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|Other = }}The '''Portable Ram''' is a siege unit available for the [[Norse]]. They are trained from the [[Hill Fort]] in the [[Heroic Age]]. They are cheap compared to the siege weapons of other civilizations so can be mass produced easily. They do massive damage to buildings and are virtually immune to ranged fire. As such defensive structures are useless against them. When in groups they can destroy walls and defensive buildings rapidly while taking little damage in return. This makes reaction teams against them a must if one is playing defensively. They have weak hack armor but a lot of hitpoints so can survive fairly long if under attack by enemy units but must be deployed with an escort if they expect to survive. |
|Other = }}The '''Portable Ram''' is a siege unit available for the [[Norse]]. They are trained from the [[Hill Fort]] in the [[Heroic Age]]. They are cheap compared to the siege weapons of other civilizations so can be mass produced easily. They do massive damage to buildings and are virtually immune to ranged fire. As such defensive structures are useless against them. When in groups they can destroy walls and defensive buildings rapidly while taking little damage in return. This makes reaction teams against them a must if one is playing defensively. They have weak hack armor but a lot of hitpoints so can survive fairly long if under attack by enemy units but must be deployed with an escort if they expect to survive. |
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| + | ''Siege weapons can destroy buildings, but are weak against other units, especially cavalry.'' |
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| + | ''When taking an enemy town quickly was important, one simple, expedient solution was to cut down a strong tree, trim the trunk , attach some handholds, and use the tree to batter down a gate or wall section. Although very dangerous work for the men holding the ram, it could be put into action with hours of arriving outside the city walls. The Portable Ram was particularly effective in surprise attacks amd against fortifications of weak design. Such a ram was popular with raiding armies and those who could not linger outside a city for a protracted siege.'' |
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Revision as of 02:42, 14 April 2012
Template:Infobox unitsThe Portable Ram is a siege unit available for the Norse. They are trained from the Hill Fort in the Heroic Age. They are cheap compared to the siege weapons of other civilizations so can be mass produced easily. They do massive damage to buildings and are virtually immune to ranged fire. As such defensive structures are useless against them. When in groups they can destroy walls and defensive buildings rapidly while taking little damage in return. This makes reaction teams against them a must if one is playing defensively. They have weak hack armor but a lot of hitpoints so can survive fairly long if under attack by enemy units but must be deployed with an escort if they expect to survive.
Overview
Siege weapons can destroy buildings, but are weak against other units, especially cavalry.
When taking an enemy town quickly was important, one simple, expedient solution was to cut down a strong tree, trim the trunk , attach some handholds, and use the tree to batter down a gate or wall section. Although very dangerous work for the men holding the ram, it could be put into action with hours of arriving outside the city walls. The Portable Ram was particularly effective in surprise attacks amd against fortifications of weak design. Such a ram was popular with raiding armies and those who could not linger outside a city for a protracted siege.