Trebuchet - Stronghold 3 Units

Cost in Gold	200
Cost in Honour	50
Recruited From	Siege Camp
Ranged Attack	Yes
Recruits needed	1
Requirements	N/A

Harnessing the ancient principles of the sling and the lever at a grand scale, the Trebuchet can deliver heavy rocks at a high trajectory over great distances. While less accurate than the catapult, it has much larger range and can be devastating against walls while sitting well out of harm's way. Peasants may call this engineering marvel the "Tree Bucket" but you'll have the last laugh when their fortified town is filled with diseased cow gibblets.

The trebuchet has two forms: packed and unpacked. When packed, it may be moved on wheels to bring it into range of its target. Once there, it can be unpacked using the 'unit orders' panel, allowing it to be fired. Trebuchets are very vulnerable to enemy footsoldiers and thus should be carefully guarded.

Trebuchets also have the special ability to launch cows (and other animals). Hurling dead animals over enemy walls causes the spread of disease amongst your enemy’s population disrupting to their economy.

Different types of ammo for the trebuchet: rocks, sheep, pigs, badgers and cows.