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Mounted Crossbow

Technology Level 26. Early fixed defense mount that lets a Handiwork Pal keep firing a crossbow so raids and wild packs eat bolts before they hit your work line.

The usual recipe is Ingot ×10, Wooden Board ×3, Stone ×15, and Nail ×5. Boards and nails are mid-camp sinks, so keep a saw and nail path stocked before you plant mounts on every gate. Place the crossbow where Handiwork Pals can reach it without weaving through chests, and aim clear sight lines at the approaches you actually get hit from. Assign a Handiwork Pal so the mount keeps continuous defense instead of sitting idle as yard art.

Slot this as the early rung under the Mounted Machine Gun and Mounted Missile Launcher. Pair it with a Sandbag choke, an Alarm Bell for raid callouts, and a Mine pad on the same corridor so traps and turrets share one plan. One well-aimed mount on a busy entrance usually beats three copies staring into empty forest. Confirm Handiwork assign and fire behavior in game before you rebuild after a base move.