Gastraphetes

The Gastraphetes is a Greek Ranged Unit in Age of Empires Online. 
PvP Values which are different are put in brackets ().
== Overview ==
* Armed with an ancient early crossbow, the Gastraphete's long range and high damage allows it to wipe out Infantry from afar.
== Equipment Slots ==
==Upgrades==
*Bronze Age
 
*Silver Age
 
*Golden Age
 
==History==
The gastraphetes (gas-tre-phet-ees, Ancient Greek: γαστραφέτης, Greek: Γαστραφετης) was the name of a weapon. It roughly translates to English as "belly-releaser". The weapon was a precursor to the crossbow as it used a special slider mechanism to pull the string. The gastraphetes was loaded by placing one end against the ground and pushing against the other end with the soldier's belly, giving it the nickname "Belly Bow".Wikipedia - "Gastraphetes" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastraphetes
==Tips==
*The Greek Fire research can allow them to deal fair damage against siege and buildings.
==Sources==
Category:Greek Units
Category:Ranged Units
Category:Golden Age Units
Category:Units