And now, it's happening with the Dwarves too. I've noticed that the more you level up the "War Machines" skill for the Dwarves, the more aggressively neutral creatures attack the ballista, trying to destroy it. I think it's simply because it becomes weaker than any stack of warriors.
But killing a ballista with 1000 hit points and amazing defense will be difficult... and it will regenerate after the battle anyway!:smile19: