Siege towers on boats ?!

[romy]

Hey guys,

I read somewhere that during a siege, a greek general used siege towers on boats. I think that was the siege of Tyre by Alexander the Great.
Is it possible ? If yes, was it successful ? Do you know any other sieges where siege towers were put on boats ?

[karamazovmm]

it was successful. Dont know if there were other stances

[SykoTiNe]

Unlikely that it could do any good other than to the units on board, in a way it's possible but isn't practical.

The strain of simply adding the function to disembark on the battle map is enough of a burden from what I could tell and will probably be restricted to predefined landings, such siege equipment will just be gratuitous labour on their part so I wouldn't expect anything extravagant.

[SonOfCrusader76]

Ssshhh!!!! Don't say it too loud or CA will make it a regular unit.

[Mausolos of Caria]

The only other case I know of this would be the attack on Constantinople in the 4th crusade... a bit out of the timeframe So it's probably too special to be a regular unit in the game.

[AGaming]

Yes. They also carry 24-pounder Guns, and 50. Calibre Machine Guns. For beach landings, 5000 veterans of Normandy.