Siege Units
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Battering Ram
Slow, lumbering; reduces enemy towns to ruins.
Built at Siege Workshop
Strong vs. archers, cavalry archers
Weak vs. Barracks units, Stable units
Upgrades:
Attack: Siege Engineers (University)
Mangonel
Wheeled siege weapon used to attack a small mass of units. Area of effect attack. Can attack ground.
Built at Siege Workshop.
Strong vs. Archery Range units, Barracks units
Weak vs. Mangudai, Stable units; nearby units
Upgrades:
Range: Siege Engineers (University)
Attack: Siege Engineers (University) ; Chemistry (University)
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Scorpion
Fires large arrow-like bolts. Effective vs. large masses of units; shots hit multiple units causing damage to all units they touch.
Strong vs. Barracks units, archers, Monks
Weak vs. Stable units, Woad Raiders
Upgrades:
Attack, Range: Fletching, Bodkin Arrow, Bracer (Blacksmith); Siege Engineers (University)
Tracking: Ballistics (University)
Attack: Chemistry (University)
Petard
Demolition infantry unit armed with explosives. Devastating to buildings; ineffective against other units.
Created at Castle
Strong vs. buildings, walls, siege weapons
Weak vs. archers, scorpions, cavalry archers, mangonels
Upgrades:
Attack:  Siege Engineers (University)
Unit Creation Speed:  Conscription (Castle)
Units Resist Enemy Monks, Missionaries:   Faith, Heresy (Monastery)