A crude but effective melee weapon, often little more than a stick with a large knobby end, used to bash in the skulls of one's opponents in hand-to-hand combat. Sure, it sounds lousy, but if you've ever been cornered by a pack of tentacled aliens who are trying to invade your home planet, a knobby stick sure beats having no weapon at all.... This is a ground combat technology item and cannot be produced directly; instead, possessing this technology affects the capabilities of your existing ground forces.
Ground Combat
Poor (100)
Already learned - your empire starts with this technology.
This Item cannot be manufactured, and is either a ground combat upgrade or a prerequisite for other technologies
Content contributed by Tom Carey.