| Palintonon (Greek) | |||||||||
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| Greek Siege Unit | |||||||||
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| Age Available |  Golden Age | ||||||||
| Damage | 92 (31) | ||||||||
| Damage Type | Crush | ||||||||
| Attack Range | 55 (50) | ||||||||
| Splash Area | 1 | ||||||||
| Hit Points | 350 (390) | ||||||||
| Speed | 4.5 | ||||||||
| Sight Range | 48 | ||||||||
| Train Time | 30s | ||||||||
| Trained/Built from | Fortress (Greek) | ||||||||
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| Armor vs. ranged | 0.85 | ||||||||
| Bonus vs. buildings | 2.5 (7.5) | ||||||||
The Palintonon is a Greek Siege Unit in Age of Empires Online.
PvP Values which are different are put in brackets ().
Ingame Palintonon
Overview[]
- A superior long-range siege unit, the Palintonon reduces heavy defenses to rubble in a matter of seconds.
Pronunciation[]
Special Abilities[]
- Pack: Packs the Palintonon into a mobile unit. However, It can’t attack in this mode.
- Unpack: Unpacks the Palintonon into a stationary artillery so that it can make use of its attack.
Equipment Slots[]
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| Throwing Arm | Armor Plating | Engineering Accessory |
Upgrades[]
The following technologies can be used improved the abilities of the Palintonon during a mission.
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| Scale | Shield Rim |
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| Chain | Shield Truss |
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| Palintonon Champion | Laminar Armor | Shield Boss |
History[]
Detailed diagrams of a gigantic palintonon (παλίντονον), around 334 BC (siege of Halicarnassos), probably by E.W. Marsden. The palintonon was a Hellenic heavy catapult, mostly stone-throwing, which was constructed in various scales (from just heavy to enormous). It was invented and intensively used by the Greeks in the early or mid-4th century BCE but it was soon adopted by the Carthaginians, the Romans and other ancient states. It became a ‘beloved’ weapon for the Republican and Imperial Romans: they called it ‘ballista’, but the correct initial version was ‘ballistra’ (βαλλίστρα), also a Greek term from the verb ‘βάλλω’ that is “to shoot”.