Mangonel (Chronicles)

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

Mangonel
Unit information
Introduced in	Chronicles
Type	Siege unit
Civilization	All
Age	Classical Age
Training
Trained at	Siege Workshop
Wood	160
Gold	135
Training time	46 seconds
Statistics
Hit points	50 (Mangonel) 60 (Onager)
Melee attack	40 + 1 (×5) (Mangonel) 50 + 1 (×7) (Onager)
Attack bonus	vs Heavy siege: +40 (Mangonel) +50 (Onager) vs Building: +35 (Mangonel) +45 (Onager) vs Siege weapon: +12
Blast radius	1 (Mangonel) 1.25 (Onager) [tapering effect]
Reload time	6
Attack delay	0
Range	7 (Mangonel) 8 (Onager)
Minimum range	3
Accuracy	100%
Projectile speed	3.5
Melee armor	0
Pierce armor	6 (Mangonel) 7 (Onager)
Armor class	Siege weapon
Speed	0.6
Line of Sight	9 (Mangonel) 10 (Onager)
Ability	Can attack ground Can destroy trees (Onager)
Upgrades to
Upgrades to	: Onager
Upgrade cost	800 food, 500 gold
Upgrade time	75 seconds

“	Ranged siege weapon with area of effect attack, but cannot attack enemies at close range. Strong vs. tight groups of units. Can attack ground.	”
—Chronicles description

The Mangonel is a Classical Age ranged siege unit in Chronicles, available at the Siege Workshop. It can be upgraded to the Onager in the Imperial Age.

All civilizations can upgrade to the Onager. Unlike its Age of Empires II counterpart, the Onager cannot be upgraded to the Siege Onager.

Tactics

It is primarily used against large groups of enemies. Its high attack and splash damage make it a powerful unit, especially against archers and slow-moving units. As a ranged unit with blast attack, it also causes friendly fire. Its main offsets are its low projectile speed, minimum range, and tendency to harm friendly units caught in its blast.

Further statistics

Strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Buildings, archers, siege weapons, units in dense formations
Weak vs.	Fast-moving melee units like cavalry, Priestesses with Haruspicy and Evocatio

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

Aura enhancements
Regeneration	Polemarch (+20 HP/min, requires Ephorate, Spartans only)
Attack	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	Polemarch (+15%, requires Morai, Spartans only)
Creation speed	Military Town Center (+50%, Achaemenids only)
Upgrading	Military Town Center (+50% faster)

Team bonuses
Range	Koreans (minimum range reduced to 1)
Conversion resistance	Teutons (+3 min, +1 max)
Creation speed	Celts (+20%)
Upgrading	Celts (+20% faster) Portuguese (+25% faster)

Trivia

• The Mangonel is misnamed, as the unit model is actually an onager.
• Its appearance in the Battle for Greece campaign is anachronistic, as the onager was invented around the 3rd century BC and developed further by the Romans after that.