The Iron Ballista (アイアンアーチ Aian āchi, lit. Iron Arch in the Japanese versions) is a Ballista that recurrently appears across the Fire Emblem Series. With strength that surpasses the regular Ballistae weapons, the Iron Ballista is, at the baseline, long-ranged weapons that can only be operated by units from the Archer class line, capable of inflicting effective damage against Flying Units and cannot be countered. The Iron Ballista stands out as having the highest range of any weapon in certain games of the Fire Emblem series, being able to fire ammunition up to 15 spaces away from the firing point.