Construct battering ram [1601]

Olympia: The Age of Gods PBEM (Oct 4 2000)

### E.7.1: Construct battering ram [1601]

      Usage:  USE 1601
      Time to learn: 14 days.
      Time to use: 14 days.
      Requires: thirty wood [77]
      Requires: five iron [79]
      Requires: thirty workers [11] (not consumed)
      Produces: battering ram [60]

The craftsman constructs a battering ram by selecting a large, heavy tree trunk, sharpening the end somewhat and plating it with iron, and then suspending it in a movable wooden frame such that it may be swung back and forth against walls or gates.

The frame receives an iron plated roof to protect the operators from boiling oil or pitch, rocks, or other missile weapons hurled down upon them by the enemy.

Battering rams weigh 3000 units.