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Interesting little vid. It made me wonder how (poorly) this weapon would do against a well built stone wall.
I mean, I'm guessing, but...
A little different to how you see it in the movies!! (predictably!)
Or diseased bodies.Imagine what one could do with poo.
Imagine what one could do with poo.
Seems like it might be useful against annoying neighbors.
I'd never see my neighbor again, this would fling a body like 300yds at least.
Would it work on staff?Seems like it might be useful against annoying neighbors.
When he says "Burgdorf" it sounds like "backdoor". Fortunately there was a caption under the video on YouTube.
Would it work on staff?
These things are very precise when operated carefully. Even three meters thick walls don't stand a few dozen shots.Interesting little vid. It made me wonder how (poorly) this weapon would do against a well built stone wall.
I mean, I'm guessing, but...
A little different to how you see it in the movies!! (predictably!)
These things are very precise when operated carefully. Even three meters thick walls don't stand a few dozen shots.
But they wouldn't be so dumb to shoot at the walls, you aim at the door.
What if I launch a bunch'o small rocks?As long as they're out in the open and stand still, I imagine it would work on anyone.
I have yet to see this IRL. It isn't easy to prepare fireballs that keep on burning with medieval methods. (I know from shooting fire arrows.) Best is to fake it with steel wool.Either that or they could shoot over the walls and hit the flammable stuff inside.
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It's not really a trebuchet when the weight isn't swinging.Here's some footage of a trebuchet launching a car, a piano, and an incendiary drum:
It's not really a trebuchet when the weight isn't swinging.