Greek Polybolos
| Recruitment Cost | 620 | |
| Upkeep Cost | 120 | |
| Missile Damage | 85 | |
| Range | 260 | |
| Shots Per Minute | 13 | |
| Ammunition | 60 | |
| Melee Attack | 9 | |
| Weapon Damage | 24 | |
| Charge Bonus | 6 | |
| Melee Defence | 14 | |
| Armour | 10 | |
| Health | 45 | |
| Base Morale | 35 |
Abilities
Strengths & Weaknesses
- High damage
- Accurate
- Average range
- Very high rate of fire
Description
The polybolos was a repeating bolt thrower developed from the ballista and scorpion. A chain mechanism drew, loaded and released bolts from a gravity-fed magazine as quickly as a handle could be turned. Supposedly invented by Dionysius of Alexandria, the polybolos was quite a complex machine: as the operator turned a windlass handle, the bow was tensioned as a launching shuttle pulled back, an arrow dropped into place, and finally a catch was released to fire the machine. The process repeated as long as the operator worked. All he needed was a loader to keep the magazine filled. Efficient and deadly, the polybolos had the greatest rate of fire of all ancient war machines.
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