trebuchet
- Slava
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Re: trebuchet
Good thing I looked as I would have said something completely wrong. Here and here are Wahoo! pages with images that show the difference.
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- call_copse
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Re: trebuchet
A catapult is a general term for devices to fling projectiles without explosives. A trebuchet is a specific type of catapult that generally (although not always) employs a counterweight for such purposes.
Iain
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Re: trebuchet
Excellent way to put it into words. Thanks. You don't by any chance know what the one that was like a giant crossbow was called, do you?
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- call_copse
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Re: trebuchet
That would probably be a ballista, or possibly the more personal precursor to the crossbow, the scorpio.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballista
I'm not clear if you would class a ballista as a catapult - I probably would just about.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballista
I'm not clear if you would class a ballista as a catapult - I probably would just about.
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Re: trebuchet
Thanks, Iain. That's the one I was thinking of.
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