Ballista

Ballista was a missile weapon which launched a large projectile at a distant target. Each hit could inflict a sheer amount of damage although with a low rate of fire. Great Clans, p. 31
== Appearances ==
The first ballistae the Kaiu developed, based loosely on the dai-kyu, were crude and fairly ineffective. At some point, the family came into possession of a crossbow that had once belonged to Yobanjin raiders, and the Kaiu immediately incorporated several design changes to their fledgling ballista, improving its effectiveness more than tenfold. Implements of Destruction, by Shawn Carman (Imperial Herald v2.8) The ballistae were widely used by the Crab Clan as a defensive siege engine in the Kaiu Wall, and were built on the decks of the Atakebune ships. The Ruined Kingdom, Part 2, by Shawn Carman They also were used against the forces of Kali-Ma in the Destroyer War, enhanced by the Kaiu Engineer Kaiu Kyoka. Flesh of the Demon, by Shawn Carman
Category:Weapons