Catapult (WC1 Orc)

For lore about catapults, see Catapult.

Catapult
Race	Orc
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	Sunnyglade

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

The catapult's purpose is destruction and mayhem, and those who are its target will reap only death. Chaos reigns supreme as the ground shakes with the approach of these gruesome machines. Walls and buildings prove no barrier to the devastation of the Orcish catapult. Although they are sluggish and huge, your forces will prove unstoppable when you command these devices.

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.

Upgrades

Upgrade Shield Strength

Increases the armor of all your units and buildings by 2

An orc Catapult as seen in the Warcraft: Orcs & Humans Manual.

Research Cost	Researched At	Upgrade Time
750	Blacksmith	120

Upgrade Shield Strength

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

Research Cost	Researched At	Upgrade Time
1500	Blacksmith	120

See also

• Catapult (WC1 Human)
• Catapult (Warcraft II)
• Catapult (Warcraft III)