Cannons vs Carronades
For the same gold, the shooting goes to Carronades: 55.8 s to shoot down the other side's gold worth, against 62.7 s the other way (every projectile hitting). Missile damage per 10 s on each other: Cannons 741, Carronades 752; cost 800 and 750 gold. In melee at equal gold, Cannons come out ahead. Base stats, patch 9.0.4.
| Cannons | Carronades | |
|---|---|---|
 Multiplayer cost | 800 | 750 |
 Health (whole unit) | 4,476 | 4,356 |
 Models | 4 | 4 |
 Armour | 40 | 20 |
 Melee attack / defence | 16 / 20 | 10 / 6 |
 Weapon strength (armour-piercing) | 28 (7) | 18 (2) |
 Attack interval | 4.3 s | 4.3 s |
| Melee damage per second against the other | 10.4 | 3.1 |
 Time to beat the other, one unit each | 418.8 s | 1,458.1 s |
| Time to beat the other's gold worth, same gold | 446.7 s | 1,367 s |
 Missile damage per 10 s against the other | 741 | 752 |
 Volleys to destroy the other (all hitting) | 3 | 3 |
| Time to shoot down the other's gold worth, same gold | 62.7 s | 55.8 s |
COMPUTEDMelee damage per second = models × expected damage per attack (the combat calculator's hit chance 35 + melee attack − defence, damage after armour and resistances, bonus vs large or infantry) ÷ the weapon's attack interval (melee_weapons.melee_attack_interval). One unit each: the other's hit points ÷ that. Same gold: the other's hit points per gold ÷ damage per second per gold — the side that needs less time wins (within 1%: even). Both are missile units, so the verdict is their shooting: expected damage of a whole volley at the other (after its armour and resistances) ÷ reload time, at equal gold. Multiplayer costs, patch 9.0.4.
ASSUMPTIONS
- Every model fights at once at its weapon's attack interval; in battle only the front ranks reach and animations set the pace.
- No charge, mass, splash attacks, flanking, fatigue, leadership (no one routs), abilities, spells, skills, technologies or items.
- Missiles: every projectile hits, the target's shield faces away; accuracy and range are not in this.
- A Tzeentch unit's magic barrier (main_units.barrier_health: Pink Horrors 1,400, a Lord of Change 800) counts as hit points taken before its health: it recovers only while the unit takes no damage, so a fight gets it once. Barrier that skills, items or effects add on top is not counted.
Side by side with every number: compare Cannons and Carronades. Blow by blow, with charge and shields: combat calculator. Dwarf units ranked. Vampire Coast units ranked. Undead Legions units ranked.