Stone Thrower

The Stone Thrower is the first siege unit available in Age of Empires. It is the only siege unit that can be built at the Siege Workshop during the Bronze Age. They are the very first siege unit to appear in Age of Empires series and are the predecesor of the Mangonel in Age of Empires II.

As a heavy stone throwing siege weapon, Stone Throwers deal 28 bonus damage against buildings (38). However, against towers, Stone Throwers deals only 10 bonus damage (20) after accounting for building armor.

From the Iron Age, it can be upgraded into the Catapult, then the Heavy Catapult.

UpgradesEdit

Iron Age

• Catapult upgrade
•  Alchemy increases attack by 1 point
•  Ballistics increases the accuracy
•  Engineering increases the range by 2 points

Siege Workshop Tree
Bronze Age Siege Workshop Stone Thrower Iron Age Catapult Ballista Heavy Catapult Helepolis

Civilization bonusesEdit

• Hittites: The Hit points of Stone Throwers increase from 75 to 150 HP
• Sumerians: The Stone Throwers rate of fire is doubled (same rate of fire as a Ballista)
• Macedonians: Stone Throwers cost 50% less and are four times more resistant to enemy conversion

History Edit

The stone thrower was an artillery weapon based on the principle of the lever. The stone thrower fired a heavy missile, usually a large stone or stone wrapped in burning oily rags. The missile was placed in a large basket at the end of the throwing arm. Tension was built up on the other end of the arm while the throwing basket was held taut against a fulcrum. When released, the throwing arm swung up and forward until checked, throwing the missile. Stone throwers were used primarily against fixed positions, especially cities and fortifications. Stones were used to knock down walls to open the way for an infantry assault. Fireballs set wood rubble on fire, burning out the defenders. Small stone throwers were also used on the battlefield to disrupt massed enemy formations, although the enemy rarely offered easy targets within range. The stone thrower was invented around 400 BC by Greeks seeking to capture an island fortress off the coast of Sicily.

Gallery Edit

Units in Age of Empires
Age of Empires
Priest · Villager · Trade Boat · Merchant Ship · Fishing Boat · Fishing Ship · Light Transport · Heavy Transport
Infantry	Clubman · Axeman · Short Swordsman · Broad Swordsman · Long Swordsmen · Legion · Bowman · Improved Bowman · Composite Bowman · Hoplite · Phalanx · Centurion
Cavalry	Scout · Cavalry · Heavy Cavalry · Cataphract · Chariot · Chariot Archer · Elephant Archer · Horse Archer · Heavy Horse Archer · War Elephant
Siege	Stone Thrower · Catapult · Heavy Catapult · Ballista · Helepolis
Navy	Scout Ship · War Galley · Trireme · Catapult Trireme · Juggernaught
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Armored Elephant · Camel Rider · Fire Galley · Scythe Chariot · Slinger
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