Catapult (WC1 Human)

For lore about catapults, see Catapult.

Catapult
RemasteredClassic
Race	Human
Statistics
Hit Points	120
Armor	0 2 (1 upgrade) 4 (all upgrades)
Basic Damage	0
Piercing Damage	255 (direct hit) 63 (splash damage)
Range	8
Cooldown	320
Speed	4
Sight	5
Priority	105
Decay Rate	N/A
Production Related
Gold	900
Lumber	200
Produced at	Barracks
Requires	Blacksmith and Lumber Mill
Build time	1000
Campaign
Unlocked in	Northshire Abbey

This article contains lore or information taken from Warcraft: Orcs & Humans and/or its manual.

As the ultimate machine of war, the catapult brings fiery death to all who stand in its way. Capable of destroying any target in its range, the projectile from a catapult can smash the toughest of defenses, or through the sides of buildings. This behemoth is large, slow, and difficult to maneuver, but the power that it holds makes it an essential part of your forces.

Information

A Catapult is a very powerful unit which can tear down any structure in a matter of seconds. A single direct hit from a catapult can kill any unit (except Daemons) as well as any units in squares adjacent to the point of impact (except Water Elementals, Knights/Raiders and other Catapults). For maximum efficiency, Catapults are best placed behind the main army to provide both cover fire and extra firepower. A good strategy would involve attacking the enemy's base with Catapults and having a group of units to protect the Catapults. With the former's high range, the enemy's structures will be destroyed within seconds. The Catapult's disadvantages are that friendly fire is possible and that it is very slow and inaccurate.

Note that Catapults will attack enemy units automatically ONLY if there are no friendly units that will be effected by splash damage from the missile. If you select the Attack command and specify a target, the catapult will fire at the selected target regardless of friendly unit proximity.

• According to the old Blizzard website, the Catapult 'issue' with targeting enemy units too close to the player units had been addressed by version 1.21, however, this update has been in the game since 1.12.

Against buildings, Catapults do less damage:

Building size	Damage (Direct Hit)	Damage (Near Miss)
2x2 Buildings Farm (Human), Farm (Orc) Tower (Human), Tower (Orc)	108	15 or 30
2x2 Buildings Blacksmith (Human), Blacksmith (Orc)	108 or 130(rarely)	15 or 30
3x2 Buildings Kennel	108 or 138	15 or 30
3x3 Buildings Town Hall (Human), Town Hall (Orc) Barracks (Human), Barracks (Orc) Lumber Mill (Orc), Lumber Mill (Orc) Church, Temple Stables , Gold Mine	108, 130, 183	15 or 30
4x4 Buildings Stormwind, Black Rock	108, 130 or 183	15 or 30

• If the Catapult's base damage is lowered, the damage to various buildings are also lowered. The ratios appear to be: 42.5% (small), 51% (blacksmith), 54.5%(medium) and 72%(large). All values are rounded up.

Upgrades

Upgrade Shield Strength

Increases the armor of all your units and buildings by 2

Research Cost	Researched At	Upgrade Time
750	Blacksmith	1200

A human Catapult as seen in the Warcraft: Orcs & Humans Manual.

Upgrade Shield Strength

Further increases the armor of all your units and buildings by 2

Research Cost	Researched At	Upgrade Time
1500	Blacksmith	1200

Trivia

• The remastered texture is visually distinct from the Orc's catapults.