| Palintonon (Persian) | |||||||||
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| Persian 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 (Persian) | ||||||||
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| Armor vs. ranged | 0.85 | ||||||||
| Armor vs. siege | (0.4) | ||||||||
| Bonus vs. buildings | 2.5 (7.5) | ||||||||
The Palintonon is a Persian Siege Unit in Age of Empires Online.
PvP Values which are different are put in brackets ().
Overview[]
- The Palintonon is a slow-moving unit that can be unpacked to gain an extremely long-range, high damage attack. Once unpacked, it is able to launch stone projectiles at enemy units and buildings.
- It is trained at the Fortress and becomes available during the Golden Age.
- It has a minimum attack range of 17, so it is best to defend this area and prevent enemy units from entering it.
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[]
Bronze Age[]
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| Scale | Shield Rim |
Silver Age[]
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| Chain | Shield Truss |
Golden Age[]
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| Palintonon Champion | Laminar Armor | Shield Boss |
History[]
The Palintonon was a variation of the ballista that threw large stone balls on top of structures like a mortar instead of throwing projectiles directly at it. These artillery pieces had a range of 150m. with stone balls the weight of 27kg. requiring walls to be 5m. thick to withstand the impact. They were not treated a anti-personel artillery because of the target being able to move unlike a structure.
Tips[]
The Palintonon has the longest attack range in the game. However, it's attack range is greater than its sight range; to utilize the full potential of the Palintonon's massive attack radius, units must be used to provide line of sight beyond the Palintonon's sight range.