Cannons are easier to master and more predictable. Also grenades have limited range, sometimes it is possible that you will not be able to hit the enemy at all, and his cannons will hit you.īecause of all that, cannons have more reliable aim, which makes most players I know prefer cannons over howitzers. The latter always fly exactly same way if you aim the same way, while the former seem to have some sort of deviation, and trajectory of cannons is a bit more flat. Grenades explode on contact with anything, dealing AoE damage, and send some cannister shots around randomly, presumably to simulate grenade shrapnel.īut the most important difference between grenades and cannonballs is in their accuracy. When a cannonball hits ground, it bounces, which allows it to kill even more soldiers. Both guns have cannister ammunition, which is exactly the same for both (I've seen the scripts!), but cannons have ( surprise!) cannonballs, while howitzers have grenades.Ĭannonballs are very accurate, black (so it's easy to trace them and adjust your aim), and penetrate as many units as they face on their way.

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