Siege Cannon
The Siege Cannon is a Firearms tier 3 infantry unit in Symphony of War. The unit is similair to the Field Cannon. The differences between two are, that the field cannon has slightly lower attack power and is also latter is a cavalry unit with the weakness to polearms. The field cannon on own can become a cavalry squad and move squads after attacking and thus has the advantage of putting themselves out of harm's way. There is also a slight difference in resources, with field cannons requiring more horses and less iron.
Strategy and Builds
The Siege Cannon is an advanced ranged firearms unit capable of dealing massive amounts of damage in a wide area of effect.
Siege Cannons do not fire when an enemy squad attacks, so it is important to keep them out of harm's way, especially since the enemy will factor this lack of defense into their calculations on which squad to target. Siege Cannons make a juicy and fairly easily killed target.
Being primarily focused on damage, good traits for the Siege Cannon include Executioner and Cold Blooded. They also benefit significantly from other units in the same row having Rally.
In case of raising cannons from tier 1 unit, the best unit is a Militia, due to having higher skill at the start. When promoted to Swordfighter, an additional +15 Skill is gained. If some hp is needed, then promote the unit to Acolyte for about 10-15 levels, then demote the unit and promote them to swordfighter and stick with class until the class experience for siege or field cannon is obtained.The best affinities for this build are Earth (more hp, but less skill), Lightning (more hp and strength, but less hp) or Fire
Stats
| Stats | Base | Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Max HP | Med | Med |
| Strength | Low | Low |
| Magic | None | None |
| Skill | Med | Med |
Battle Details
- Unit type: Firearms
- Can Ambush: No
- Battle actions: 1 Explosive Cannon attack at 1,2, or 3 range
- Special: Deals splash damage to surrounding tiles. Attacks ignore 75% of Armor. Damage derived only from Weapon stat, and not STR. Cannot counter-attack
Progression
- Upgrades from: Any tier 2 human.
| Related Technologies |
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| Gunsmithing |
| Breech-Loading Gun |
| Rifled Artillery |
| Grapeshot |