Timurid Siegecraft is a technology in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition that is unique to the Tatars and can be researched at the Castle once the Imperial Age is reached. Once researched, it increases the range of Trebuchets by 2.
Between update 36202 and update 107882, it unlocked the Flaming Camel unit for creation at the Castle.
Strategy[]
Timurid Siegecraft is a straightforward technology. Tatars already have Siege Engineers for extra siege weapon range and anti-building damage, and their Trebuchets also deal 50% damage when they are attacking from a higher elevation than their target(s). In this regard, Timurid Siegecraft comes in handy for Tatars, as their Trebuchets can be more freely placed on hills. Timurid Siegecraft also makes the fully upgraded Tatar Trebuchet the unit with the longest range in the game (19 range in total). The effectiveness is questionable, however, due to the cumbersome nature of Trebuchets making it hard for them to utilize their extra range. The aforementioned Siege Engineers may be prioritized first at the University under some circumstances, since it gives range to the Trebuchet as well as giving more attack vs buildings and affecting the other siege units.
Team bonuses[]
Portuguese: Researching Timurid Siegecraft is 25% faster.
Changelog[]
The Last Khans[]
- Initially, Timurid Siegecraft gave Trebuchets +1 range. With update 36202, Timurid Siegecraft gives Trebuchets +2 range and enables the creation of Flaming Camels.
Victors and Vanquished[]
- With update 107882, Flaming Camels no longer require Timurid Siegecraft to be trained at Castles, but now become instantly available at the Siege Workshop when reaching the Imperial Age.
Bugs[]
- Since Line of Sight is capped at 20 by the game engine, Timurid Siegecraft is the only range upgrade which does not give a Line of Sight boost as well. Without Siege Engineers, this technology adds 1 Line of Sight, and with Siege Engineers, this technology does not boost Line of Sight.
- Search Radius works as intended, because it is capped at , or 40 tiles in this case.
History[]
Timurid forces lay siege to the Crusader fortress of Smyrna
The army of the Timurid Empire were known to deploy stone-throwing siege weapons extensively during their military campaigns. The weapons were usually used to bombard the cities and distract the cities' defenders, while Timurid sappers approached the city wall to blow it and create the entrance for the other troops. This kind of tactic was used by Timurid army during the sieges of Damascus[1] and Smyrna.[2]
The fact that the technology used to unlock Flaming Camels references Tamerlane's famous use of camels loaded with burning hay and straw during the Battle of Delhi (1398), when they were used to send the Sultan of Delhi's elephants into a panic, causing them to trample many of the Sultan's own troops in the stampede. It is not clear if such a tactic was used in any other engagement.
References[]
- ↑ Purton, P.F.. 2010. "A History of the Late Medieval Siege: 1200-1500" (p. 186). The Boydell Press, Woodbrigde, UK.
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Smyrna
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