Reinforced Artillery
"Reinforce that windlass! I want this thing firing for days!”Over the course of the Second Punic War, as Hannibal campaigned through Italy, it became apparent that confronting him in a pitched battle was far too dangerous an undertaking. Although it wounded Roman pride at the time, Quintus Fabius Maximus' strategy of avoiding direct confrontation in favour of harrying and slowly whittling the enemy forces down gradually came to be seen as the most prudent course of action. Therefore, having strong artillery with which to harass the Carthaginian army from afar had obvious advantages. The thinking was that slowly destroying Hannibal's forces would affect their morale as well as their number, as there is nothing so demoralising as being unable to face an attacking enemy in open combat.
Node Set Fabian Strategy Tier 6 |
research_points 1000 |
cost_per_round 0 |
Effects
- -7% siege unit costs (all provinces)
- -1 enemy siege hold-out time
(double for city-ports) - +15% missile damage for all siege units
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Requires Technologies | Armoured Siege Units |
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Enables Buildings |
Siege Engineers' Workshop |
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