Units with Bombard Range 0

I was looking in the editor and saw that some units, like Archer and Longbowman, have bombard strength 1 or 2, bombard rate of fire 1, but bombard range 0.

Does anybody know what this does? Since range is 0 they can't bombard the square next to them.

Also, I haven't taken the time to experiment yet, but does anybody know what all the effects of the amphibious attribute are? I heard that it gives you a x2 attack for amphibious assaults. I also heard that it ignores city walls or something like that. Anybody know anything about this?

Thanks for any answers anybody can provide.
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Archers and such will (defensively) bombard the enemy unit and possibly steal off a hitpoint from the attacker. Just as if you put a catapult in a stack.

Originally posted by Grille
Archers and such will (defensively) bombard the enemy unit and possibly steal off a hitpoint from the attacker. Just as if you put a catapult in a stack.

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Haha, actually I was trying to put this question in the frequently asked questions thread, but messed up somehow.

Thanks.
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Grille is correct about the bombard range.

With regards to amphibius assaults, it means that they can attack either a city or another unit directly from the boat. Might be more to them with C3C.

Last night my Tanks were 'suffering' 0 range bombardment from Longbowmen. One Tank even lost a hit point because of it. They must have thrown a tread when some Longbowmen got stuck in there.

Originally posted by budweiser
Last night my Tanks were 'suffering' 0 range bombardment from Longbowmen. One Tank even lost a hit point because of it. They must have thrown a tread when some Longbowmen got stuck in there.

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Actually, it was a lucky shot... through the turrent... the crew was presently loading a new round, thus the arrow flew through the loading mechanism, bounced off the wall and hit the driver in the shoulder blade causing him to serve into a Giant Redwood Tree.


EDIT: THE MAGIC ARROW THEORY

LOL!!