Catapult vs ballista

[Szwagier]

what do you think? choppers says that catapult is better? but at single i see no diffrent

http://classic.battle.net/war2/units/catapult.shtml

[Certified MENSA Genius Brain (smart)]

Catapults are unambiguously better, because they're the same in every way except that a graphical glitch occasionally causes ballistas to misfire: not fire a shot, but the bolt they fire disappears and they suffer the waiting penalty before their next shot can be taken, as if they really did shoot.  didn't you know?

[Winchester]

Catapults very rarely get the misfire blid is talking about as opposed to balistas, which happens more frequently

[Szwagier]

Ofc i know that ballista go animation"set" but still its the same attack speed, i would say its about ping control not about ballista vs catapult

[I hate naggers]

Ofc i know that ballista go animation"set" but [they are] still the same

[8)MikulZ(8]

Attack speed is the same for both yes, but catapult shoots before ballista due to shorter animation, which makes the catapult superior.