How Do I Bombard With Archer?

[Nooble]

It says I can bombard with archers, but there is no bombarb button. The archer even has a bombard power of 4. Anyone know how? (I'm new to Civ3.)

 

[DBear]

Have someone attack you.

 

[majk-iii]

The archer has a bombard-range of zero or as it's usually called here: "defensive bombard" ...that means it can take free pot-shots at an enemy attacking another unit that's standing on the same tile as the archer. (or "above" the archer, since the unit actually defending must have a higher def-rating or the archer will have to fight itself)
What i'm trying to say here is that the archer can help out his fellow (lets say) spearman by trying to steal a hitpoint from the hostile attacker right before the fighing begins.
It cannot however bombard "actively" like an artillery-unit.
Look for the bombard-range in the pedia.

 

[Nooble]

Oh, ok. Thanks.

The bombard range is 0. I guess that an archer is good defense with a defender.

If I have a spearman defending, and 3 archers in the same square. Will the three archers attack at the same time and kill that unit before it gets to the spearman, or does it only bring the attacker to only one hp?

 

[SuperBeaverInc.]

You can only have 1 archer bombard at an attacker. However, if you keep multiple archers in your stack, then it willl defend against mulitiple attacks.

 

[El Loco]

dude one word of advise, use arches on the offensive. its not worth having 3-4 of them in cities just so they can knok one hp off a attacker

 

[TheDS]

I believe that the point being made is that archers should be guarded, and that when they ARE guarded, they do some guarding of their own. Kind of like getting to use 2 units versus the other guy's one. I'd still use them offensively, of course, but know that they are also of some value defensively when used in conjunction with another unit. The archer will not get to bombard if it is the one doing the defending, btw.

 

[stormbind]

If I have a spearman defending, and 3 archers in the same square. Will the three archers attack at the same time and kill that unit before it gets to the spearman, or does it only bring the attacker to only one hp?

Only one of the archers will take a shot for each attacker. They will sometimes shoot at units that move past them.

 

[Tomoyo]

By the way, is there a way in the editor to make lethal defensive bombard?

 

[punkbass2000]

Does that really come up for you?

 

[majk-iii]

By the way, is there a way in the editor to make lethal defensive bombard?

u know what? ...i really dont think so, but we'd love it if u tried it out and let us know. I might be wrong.

 

[majk-iii]

Oh, ok. Thanks.
If I have a spearman defending, and 3 archers in the same square. Will the three archers attack at the same time and kill that unit before it gets to the spearman, or does it only bring the attacker to only one hp?

i'd say you should then probably have two or three spearmen in that stack too... since they're the ones doin' the actual defending.
The archer can only help out so much, until it's your turn when they counter-attack... if they live that long.

 

[Tomoyo]

Does that really come up for you?

Well, if I gave the defending unit a rate of fire of like, 9, that could come up...

 

[punkbass2000]

Well, if I gave the defending unit a rate of fire of like, 9, that could come up...

oic

 

[JG99_Korab]

do any other units have that special bombard thing?

 

[Gumby78]

do any other units have that special bombard thing?

"defensive bombard" units for c3c
- Archers
- Longbowman
- Bowman
- Musketeer
- Guerilla
- TOW Infantry

 

[Heavy Q]

Try giving archers lethal bombardment in a test game, and get a lot of warriors to attack the archers. eventually, a 1hp warrior will square off with an archer, and hope that he dies from the bombardment. I don't think they have enough ombard power to be used strategically in that way, though.