Mercenary Celtic Onager

One of the simplest forms of one-armed catapult, the onager relied on twisted skeins of animal sinew which provided the power to hurl either rocks or shot. Inaccurate but powerful, it was an effective siege machine against buildings and fortifications, but was of far less use on the battlefield unless firing into massed infantry ranks. First mentioned by Philon of Byzantium in his treatise on ‘Mechanics’, the onager made use of a sling-like cradle attached to a firing arm. This arm was inserted, twisted, and propelled rocks or shot through torsion. As the firing arm was released, the sling-like cradle would unhook, firing the projectile. A padded beam was incorporated into the housing frame to restrain the arm. Larger machines could require as many as eight or ten crewmen, and the incredible recoil meant that they could not be easily or safely mounted on walls or towers. Quickly constructed wherever wood was readily available, onagers soon became a staple of ancient siege warfare.

Unit Name Mercenary Celtic Onager

Main Unit Key att_merc_cel_onager

Land Unit Key att_merc_cel_onager

Naval Unit Key att_lon_light_tra_cel

Soldiers 40

Category Siege Engine

Class Siege Artillery

Custom Battle Cost 300

Recruitment Cost 300

Upkeep Cost 245

Missile Damage 200

├ Engine att_onager

├ Missile Weapon att_onager

├ Projectile att_rock_normal

├ Missile Damage 100

├ Missile Ap Damage 100

└ Base Reload Time 34

Accuracy 0

Range 350

Reload 15

Rate of Fire 2

Ammunition 9

Melee Attack 7

Melee Damage 6

├ Melee Weapon att_dagger

├ Melee Base Damage 5

├ Armour-piercing Damage 1

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 0

├ Attack Against Elephants 0

└ Attack Against Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 2

Melee Defence 2

├ Base Defence 2

├ Shield att_none

└ Shield Defence 0

Armour 3

├ Armour att_cloth

├ Armour Defence 3

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 80

├ Man Entity att_infantry_very_light

├ Man Health 75

└ Bonus Hit Points 5

Morale 24

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

• Cannot Run
  This unit cannot run and will only move at walking pace.
• Guerrilla Deployment
  This unit can deploy outside of the deployment zone.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses

Grand Campaign Mercenaries Pool

Mercenaries Pool
No.	Pool	Province	Region	Initial Unit Count	Chance To Replenish	Max Replenish Per Turn	Max Count
1	att_merc_cel_province	Caledonia et Hibernia	Eblana Eildon Tuesis	1	0.05	1	3
2	att_merc_britannia	Britannia Inferior	Eboracum Lindum Segontium	1	0.05	1	3
3	att_merc_britannia	Britannia Superior	Camulodunum Corinium Londinium	1	0.05	1	3