The Catapult is a large stone-throwing piece of siege equipment found in Age of Empires and Age of Mythology.

Contents 1 Age of Empires 2 Upgrades 3 Civilization Bonuses 4 See also 5 Age of Mythology 5.1 Overview

Age of EmpiresEdit

Catapult
Age	Iron Age
Trained at	Siege Workshop
Type	Siege Unit
Cost	180 Wood, 0 Food, 80 Gold, 0 Stone
HP	75
Attack	60
Range	12
Armor	0
Pierce Armor	0
Speed	Slow
Upgraded From	Stone Thrower
Upgraded To	Heavy Catapult

In Age of Empires, it is slow, large and very dangerous as it has a medium splash area in which all units are damaged, whether if the unit is a friend or foe. They are fairly expensive and more effective than the Stone Thrower but less so than the Heavy Catapult. They also have a minimum range of 2. The Choson, Egyptians, Phoenicians and Yamato cannot build Catapults. To upgrade a catapult to a heavy catapult, Siegecraft must be fully researched beforehand.

The Catapult is the succesor of the Stone Thrower and predecessor of the Heavy Catapult.

UpgradesEdit

Iron Age

• Alchemy increases attack by one point.
• Ballistics increases the accuracy.
• Engineering increases the range by 2 points.
• The Catapult can be upgraded into Heavy Catapult.

Civilization BonusesEdit

• If played as the Hittites, the hit points increases from 75 to 150 hit points.
• If played as the Sumerians, the rate of fire doubles (same rate of fire as a Ballista).
• If played as the Macedonians, the cost per unit is 50% cheaper and 4 times resitant to enemy conversion.

See also Edit

• Units (Age of Empires)
• Stone Thrower
• Heavy Catapult
• Siege Workshop (Age of Empires)

Age of Empires Units
Age of Empires
Priest · Villager · Trade Boat · Merchant Ship · Fishing Boat · Fishing Ship · Light Transport · Heavy Transport
Infantry	Clubman · Axeman · Short Swordsman · Broad Swordsman · Long Swordsmen · Legion · Bowman · Improved Bowman · Composite Bowman · Hoplite · Phalanx · Centurion
Cavalry	Scout · Cavalry · Heavy Cavalry · Cataphract · Chariot · Chariot Archer · Elephant Archer · Horse Archer · Heavy Horse Archer · War Elephant
Siege Weapons	Stone Thrower · Catapult · Heavy Catapult · Ballista · Helepolis
Navy	Scout Ship · War Galley · Trireme · Catapult Trireme · Juggernaut
Rise of Rome
Armored Elephant · Camel Rider · Fire Galley · Scythe Chariot · Slinger
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Age of MythologyEdit

Catapult
Civilization	Egyptians
Age/God	Mythic Age
Unit Type	Siege Unit
Cost	200 Wood 200 Gold
Population	3
Attack	Hack	Pierce	Crush
	0	10	50
Range	10-28 meters
Hit Points	115
Armour	Hack	Pierce	Crush
	30%	89%	89%
Speed	2.4 meters/second
Line of Sight	40 meters
Train at	Siege Works
Train Time	24 seconds

The Catapult is a Mythic Age Egyptian siege unit. It has the longest range of any siege unit in the game and has a high attack making it an effective building killer. A small group will destroy a building in seconds and their long range prevents units from counter-attacking easily. They are also highly effective against ships, dealing bonus damage to them. However they should still be escorted by other units as they still have low hack armor and are slow leaving them vulnerable to cavalry.

OverviewEdit

Siege weapons can destroy buildings, but are weak against other units, especially cavalry. Egyptians can also use Catapults to defeat enemy ships.

Catapults were invented by the Greeks for use as artillery on the battlefield or during a siege. By creating tension by pulling back large bow-like arms or twisting cordage made of hides or hair, a great throwing force could be achieved. Catapults could throw a stone weighing over 10 pounds to a range of nearly 1500 feet.