diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/units/romans/siege_rock.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/units/romans/siege_rock.xml
index 193dfb472d..6e6d88c106 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/units/romans/siege_rock.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/units/romans/siege_rock.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
   <castshadow/>
   <group>
     <variant frequency="100" name="rome ballista">
+      <animations> 
+        <animation file="mechanical/rome_ballista_idle.dae" name="Idle" speed="100"/>
+        <animation event="0.8" file="mechanical/rome_ballista_atttack.dae" name="Melee" speed="100"/>
+      </animations> 
       <mesh>structural/rome_ballista.dae</mesh>
       <texture>structural/rome_ballista.png</texture>
       <props>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/animation/mechanical/rome_ballista_atttack.dae b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/animation/mechanical/rome_ballista_atttack.dae
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..29491afed0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/animation/mechanical/rome_ballista_atttack.dae
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:d1ffa7b5ee8c2bd06c079567867252bd46083a42aa4c7a91b08fbedf1dac243e
+size 268392
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/animation/mechanical/rome_ballista_idle.dae b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/animation/mechanical/rome_ballista_idle.dae
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4c61eb3fca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/animation/mechanical/rome_ballista_idle.dae
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:8ff10c360c6c4267ee110dfd8b194dcd4421d369e25bd87b55d0c55f34b61842
+size 252816
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/meshes/structural/rome_ballista.dae b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/meshes/structural/rome_ballista.dae
index 9a7ba7a544..a0e405dc62 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/meshes/structural/rome_ballista.dae
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/meshes/structural/rome_ballista.dae
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:facae37f008410a441b0e813115754b8dbfc77e0092f1b3f20f98bfa5b68c540
-size 251327
+oid sha256:92b40c0caf17910e2260c9fd7b1c9578945139481657a0abc782d13b74496f71
+size 252816
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/skeletons/skeletons.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/skeletons/skeletons.xml
index c41c7bfe75..45b062ce9b 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/skeletons/skeletons.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/skeletons/skeletons.xml
@@ -1028,4 +1028,32 @@ This skeleton is for the deer and any other similiar shaped animals with the exa
 			</bone>
 		</bone>
     </skeleton>
+	
+    <standard_skeleton title="Ballista Weapon" id="ballista"> 
+                <bone name="main"> 
+                    <bone name="weapon"></bone> 
+						<bone name="lever"></bone>
+						<bone name="arm_left"></bone>
+						<bone name="arm_right"></bone>
+						<bone name="sling_left"></bone>
+						<bone name="sling"></bone>
+						<bone name="sling_right"></bone>
+                </bone> 
+	</standard_skeleton> 
+ 
+	<skeleton title="Ballista Weapon" target="ballista"> 
+                <identifier> 
+                        <root>ballista</root> 
+                </identifier> 
+                <bone name="main"><target>main</target> 
+                    <bone name="weapon"><target>weapon</target></bone> 
+						<bone name="lever"><target>lever</target></bone>
+						<bone name="arm_left"><target>arm_left</target></bone>
+						<bone name="arm_right"><target>arm_right</target></bone>
+						<bone name="sling_left"><target>sling_left</target></bone>
+						<bone name="sling"><target>sling</target></bone>
+						<bone name="sling_right"><target>sling_right</target></bone>
+                </bone> 
+	</skeleton>
+	
 </skeletons>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/textures/skins/structural/rome_ballista.png b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/textures/skins/structural/rome_ballista.png
index e66e84fcc8..c80d4477bd 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/textures/skins/structural/rome_ballista.png
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/textures/skins/structural/rome_ballista.png
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:e2d2e2cf3214f07a44c992fb7a3952e39eca4bdb6b68fbce068707de05a730c8
-size 596680
+oid sha256:b0c4602e6091274cd63993891d527e31bcbb7c0cff7fafaac85b85f14e0078ba
+size 574352
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/audio/attack/siege/ballist_attack.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/audio/attack/siege/ballist_attack.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ff9b612b2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/audio/attack/siege/ballist_attack.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no" ?>
+<SoundGroup>
+	<Gain>1</Gain>
+	<Pitch>1</Pitch>
+	<Priority>100</Priority>
+	<ConeGain>1</ConeGain>
+	<ConeInner>360</ConeInner>
+	<ConeOuter>360</ConeOuter>
+	<Looping>0</Looping>
+	<RandOrder>1</RandOrder>
+	<RandGain>1</RandGain>
+	<GainUpper>0.9</GainUpper>
+	<GainLower>0.5</GainLower>
+	<RandPitch>1</RandPitch>
+	<PitchUpper>1.1</PitchUpper>
+	<PitchLower>0.9</PitchLower>
+	<Threshold>1</Threshold>
+	<Decay>3</Decay>
+	<Replacement>ballist_attack_01.ogg</Replacement>
+	<Path>audio/attack/siege</Path>
+	<Sound>ballist_attack_01.ogg</Sound>
+	<Sound>ballist_attack_02.ogg</Sound>
+</SoundGroup>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/audio/attack/siege/ballist_attack_01.ogg b/binaries/data/mods/public/audio/attack/siege/ballist_attack_01.ogg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ff6b63a24e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/audio/attack/siege/ballist_attack_01.ogg
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:8e6812b7d716629166a4f929dbe2e9139105dd291b8668e0ed6277992708fbb6
+size 51825
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/audio/attack/siege/ballist_attack_02.ogg b/binaries/data/mods/public/audio/attack/siege/ballist_attack_02.ogg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..486b356c38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/audio/attack/siege/ballist_attack_02.ogg
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:27c82638d51e8eb8409c53d3abd5908b5bda70f0d1a755efa5cc49f816917571
+size 66495
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/units/rome_mechanical_siege_ballista.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/units/rome_mechanical_siege_ballista.xml
index 2bd9756210..d99eef9941 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/units/rome_mechanical_siege_ballista.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/units/rome_mechanical_siege_ballista.xml
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@
     <BarWidth>4.0</BarWidth>
     <BarHeight>0.5</BarHeight>
   </StatusBars>
+  <Sound>
+    <SoundGroups>
+      <attack>attack/siege/ballist_attack.xml</attack>
+    </SoundGroups>
+  </Sound>
   <Vision>
     <Range>94</Range>
   </Vision>