Editing War Machine (section)

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===Cannon===
{{CreatureNew
| name           = Cannon
| faction        = Neutral
| level          = 6
| attack         = 20
| defense        = 10
| shots          = 8
| damage         = 4–7*
| health         = 250
| speed          = 0
| move           = 
| size           = 2
| growth         = 
| aivalue        = 825
| fightvalue     = 900
| goldcost       = 3000
| resource       = 
| rescost        = 
| abilities      = War Machine. Shoots. Attacks {{gl|wall|siege walls}}.
}}

The Cannon is a missile weapon that shoots projectiles toward enemy troops and is unable to [[retaliation|retaliate]] against attacks. It can shoot even if enemies are adjacent to it. The Cannon acts at the end of every combat round, followed only by the [[First Aid Tent]], and can be controlled when a hero has learned any level of [[Artillery]]. It can also attack the [[fortifications]] of a town in [[siege]] combat. Occupies the War Machine A slot.

'''*Cannon Damage:''' Although the Cannon has a basic damage range (of 4-7) like creatures, its damage range scales with the controlling hero's attack value according to the formula: (4–7)*(hero's attack + 1). This modified damage range is then used in the [[damage]] calculation as normal. Both the [[Artillery]] and [[Archery]] secondary skills increase the damage of the Cannon.

Heroes with the Cannon specialty always start with a Cannon.
{|
|- valign=top
|'''Cannon can be purchased at:'''{{---}}
*{{town|Cove}} - [[Blacksmith]]
*[[file:Cannon Yard.gif|Cannon Yard|46px]] [[Cannon Yard]]
|'''Heroes with Cannon specialty:'''
* {{H2|Jeremy|Captain}}
|}

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=== Ballista vs. Cannon ===
Here a table showing the average damage of a Ballista and Cannon with and without the [[Artillery]] skill.

'''Notes:'''
* The Cannon has 20 Attack and 8 shots while the Ballista has only 10 Attack but 24 shots.
* The [[Archery]] skill will increase this damage further.
* Damage multipliers and multiple shots from the [[Artillery]] skill are factored into the table.

'''Takeaway:'''
* Without [[Artillery]], the Ballista only does more damage than the Cannon when the Hero's attack is 0.
* With Expert [[Artillery]], the Ballista does more damage than the Cannon until the Hero's attack is 3 or less.
* Even Ballista specialists (e.g. [[Christian]]) do more damage with the Cannon most of the time (unless they are at a high level AND have low attack).
** Example: At level 25, Ballista specialist adds +15 to the Ballista's attack. This allows the Ballista to do more damage than the Cannon until the hero's attack reaches 10. If their attack is 11+, even a level 25 Ballista specialist does more damage with a Cannon.

{| class="wikitable" style="vertical-align:bottom;"
|- style="font-weight:bold; text-align:center;"
! rowspan="4" | Hero<br>Attack
! colspan="8" | Average damage against creature with 10 defense
|- style="font-weight:bold; text-align:center;"
! colspan="4" style="background-color:#FCE4D6;" | Ballista (10 Attack)
! colspan="4" style="background-color:#D9E1F2;" | Cannon (20 Attack)
|- style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#FCE4D6;" | Base
! colspan="3" style="background-color:#FCE4D6;" | Artillery
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#D9E1F2;" | Base
! colspan="3" style="background-color:#D9E1F2;" | Artillery
|-
! style="background-color:#FCE4D6;" | Basic
! style="background-color:#FCE4D6;" | Advanced
! style="background-color:#FCE4D6;" | Expert
! style="background-color:#D9E1F2;" | Basic
! style="background-color:#D9E1F2;" | Advanced
! style="background-color:#D9E1F2;" | Expert
|-
| 0  ||  12.5  ||  18.75 ||  43.75 ||  50   ||   8.25 ||   8.25 ||  13.75 ||  19.25
|-
| 1  ||  15.75 ||  23.25 ||  54    ||  61.5 ||  17.05 ||  17.05 ||  28.05 ||  39.05
|-
| 2  ||  19.25 ||  28    ||  64.75 ||  73.5 ||  26.4  ||  26.4  ||  42.9  ||  59.4
|-
| 3  ||  23    ||  33    ||  76    ||  86   ||  36.3  ||  36.3  ||  58.3  ||  80.3
|-
| 4  ||  27    ||  38.25 ||  87.75 ||  99   ||  46.75 ||  46.75 ||  74.25 || 101.75
|-
| 5  ||  31.25 ||  43.75 || 100    || 112.5 ||  57.75 ||  57.75 ||  90.75 || 123.75
|-
| 10 ||  56.25 ||  75    || 168.75 || 187.5 || 121    || 121    || 181.5  || 242
|-
| 15 ||  87.5  || 112.5  || 250    || 275   || 198    || 198    || 286    || 374
|-
| 20 || 125    || 156.25 || 343.75 || 375   || 288.75 || 288.75 || 404.25 || 519.75
|-
| 25 || 168.75 || 206.25 || 450    || 487.5 || 393.25 || 393.25 || 536.25 || 679.25
|-
| 30 || 218.75 || 262.5  || 568.75 || 612.5 || 511.5  || 511.5  || 682    || 852.5
|-
| 35 || 275    || 325    || 700    || 750   || 643.5  || 643.5  || 841.5  ||1039.5
|-
| 40 || 337.5  || 393.75 || 843.75 || 900   || 789.25 || 789.25 ||1014.75 ||1240.25
|-
| 50 || 481.25 || 550    ||1168.75 ||1237.5 ||1122    ||1122    ||1402.5  ||1683
|-
| 60 || 650    || 731.25 ||1543.75 ||1625   ||1342    ||1342    ||1677.5  ||2013
|-
| 70 || 750    || 843.75 ||1781.25 ||1875   ||1562    ||1562    ||1952.5  ||2343
|-
| 80 || 850    || 956.25 ||2018.75 ||2125   ||1782    ||1782    ||2227.5  ||2673
|-
| 90 || 950    ||1068.75 ||2256.25 ||2375   ||2002    ||2002    ||2502.5  ||3003
|-
| 99 ||1040    ||1170    ||2470    ||2600   ||2200    ||2200    ||2750    ||3300
|}
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