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Author's Section => Rules Queries and Clarifications => Topic started by: Roger on April 01, 2019, 10:41:16 AM

Title: Overhead firing for embedded Ballista
Post by: Roger on April 01, 2019, 10:41:16 AM
A Unit of 6 (3 wide 2 deep) Roman Auxilia Palitina armed with darts and short spear, have an embedded Light Ballista when shooting do they get 3 darts and one ballista?
Title: Re: Overhead firing for embedded Ballista
Post by: Simon Meg-Meister on April 01, 2019, 05:58:41 PM
Each file can only shoot once.
So file with ballistae has a choice of shooting weapon.

Si
Title: Re: Overhead firing for embedded Ballista
Post by: lionheartrjc on April 01, 2019, 06:30:46 PM
The lsits only allow Ballista to be embedded in a Legionary Unit, therefore they cannot be added to an Auxilia Palatina unit.

It probably should be clarified but a Ballista should not be capable of being embedded in a re-equipped unit of Legionaries whuch would avoid the whole question in the first place.  There is no evidence that I am aware of for the use of bolt shooters in field armies once the legionary equipment altered.


Richard
Title: Re: Overhead firing for embedded Ballista
Post by: nikgaukroger on April 01, 2019, 08:21:21 PM
Quote from: lionheartrjc on April 01, 2019, 06:30:46 PM
There is no evidence that I am aware of for the use of bolt shooters in field armies

May be more accurate for the Imperial Roman list ...  :P