| “ | "His batteries north of the swamp open fire on the nearest hill, which will later be assaulted. Batteries eastward, in front of of the lake and the knoll where he stands, are rolled forward almost to the transverse road, between willow trees." - Malcolm Bosse, The Warlord (cap 23) |
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In game[]
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Heavy artillery, specialised in destroying buildings and heavy units, but is weak if attacked by Cannon. | |||||||
| Prereq: | Build time | HP | LOS | Attack | Attack speed | Movement speed | ||
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1.7s (250t) |
143 | 16 | 32 | 4s (60t) |
1.67s (25t) | ||
| Cost | Created from | Armour | Weapon range | Specialty | ||||
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 : 20 : 20
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2 | 
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0 | 2–18 |
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Overall strategy[]
While it isn't as powerful as the Cannon nor as strong as Flying Artillery, the Mortar is an excellent weapon with one regard - it has a greater radius of splash damage, and is extremely dangerous especially against enemy warships and buildings, which it can take down fairly easily. Mortars like Flying Artillery are masters of dealing out splash damage, but this means they are better if used against enemy cities which are heavily defended,although they can be used to assault enemy infantry at long range.