TL3+1 Mechanical Artillery

Sam Baughn · 11-04-2010, 03:33 PM

Smaller size, greater rate of fire and improved accuracy might make the use of artillery for purposes other than sieges somewhat viable. Bolt throwers used as field artillery is something of a fantasy trope.

More accurate artillery would also probably make it more likely that siege engines (including artillery) would be successfuly targeted the defender's artillery. This implies that there could be an arms race of siege engines designed to avoid or survive artillery strikes, either through being heavily armoured or mobile enough to get out of the way before the defenders can calculate how to hit it.

11-04-2010, 03:33 PM	#13
Sam Baughn Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and some other bits.	Re: TL3+1 Mechanical Artillery Smaller size, greater rate of fire and improved accuracy might make the use of artillery for purposes other than sieges somewhat viable. Bolt throwers used as field artillery is something of a fantasy trope. More accurate artillery would also probably make it more likely that siege engines (including artillery) would be successfuly targeted the defender's artillery. This implies that there could be an arms race of siege engines designed to avoid or survive artillery strikes, either through being heavily armoured or mobile enough to get out of the way before the defenders can calculate how to hit it.