Aylward had the ballista pivoted at right angles to the wall now, and he was lobbing incendiary missiles at the main gatehouse.
Deflector shields and laser guided incendiary missiles are accessible in each of his four modes: techno-organic beast, Cybertron air guardian jet, armored convoy, and a heroic robot.
But the houses, being inflammable, soon blazed up under a shower of incendiary missiles from the wall.
The wooden parapet was vulnerable to rot, and to heavy missiles launched from catapults and, in dry conditions, to incendiary missiles.
They struck with incendiary missiles that drove everyone into the streets, then they beamed down with stun rifles.
The Romans covered their tortoises (mobile siege sheds) with raw hides packed with vinegar-soaked seaweed or chaff, to serve as protection against regular and incendiary missiles.
These last two kinds were not to fight; each held a small catapult to fire incendiary missiles.
They dashed over as the incendiary missile appeared at the north end, Sister Sage calling out, "It's hit the north wall wicker gate.
Using the on-board furnaces, it could heat shot to a red-hot state, to be used as incendiary missiles.