Changes: Siege Tower (Age of Mythology)

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This article is about the unit in Age of Mythology. For the unit in Age of Empires II HD: The Forgotten, see Siege Tower (Age of Empires II).

Template:Infobox unitsThe Siege Tower is an Egyptian ramming siege weapon in Age of Mythology that can be built in the Siege Works. Its main attack is with the ram at the front, but it also fires arrows at enemy units. It can garrison up to five units.

Attack bonuses

Buildings: ×4

Upgrades

Specific

Ram of the West Wind (Sekhmet) increases hit points and attack by 20%.

General

Draft Horses increases speed by 20%.
Engineers increases attack by 50% and attack against walls by 60%.

Strategy

Siege Towers are devastating against buildings and have superb pierce armor, making them almost invulnerable to ranged attacks from archers and defensive buildings. However, they are vulnerable to infantry and cavalry, as they lack hack armor and their only method of defense against human soldiers is a rather weak volley of arrows. As such it's best to have an escort when attacking an enemy town. The Siege Tower is very durable and can easily withstand a prolonged battle if properly defended.

Changelog

Age of Mythology

Originally, Siege Towers had 350 hit points. With patch 1.07, they have 300 hit points.

History

“

One of the machines developed to attack walled towns was the siege tower on wheels. This large wooden tower was covered with wet hides to minimize its vulnerability to fire. A battering ram was suspended inside for use against the wall the tower was moved against. The tower protected the men working the ram and other men shooting arrows into the town. When the wall was knocked down by the ram, the attacking army could enter the city.

