StarCitizen:Ballista: Difference between revisions

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The Ballista is a ground-based anti-aircraft vehicle hailing from the [[StarCitizen::Category:Anvil Aerospace Atlas|Atlas Platform]] developed by StarCitizen:Anvil Aerospace. This mobile missile defense system is specifically engineered to protect ground locations against aerial threats. It boasts an impressive array of heavy missiles and a quiet signature, allowing the Ballista to proficiently address danger from the skies with a deadly surprise.<ref name="BallistaStore">Template:Cite RSI</ref><ref name="BallistaLaunch">Template:Cite RSI</ref>

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The Ballista was a large military machine for projectiles, resembling a bow, stretched with cords and thongs, by which masses of stone and other missiles were thrown to a great distance, which was used among others by the Romans.<ref>ballista, logeion.uchicago.edu</ref>

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 ==Trivia==
-*The vehicle derives its name from the ancient missile apparatus known as the "ballista", which was designed to propel either bolts or stones toward a remote target.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballista Wikipedia: Ballista]</ref>
+*The Ballista was a large military machine for projectiles, resembling a bow, stretched with cords and thongs, by which masses of stone and other missiles were thrown to a great distance, which was used among others by the [[StarCitizen:Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire|Romans]].<ref>[https://logeion.uchicago.edu/ballista ballista], logeion.uchicago.edu</ref>
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