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Rockets have a large effect on enemy morale, but are not always very useful for seriously denting enemy numbers due to low accuracy and lethality.
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Rockets have a large effect on enemy morale, but are not very useful for seriously denting enemy numbers due to low accuracy and lethality.
  
 
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Revision as of 06:50, 10 October 2011

Rocket Troop (ETW Unit)
Rocket.jpg
Class Fixed Artillery
Unit Size
Weaponry Rocket Launcher
Morale
Melee Attack
Ranged Attack
Defence
Charge Bonus
Accuracy
Range
Ammunition
Region Worldwide
Recruitment Cost 1040
Upkeep Cost 260
Turns to Build
Unit Limit
Building Requirements
Technology Requirements
Attributes

Rockets Empire.pngWar rockets are a terrifying device, capable of carrying different kinds of warhead and of causing utter panic in their targets.

Overview

These iron tubes filled with gunpowder propellant are fired in large volleys; the noise alone could be somewhat unnerving. Each rocket is laid in an angled launcher, and it is the job of the artilleryman to correctly judge the angle of launch to drop the rockets in the middle of the enemy. He also needs to take into account wind, as the long tails of the rockets can mean they are blown off course. The least dangerous rockets are tipped with a large spear point, but explosive heads are also fitted.

Historically, it was the Indian war rockets used by Tippu Sultan of Mysore that introduced Europeans to the concept. The experience was not a pleasant one. The British copied these weapons as the Congreve rocket system, and used them aboard ships as well as on land. A rocket troop was present at the final defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815, although accounts of their effectiveness vary. Congreve’s system even included illumination rounds to light up the battlefield!

Tactics

Rockets have a large effect on enemy morale, but are not very useful for seriously denting enemy numbers due to low accuracy and lethality.

Factions

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