Cannonball
The Cannonball is a ranged weapon from the Pirate faction. It is used by the Cannon.
Characteristics
The Cannonball packs a lot of force and can easily knock out low-medium health units. It is collision-based, and thus can damage through shields. On impact, the Cannonball will shatter into three pieces, which are just as powerful as if they were whole. These fragments of the Cannonball may further damage the first target if they were to survive the initial impact, or spread out to hit another poor soul.
Among other artilleries, the Cannonball is a balance between rate of fire and power, it being powerful against single target units and small clusters, yet only having a medium cooldown after shot. Its range however leaves more to be desired, which is outclassed even by the Medieval Bow.
History
In the early days of cannons, it was considered a serious waste to make cannonballs out of precious metal, so cannonballs made of stone were popular. At that point, the structure of the cannons was simple, so there was no big problem with the firing of anything, and there was no big difference in the material of the cannonball because explosive shells hadn't been invented yet. Also, Stone cannonballs were better than metal in some ways because it breaks on contact and caused additional damage by breaking into sharp pieces of stone. Thanks to this, the stoneworkers of the time gathered at a quarry during the winter, when civil engineering was not possible, made money by carving and selling these shells.