierce armor	180 (Battering) 190 (Capped) 195 (Siege)
Armor class	Siege weapon Ram
Speed	0.6 (+0.05 for every garrisoned infantry)
Garrison	6
Garrison type	Infantry, foot archers, and Villagers
Line of Sight	3
Ability	Garrisoned infantry increase its attack and speed Cannot be converted by enemy Priestesses from distance
Upgrades to
Upgrades to	: Capped Ram → Siege Ram
Upgrade cost	300 food 1,000 food
Upgrade time	50 seconds 70 seconds

“	Anti-building siege weapon. Resistant to most ranged attacks.	”
—Chronicles description

The Battering Ram is a Classical Age siege unit in Chronicles, available at the Siege Workshop. It can be upgraded to the Capped Ram and then to the Siege Ram in the Imperial Age.

Rams are very useful in tearing down enemy walls and clear makeshift obstructions. Also, rams perform very well against stationary Palintonons. A ram can garrison up to six foot units (infantry, foot archers, or Villagers). Only infantry units improve the speed and attack against buildings. Capped Rams and Siege Rams also deal splash damage to adjacent structures and units.

Availability

Athenians	Achaemenids Spartans

Further statistics

Strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Buildings, archers, Palintonons
Weak vs.	Melee units, Mangonels, Villagers
Conditional matchups	Scorpions

Technologies
Attack	Siege Engineers (+20% against buildings)
Conversion resistance	Exorcism (+4 min, +4 max) Hemlock (die upon getting converted)
Line of Sight	Siege Engineers (+1)

Aura enhancements
Regeneration	Polemarch (+20 HP/min, requires Ephorate, Spartans only)
Attack	Garrisoned infantry (+10 per unit against buildings; unaffected by Siege Engineers) Strategos (+1, Athenians only)
Armor	Spearman (0/+1, requires Sparabaras, Achaemenids only)
Attack speed	Defensive Town Center (+15%, Achaemenids only) Polemarch (+15%, Spartans only)
Movement speed	Garrisoned infantry (+0.05 per unit) Polemarch (+15%, requires Morai, Spartans only)
Creation speed	Military Town Center (+50%, Achaemenids only)
Upgrading	Military Town Center (+50% faster)

Team bonuses
Conversion resistance	Teutons (+3 min, +1 max)
Creation speed	Celts (+20%)
Upgrading	Celts (+20% faster) Portuguese (+25% faster)