Trupanon

All brave in arms, well trained to wieldThe heavy halberd, brand, and shield
— Walter Scott, The Lady of the Lake (Canto III)
==In game==
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Upgrade of Krion. Not as strong nor as hard hitting as Siege Tower, but has more DPS, movement speed, construction speed and greater attack versus fortifications.
*Strong versus buildings
*Weak versus heavy cavalry, siege weapons, massed melee infantry	
Upgrade of Krion. Not as strong nor as hard hitting as Siege Tower, but has more DPS, movement speed, construction speed and greater attack versus fortifications.
*Strong versus buildings
*Weak versus heavy cavalry, siege weapons, massed melee infantry	
Upgrade of Krion. Not as strong nor as hard hitting as Siege Tower, but has more DPS, movement speed, construction speed and greater attack versus fortifications.
*Strong versus buildings
*Weak versus heavy cavalry, siege weapons, massed melee infantry	
Upgrade of Krion. Not as strong nor as hard hitting as Siege Tower, but has more DPS, movement speed, construction speed and greater attack versus fortifications.
*Strong versus buildings
*Weak versus heavy cavalry, siege weapons, massed melee infantry	
Upgrade of Krion. Not as strong nor as hard hitting as Siege Tower, but has more DPS, movement speed, construction speed and greater attack versus fortifications.
*Strong versus buildings
*Weak versus heavy cavalry, siege weapons, massed melee infantry	
Upgrade of Krion. Not as strong nor as hard hitting as Siege Tower, but has more DPS, movement speed, construction speed and greater attack versus fortifications.
*Strong versus buildings
*Weak versus heavy cavalry, siege weapons, massed melee infantry	
Upgrade of Krion. Not as strong nor as hard hitting as Siege Tower, but has more DPS, movement speed, construction speed and greater attack versus fortifications.
*Strong versus buildings
*Weak versus heavy cavalry, siege weapons, massed melee infantry	
Upgrade of Krion. Not as strong nor as hard hitting as Siege Tower, but has more DPS, movement speed, construction speed and greater attack versus fortifications.
*Strong versus buildings
*Weak versus heavy cavalry, siege weapons, massed melee infantry
Prereq: 	Build time 	HP 	LOS 	Attack 	Attack speed 	Movementspeed 	Upgrade of 	
*;
* 	10s(150t) 	172 	8 	22 	2.1s(32t) 	30 	
*Spear Levy
*Ge Infantry 	
Cost 	Cost 	Cost 	Created from 	Armour 	Weapon range 	Specialty 	Specialty 	Specialty
Base 	Ramp 	Pop 	Created from 	Armour 	Weapon range 	Specialty 	Specialty 	Specialty
:: 60; 
:: 60 	
:: 2; 
:: 2 	1 	 	3 	0–1 	
*Small defensive bonus versus missile infantry.
*+1 splash attack radius.	
*Small defensive bonus versus missile infantry.
*+1 splash attack radius.	
*Small defensive bonus versus missile infantry.
*+1 splash attack radius.
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
=== Overall strategy===
Unlike convention Krion or Siege Towers, Trupanon are faster to build and move around, and are also more capable at doing their job - which is to demolish Towers and Forts. However, that still doesn't make them any more useful against enemy cavalry and elephants (or advanced siege engines such as Lithoboloi). It is still, however, resistant to ranged attacks - so it can do double duty, be it drawing fire from enemy missile units to protect your heavy infantry, or being professional fort busters.
As a result, the main use of a Trupanos in combat remains mostly unchanged from the ca - move it in, hard and fast and keep an eye out for enemy cavalry, with plans for neutralising them.
===Unit summary===
*Sitting Ducks — Although halberdiers have a ferocious attack that makes them dangerous infantry counters, their weak armour and slower walking speed make them fair game for better-equipped cavalry archers and Knights.
====See also====
*[Krion]
*Siege Tower
*Helepolis
*Heavy Ram
*Mantlet
====Notes====
Trupanon should be a more "Advanced ram". The likeliest design, however, is an extended form of something from Rise of Kings - or that the Krion is one such design, and the Trupanon is Super7700's old skin.
==History==
Pre-20th century Chinese armies predominantly used four classes of melee weapons, which were the Dao (sabre), Qiang (spear), Jian (sword) and Ji.
Of these, the Ji was a weapon unique to China, being a polearm with a steel or bronze tip mounted on the end of a long shaft, next to which is attached a curved blade. Because of the attachment of the curved blade, the weapon can be used to both stab and slash.
The Ji was first used during the Shang Dynasty (17th-11th centuries BCE), when it was made of bronze. It was popularized during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770-256BCE), when it was made of steel instead. Conflict with the nomadic tribes of Mongolia and Siberia soon resulted in the Ji being replaced by Qiang-type spears as well as other polearms.__NOTOC__
===References===
*Touch of Asian Style, "Ancient Chinese Weapons"
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