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Re: Just one last thing . . .
« Reply #30 on: November 25, 2020, 03:46:12 PM »
Yes. There is shot for the trebuchet and Ekrulian ballista.

Is there a mine or place nearby with lots of rocks?
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Re: Just one last thing . . .
« Reply #31 on: November 25, 2020, 03:51:10 PM »
Is there a mine or place nearby with lots of rocks?

Not really

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Re: Just one last thing . . .
« Reply #32 on: November 25, 2020, 04:08:12 PM »
Not really

What is the weight on the shot per ball apx?
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Re: Just one last thing . . .
« Reply #33 on: November 25, 2020, 04:18:57 PM »
What is the weight on the shot per ball apx?

The trebuchet shot is approximately 300lbs. The ballista shot roughly 1000.

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Re: Just one last thing . . .
« Reply #34 on: November 25, 2020, 05:28:45 PM »
The trebuchet shot is approximately 300lbs. The ballista shot roughly 1000.

That is more than I would expect against infantry, cavalry; those weights I would more expect from the siegers.  That said, is there anything around 30-50 pounds in the city in quantity?

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Re: Just one last thing . . .
« Reply #35 on: November 25, 2020, 05:34:05 PM »
That is more than I would expect against infantry, cavalry; those weights I would more expect from the siegers.  That said, is there anything around 30-50 pounds in the city in quantity?

I have the lantern archons search.

That’s true about the weight. There are some 50lbs shot for the anti personnel catapults. But they mostly use bolt throwers against small groups of infantry.

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Re: Just one last thing . . .
« Reply #36 on: November 25, 2020, 06:16:04 PM »
That’s true about the weight. There are some 50lbs shot for the anti personnel catapults. But they mostly use bolt throwers against small groups of infantry.

Kerkly, who can still communicate, plans this.  He wants the lantern archons to go to the 50 pound shot (teleporting).  They can teleport items up to 50 pounds.  They will teleport the shot to about 500 feet up and the drop over and ahead of the northern most wug army (I believe they have not been hindered yet.

They can unleash that storm every other round.  Each ball will take 1 round (just under 6 seconds to be precise) to hit the ground at 120 miles an hour.  They don't aim for particular targets, just hit the area of the horde.
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Re: Just one last thing . . .
« Reply #37 on: November 25, 2020, 06:16:36 PM »
How many rounds between the death of Balarek and the hordes reaching the icefian army or the wall?
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Re: Just one last thing . . .
« Reply #38 on: November 25, 2020, 06:23:02 PM »
How many rounds between the death of Balarek and the hordes reaching the icefian army or the wall?

The southern corps will reach them in two rounds. The north corps will reach them in about a minute, with the barbarians about three rounds behind. The remnants of the north center corps, those not scattered by the second aspect, are making their way to the gate. The southern center corps, who have reformed around the Bloated, are about three minutes away. They are the target of the trebuchets, as most of the other formations are inside their range.

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Re: Just one last thing . . .
« Reply #39 on: November 25, 2020, 06:49:48 PM »
The southern corps will reach them in two rounds. The north corps will reach them in about a minute, with the barbarians about three rounds behind. The remnants of the north center corps, those not scattered by the second aspect, are making their way to the gate. The southern center corps, who have reformed around the Bloated, are about three minutes away. They are the target of the trebuchets, as most of the other formations are inside their range.

The lantern archons will target the corps about a minute away.  Since they are not as scattered and therefore they will have the most impact.  I suspect in the minute, the archons can drop three volleys.  Hopefully 90 stones has some effect.

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Re: Just one last thing . . .
« Reply #40 on: November 25, 2020, 06:50:46 PM »
How wide is the gap in the wall / gate?
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Re: Just one last thing . . .
« Reply #41 on: November 25, 2020, 07:07:37 PM »
The lantern archons will target the corps about a minute away.  Since they are not as scattered and therefore they will have the most impact.  I suspect in the minute, the archons can drop three volleys.  Hopefully 90 stones has some effect.

The rocks do some damage, break up the formations and cause chaos. Some of the wugs break off and head towards the gate, rather than continue over open ground. Most of them are cut down by arrows and bolt throwers.

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Re: Just one last thing . . .
« Reply #42 on: November 25, 2020, 07:08:19 PM »
How wide is the gap in the wall / gate?

The gate is 30’ wide

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Re: Just one last thing . . .
« Reply #43 on: November 25, 2020, 08:04:41 PM »
The rocks do some damage, break up the formations and cause chaos. Some of the wugs break off and head towards the gate, rather than continue over open ground. Most of them are cut down by arrows and bolt throwers.

After the third barrage, the archons teleport to the gate and hover above it at 30 feet.  They wait until anyone gets within 30 feet of them and blast away.  their goal is to knock out enough to really start to effect the ability to run into the city.
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Re: Just one last thing . . .
« Reply #44 on: November 25, 2020, 08:08:36 PM »
There are also clearly leaders in the barbarians, the hunters in the middle?
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