Siege Equipment
Platoon-Scale Equipment Requirement | |
Type of Equipment |
No. Required at Platoon Scale |
Battering Ram (20’) |
3 per 2 units (minimum 2) |
Cauldron |
1 |
Hoist |
3 per 2 units (minimum 2) |
Movable Gallery |
5 per 2 units (minimum 2) |
Movable Mantlet |
5 per 2 units (minimum 3) |
Ram Catcher |
5 per 2 units (minimum 3) |
Screw (20’) |
3 per 2 units (minimum 2) |
Siege Hook |
5 per 2 units (minimum 3) |
Siege Ladder |
3 |
Siege Tower, Standard |
1 (see below) |
Siege Tower, Large |
N/A |
Siege Tower, Huge |
N/A |
At the company scale, it generally requires 6 or 10 pieces of siege equipment to equip a unit. Since platoon-scale units are 1/4 the size of company-scale units, this means it usually takes 1.5 and 2.5 pieces of siege equipment to equip a platoon-scale unit. The Platoon-Scale Equipment Requirement table, below, shows the number of pieces of equipment required at platoon scale.
EXAMPLE: Marcus has four platoon-scale units of heavy infantry. He wishes to equip two units with battering rams, one unit with movable mantlets, and one unit with hoists. It takes six 20’ battering rams to equip two units. It takes three movable mantlets to equip one unit. (It would only take two more mantlets to equip a second unit). It take two hoists to equip one unit. (It would take one more hoist to equip a second unit).
Siege Towers: Only standard-sized siege towers may be used in platoon-scale assaults. The table below gives the platoon-scale characteristics of the tower.
Siege Tower |
Size |
Troop Capacity |
Artillery Capacity |
Stories |
AC |
SHP |
Move |
Crew |
AP |
Standard |
1 hex |
1 unit/ 2 stories |
1 unit / story |
4 |
0 |
25/story |
-/1/- (WM) |
4 units |
4 |