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Gallery

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-{{for|the [[Age of Empires II HD: The Forgotten]] unit|Siege Tower (Age of Empires II)}}
+{{for|unit in [[Age of Mythology]]|the unit in [[Age of Empires II HD: The Forgotten]]|Siege Tower (Age of Empires II)}}
 {{Infobox units
-|Image          = [[File:Siegetower.jpg.png]]
+|Name           = Siege Tower
+|Image          = [[File:Aomsiegetowericon.jpg]]
-|Civilization   = [[Egyptians (Age of Mythology)|Egyptian]]
-|Age/God        = [[Heroic Age]]
+|Intro          = ''[[Age of Mythology]]''
-|Unit Type      = [[Siege Weapons (Age of Mythology)|Siege Weapon]]
+|Civilization   = [[Egyptians (Age of Mythology)|Egyptians]]
+|Age            = [[File:HeroicAge.png|22px]] [[Heroic Age]]
-|Cost           = {{resources|wood=200}}<br/>{{resources|gold=100}}
+|Unit Type      = [[Siege weapons (Age of Mythology)|Siege weapon]]
-|Population     =3
-|HAttack        =-
+|Wood           = 200
-|PAttack        =5
+|Gold           = 100
-|CAttack        =50
+|Population     = 3
-|Range          =0
+|HAttack        = -
-|HP             =300
+|PAttack        = {{tt|5|x3 arrows, only applies to units}}
-|HArmour        =5
+|CAttack        = 50
-|PArmour        =96
+|Range          =
+|HP             = {{tt|300|350 before patch 1.07}}
-|CArmour        =90
-|Speed          =2.9
+|HArmour        = 5
-|LOS            =20
+|PArmour        = 96
-|Train At       = [[Siege Works]]
+|CArmour        = 90
-|Train Time     =22
+|Speed          = 2.9
-|Other          =}}
+|LOS            = 20
+|Garrison       = 5
-The '''Siege Tower''' is an [[Egyptians (Age of Mythology)|Egyptian]] ramming [[Siege Weapons (Age of Mythology)|Siege Weapon]] produced at the [[Siege Works]] and available in the [[Heroic Age]]. Its main attack is with the ram at the front, and it also fires arrows at enemy units. It can garrison up to five units.
+|Train At       = [[File:SiegeWorks.png|22px]] [[Siege Works]]
+|Train Time     = 22
+|Other          =
+}}The '''Siege Tower''' is an [[Egyptians (Age of Mythology)|Egyptian]] ramming [[Siege weapons (Age of Mythology)|siege weapon]] in ''[[Age of Mythology]]'' that can be built in the [[Siege Works]]. Its main attack is with the ram at the front, but it also fires arrows at enemy units. It can [[garrison]] up to five units.
+=== Attack bonuses ===
+* Buildings: ×4
 == Upgrades ==
 === Specific ===
-* [[Ram of the West Wind]] <small>([[Sekhmet]])</small> increases hit points and attack by 20%.
+* [[File:RamOfTheWestWind.png|22px]] [[Ram of the West Wind]] <small>([[Sekhmet]])</small> increases hit points and attack by 20%.
 === General ===
-* [[Draft Horses]] increases speed by 20%.
+* [[File:DraftHorses.png|22px]] [[Draft Horses]] increases speed by 20%.
-* [[Engineers]] increases attack by 50% and attack against walls by 60%.
+* [[File:Engineers.png|22px]] [[Engineers]] increases attack by 50% and attack against walls by 60%.
 == Strategy ==
-Siege Towers are devastating against [[Buildings (Age of Mythology)|buildings]] and have superb pierce armor, making it almost invulnerable to ranged attacks from [[Archer Units (Age of Mythology)|archers]] and defensive buildings. However, they are vulnerable to [[Infantry Units (Age of Mythology)|infantry]] and [[Cavalry Units (Age of Mythology)|cavalry]]. Their only method of defense against human soldiers is a volley of arrows, but this rather weak attack won't fend off a group of soldiers. As such it's best to have an escort when attacking an enemy town. The Siege Tower is very durable and can easily withstand a prolonged battle if properly defended.
+Siege Towers are devastating against [[Buildings (Age of Mythology)|buildings]] and have superb pierce armor, making them almost invulnerable to ranged attacks from [[Archer units (Age of Mythology)|archers]] and defensive buildings. However, they are vulnerable to [[Infantry units (Age of Mythology)|infantry]] and [[Cavalry units (Age of Mythology)|cavalry]], as they lack hack armor and their only method of defense against human soldiers is a rather weak volley of arrows. As such it's best to have an escort when attacking an enemy town. The Siege Tower is very durable and can easily withstand a prolonged battle if properly defended.
+== Changelog ==
+=== ''Age of Mythology'' ===
+* Originally, Siege Towers had 350 hit points. With [[Patch 1.07 (Age of Mythology)|patch 1.07]], they have 300 hit points.
+== History ==
+{{quote|One of the machines developed to attack walled towns was the siege tower on wheels. This large wooden tower was covered with wet hides to minimize its vulnerability to fire. A battering ram was suspended inside for use against the wall the tower was moved against. The tower protected the men working the ram and other men shooting arrows into the town. When the wall was knocked down by the ram, the attacking army could enter the city.}}
+== Gallery ==
+<gallery>
+Siegetower.jpg.png|A Siege Tower in-game
+stupgrades.png|A Siege Tower with and without [[Engineers]]
+Siege Tower.png|Siege Towers attacking an enemy settlement on [[Highland]]
+s tower.jpg|Siege Towers attacking a Norse Temple
+st3.jpg|Siege Tower using its pierce attack by firing arrows on a unit.
+</gallery>
+{{Human units}}
-==History==
+[[Category:Egyptian units]]
-''One of the machines developed to attack walled towns was the siege tower on wheels. This large wooden tower was covered with wet hides to minimize its vulnerability to fire. A battering ram was suspended inside for use against the wall the tower was moved against. The tower protected the men working the ram and other men shooting arrows into the town. When the wall was knocked down by the ram, the attacking army could enter the city.''
-[[Category:Egyptian Units]]
 [[Category:Heroic Age]]
 [[Category:Age of Mythology]]
-[[Category:Siege Equipment]]
+[[Category:Siege equipment]]
-[[Category:Ranged Units]]
+[[Category:Ranged units]]
-[[Category:Garrison Units]]
+[[Category:Garrison units]]
+[[Category:Multi-projectile attack]]