Mounted CrossbowReport
English：Mounted Crossbow · Items & Equipment
A heavy duty crossbow on a swivel with a 180 degree fire arc, best mounted on walls. Six iron plates, no power draw, and the earliest fixed firepower a base can field. It struggles against heavy armour.
The Mounted Crossbow is a defensive turret: a heavy duty crossbow on a swivel with a 180 degree fire arc. It can be built on the ground or on top of defensive walls, and the walls are where most players put it. The in-game description flags its weakness plainly, it is not so great against heavy armour.
Numbers
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Materials | Iron Plates ×6 |
| Pierce damage | 55 |
| Range | 65 m |
| Velocity | 100 m/s |
| Accuracy deviation at 0 skill | 5 degrees |
| Rotation speed | 0.7 |
| Reload time | 2 s minimum, 8 s maximum |
| Accuracy perfect at | Skill 70 |
These stats are for a turret at ground level.
Height decides the outcome
The operator's related skills modify accuracy and reload speed, and the height difference between the turret and its target affects accuracy, range and damage at the same time. Firing from above is more effective, firing from below is less. That is the main reason people put these on walls and towers.
Upgrades and research
Researching Crossbow Turret Strings and Composite Runners raises the damage of your Mounted Crossbows.
This building cannot be upgraded to a Mounted Crossbow MkII in place. To switch to the improved version you have to dismantle the existing one and build the new one.
It uses no power on its own; the spotlight upgrade adds 4.