โ | The greatest type of ancient mortar ever built. According to legend (and much to the envy of Roman siege engineers) it was constructed by Germanic craftsmen. | โ |
—Age of Empires description |
The Big Bertha is a siege weapon in Age of Empires and has the appearance of a Heavy Catapult. It has a much larger blast diameter, +5 attack, +50 hit points, and +3 range compared to the Heavy Catapult. It can only be acquired by using the cheat "Big Bertha". The cheat turns all units in the Stone Thrower line into Big Berthas, but does not work with converted units. Big Bertha is also available in the Scenario Editor (since the Definitive Edition).
Further statistics[]
Unit strengths and weaknesses | |
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Strong vs. | Buildings |
Weak vs. | Ships, Ballistae |
Upgrades | |
Range | Engineering (+2) |
Accuracy | Ballistics (hit moving targets) |
Civilization Bonuses[]
- Macedonians: Big Bertha costs -25% and is four times more resistant to conversion.
Trivia[]
- Big Bertha refers to a piece of artillery produced by the Germans during the early 20th century. Big refers to its size and Bertha refers to the first name of the owner of the company that developed the howitzer.
Cheat units in the Age of Empires series | |
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Age of Empires | |
BabyPrez (removed) ยท Big Bertha ยท Black Rider ยท Dragon ยท Flying Dutchman ยท Laser Trooper ยท Medusa ยท Nuke Trooper ยท Saint Francis Stealth Archer ยท Winsett's other Z ยท Winsett's Z ยท Zug 209 | |
Age of Empires II | |
Alfred the Alpaca ยท Cobra Car ยท Furious the Monkey Boy ยท Stormy Dog ยท Penguin ยท Saboteur ยท VMDL ยท Sharkatzor ยท Photonman | |
Age of Mythology | |
Bella ยท Flying Purple Hippo ยท Forkboy ยท Lazer Bear | |
Age of Empires III | |
BigAndy ยท Fluffy ยท Flying Purple Tapir ยท George Crushington ยท Flaming Hot Dog Cart ยท Monster Ice Cream Truck ยท Lazerbear Learicorn ยท Mediocre Bombard ยท The Tommynator ยท Honey Badger ยท Penguin | |
Age of Empires IV | |
Photon Man |