Damage per Second or Damage per Strike on mortars?

[L0RDSN0W]

Can aanyone please explain how does a mortar with 5dps gets to take barbarians down in 3 hits? ​im quite confused

[hdm]

Damage per second and damage per shot are related but distinct.

A lvl2 mortar you describe has 5damage/second, and since they fire every 5 seconds, they have 5/(1/5)=25 damage/shot. Similarly for all other units.

CoC wikia has both damage/second and damage/shot listed for all items.

Be careful to use the appropriate metric in gauging a unit however; in general damage/shot is more useful for an aggregate idea of overall 'damage dealing'.

[L0RDSN0W]

Thanks! Gonna check that wiki now