 Bolt Shooter
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| Availability: | Athenians, Spartans, Macedonians, Carthaginians, Romans, Hellenes, Ptolemies |
| Trained At: | Fortress, Siege Workshop |
| Advance Required: | City Phase |
| Bonuses: | 2.0x vs Infantry, Cavalry, Support Unit |
| Countered By: | Cavalry Swordsman |
| Attack: | 25 Pierce, 18 Crush |
| Armor: | 2 Hack, 10 Pierce, 5 Crush |
| Hitpoints: | 120 |
| Range: | 8-62 meters |
| Cost: | 100 wood, 100 metal |
| Speed: | 6.5 |
| Population: | 2 |
| Doesn't Cause Friendly Fire, Causes Linear Splash Damage against enemy troops | |
Bolt shooters are essentially large mechanically winded back early crossbows mounted on a carriage or stock with a trigger, that deliver accurate and deadly, but slow bolts into enemy troops. The Romans possess, an unique quicker and more effective Scorpio Bolt Shooter.
Bolt Shooters are typically constructed at your Fortress.
Naming[]
- Carthaginians: Oxybelḗs (Bolt Shooter)
- Celts: None
- Hellenes: Oxybelḗs (Bolt Shooter)
- Athenians: Oxybelḗs (Bolt Shooter)
- Macedonians: Oxybelḗs (Bolt Shooter)
- Spartans: Oxybelḗs (Bolt Shooter)
- Iberians: None
- Mauryans: None
- Persians: None
- Ptolemies: Polybolos (Bolt Shooter)
- Romans (Republican): Scorpio (Bolt Shooter)
- Seleucids: None