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Trebuchet , Catapult and Siege Engine
Illustrations
Scenes of Siege Warfare
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Crusades
Siege of a Mohammedan fortification during the crusades
In the foreground is a bow powered catapult , or stone thrower , a cross
between a giant crossbow and roman mangonel.
To right is a hybrid trebuchet , a combination of the traction trebuchet
and counterweight trebuchet. A traction trebuchet uses men, pulling on
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Medieval Siege
Trebuchets used for both offense and defense
In the foreground is a horseman knocked from his mount by a large stone
missile, purportedly from a trebuchet atop the castle wall.
To the right is a bow powered catapult.
To the left is a hinged counterweight trebuchet The view shows
the block and tackle for gaining mechanical advantage when drawing
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Roman Siege
Arrow throwing catapult
Scene showing a torsion powered arrow shooting catapult crewed by roman
soldiers and sheltered under a protective shed. This catapult , powered
by a twisted skein of rope, or horse hair, is a... >>
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Trench Warfare
Grenade catapult in World War I
Photograph of French troopers using a spring, or compound spring powered
catapult to hurl grenades across no man's land and into enemy trenches...
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Winter Siege
Trebuchets atop siege towers
Scene depicting refugees in a defensive trench during a medieval winter
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Traction
Trebuchet
Besiegers employ a traction trebuchet
Unlike the counterweight trebuchet
, the traction trebuchet uses men, the traction crew, pulling on ropes
attached to the short end of the trebuchet beam, as motive force. Lacking
in range and projectile capacity, as compared to the larger...
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