[GS] City Ranged Attack w/ Walls

[BTSeven7]

Am I missing something with the ranged attack for cities? I had a domination game recently with Zulu and just finished a Gorgo game. Even late game my walls were doing like -10 damage to swordsman and -1 or -2 to any renaissance unit. I had steel researched and still I would get less than -10. I searched to see if anyone posted something similar but couldn’t find it. I swear some games my city ranged attack is not right. I don’t know if I am missing something or not.

 

[lotrmith]

A city’s ranged attack strength is equal to that of the civ’s strongest ranged unit strength across the empire.

 

[BTSeven7]

Well that makes sense. I knew how melee worked with city defenses not sure why I didn’t put together the ranged attack the same way. Thanks for the response.

Do you need to have the unit be alive? Or once you built a crossbow for example, the city range strength upgrades and stays upgraded?

 

[lotrmith]

Honestly I'm not sure, but I think it needs to be alive.

 

[Victoria]

Do you need to have the unit be alive?

Nope, build 3 battleships, make them into an Amanda then delete them and your walls will fire like a battleship Armada until something better comes along.

 

[Deadly Dog]

Nope, build 3 battleships, make them into an Amanda then delete them and your walls will fire like a battleship Armada until something better comes along.

Well if that's the case tomorrow I upvote the Jong on the unit elimination thread!

 

[seanos08]

So if I make a field cannon or machine gun army all my cities will shoot like an army?

 

[Pietato]

I always wondered if Siege units counted for this.

 

[Victoria]

So if I make a field cannon or machine gun army all my cities will shoot like an army?

Yep, but they do not count promotions so will not double shoot without Victor.
I had field cannon armies last game, my cities were one shotting lots.