Sentry Tower


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Sentry Tower
Age: Bronze
Prerequisites: Build Town Center, build Granary, research Watch Tower, upgrade to Sentry Tower.
Upgrade Cost: 120 food, 50 stone
Research Cost: – – –
Cost: 150 stone
Hit Points: 150
Attack: 4
Armor: – – –
Range: 6
Upgrade of: Watch Tower
Special: Fire rate once/1.5 seconds.
Description:
The Sentry Tower has more hit points, attack strength, and range than the Watch Tower. The Sentry Tower can be upgraded to the Guard Tower. You can research and upgrade towers at the Granary.
Towers are a defensive structures that fire missiles at enemy villagers and military within range.
Researching Architecture increases hit points and decreases construction time. Alchemy increases attack strength. Ballistics increases accuracy. Woodworking, Artisanship, and Craftsmanship increase range.
History

The tower discovered on the wall at the ancient site of Jericho served several purposes. It extended the visual range of look-outs that would be watching for the approach of raiders and other visitors. An early warning might have been the difference between a successful defense and the fall of the town. The tower was a superior firing position for archery. Bowmen shooting down had an advantage in range and penetration power of arrows versus enemies shooting up. Enemies sheltering at the bottom of the wall may have remained visible to archers in the tower. The tower itself was an independent bastion that could serve as the defensive position of last resort if the wall was carried. The Sentry Tower was an improved fortification of strong materials and designed for defense.