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[[File:Caltrop | [[File:ACR Caltrop bomb.png|thumb|right|250px|A caltrop bomb with fuse casing]] | ||
A '''caltrop bomb''' is a form of tactical [[Bomb|explosive]] that dispersed small {{Wiki|caltrop}}s across the ground, rendering victims vulnerable during a fight. | |||
' | ==History== | ||
During [[Piri Reis]]' teenage years, he sailed with his uncle [[Kemal Reis|Kemal]] as [[privateer]]s in the [[Mediterranean Sea]]. On one trip to [[Rhodes]], both men took much glee in luring many [[Knights Hospitalier]]s away from their posts into areas covered in caltrops, where the soldiers' rush to apprehend the two quickly turned to them hopping about in full [[armor]] trying not to impale their feet. When Piri reminisced about the knights' misfortune decades later, he said that "nothing [was] more undignified".<ref name="PiriCaltrop">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Piri Reis: Caltrops]]</ref> | |||
Around 1510, the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian Assassins]]' [[Mentor]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] assigned the [[Assassins]] [[Alif]], [[Beatrice]], [[Clara (Assassin)|Clara]], and [[Domenico (Assassin)|Domenico]] on a mission to sneak into [[Rome]] and seal the [[Venetian Staff of Eden]] within the [[Colosseum Vault]]. While in the city, the group used a caltrop bomb they had acquired to escape pursuit from a [[Soldier|guard]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice]] – [[Roma (expansion pack)|Roma]]'' – [[Just Visiting]]</ref> | |||
With this in mind, | When Ezio visited [[Constantinople]] in 1511, he was introduced to Piri, who taught him how to [[Bomb-crafting station|craft]] and use caltrop bombs, as they could be made with any shell or [[gunpowder]] type combined with caltrops.<ref name="PiriCaltrop"/> The [[Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins|Ottoman Brotherhood]] had found them to be useful at impeding enemy movement due to the metal's pyramidic shape resulting at least one of the spikes always facing upwards when they landed on the ground. As such, the bombs used the force of the explosion to disperse these spikes across the blast radius, and anyone who stepped onto them was incapacitated by barbed spikes digging into their feet. With this in mind, Ezio used caltrop bombs to escape pursuers or to impede enemy movements while outnumbered.<ref name="ACR">''Assassin's Creed: Revelations''</ref> | ||
Ezio could also deploy caltrop bomb-wielding Ottoman Assassins during a [[Den Defense]]. Whenever they struck a [[Templars|Templar]] with their bombs, the small spikes only caused minimal damage but significantly slowed their movement speed, allowing other units to make quick work of them. The Templars' [[War machine (Den Defense)|heavy siege weapons]] were immune to these bombs because their size crushed the caltrops beneath their weight or embedded them into the ground.<ref name="ACR"/> | |||
[[ | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
The [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations achievements|achievement]] "'''Mouse Trap'''" could be earned by using a caltrop bomb to halt a total of 5 guards and then killing them with a scaffold by destroying it with the [[Hookblade]]. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery | <gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="250"> | ||
Caltrop.png| | ACR Caltrop bomb casings.png|Variations of caltrop bombs | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Appearances== | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{1st}} | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice]] – [[Roma (expansion pack)|Roma]]'' | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Bombs]] | |||
[[Category: | [[Category:16th century weapons]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:31, 2 September 2024
A caltrop bomb is a form of tactical explosive that dispersed small caltrops across the ground, rendering victims vulnerable during a fight.
History[edit | edit source]
During Piri Reis' teenage years, he sailed with his uncle Kemal as privateers in the Mediterranean Sea. On one trip to Rhodes, both men took much glee in luring many Knights Hospitaliers away from their posts into areas covered in caltrops, where the soldiers' rush to apprehend the two quickly turned to them hopping about in full armor trying not to impale their feet. When Piri reminisced about the knights' misfortune decades later, he said that "nothing [was] more undignified".[1]
Around 1510, the Italian Assassins' Mentor Ezio Auditore assigned the Assassins Alif, Beatrice, Clara, and Domenico on a mission to sneak into Rome and seal the Venetian Staff of Eden within the Colosseum Vault. While in the city, the group used a caltrop bomb they had acquired to escape pursuit from a guard.[2]
When Ezio visited Constantinople in 1511, he was introduced to Piri, who taught him how to craft and use caltrop bombs, as they could be made with any shell or gunpowder type combined with caltrops.[1] The Ottoman Brotherhood had found them to be useful at impeding enemy movement due to the metal's pyramidic shape resulting at least one of the spikes always facing upwards when they landed on the ground. As such, the bombs used the force of the explosion to disperse these spikes across the blast radius, and anyone who stepped onto them was incapacitated by barbed spikes digging into their feet. With this in mind, Ezio used caltrop bombs to escape pursuers or to impede enemy movements while outnumbered.[3]
Ezio could also deploy caltrop bomb-wielding Ottoman Assassins during a Den Defense. Whenever they struck a Templar with their bombs, the small spikes only caused minimal damage but significantly slowed their movement speed, allowing other units to make quick work of them. The Templars' heavy siege weapons were immune to these bombs because their size crushed the caltrops beneath their weight or embedded them into the ground.[3]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
The achievement "Mouse Trap" could be earned by using a caltrop bomb to halt a total of 5 guards and then killing them with a scaffold by destroying it with the Hookblade.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Variations of caltrop bombs
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice – Roma
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Piri Reis: Caltrops
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice – Roma – Just Visiting
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed: Revelations