Autoballistae are only really limited by how fast the operators can feed the hopper and crank its mechanisms. Under situations of great emergency, they could perform both of these tasks with an unmatched sense of urgency. The caveat, however, is that an autoballista's firing mechanism will be placed under extreme
EFFECT:
This weapon can fire an automatic burst of 30 shots (ignoring magazine size), but it will immediately thereafter suffer from a Serious Malfunction.