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I understood that this email list was not to be used for rules.
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Thanks
Jono
2009/12/19 Helen Saggers <Helen@darksoft.co.nz>
> There is no such thing as a "simple" catapult when your talking Siege
> weapons.
>
> The simplest throwing arm siege weapon is an onager.
> It still relies on rope springs, which can not be made of Hemp, but a blend
> of horse tail, human hair, gut, sinew, and other things.The rope spring must
> be tensioned and that requires a ratchet system which if not done right
> damages the rope.
> The arm itself has to be made of a strong springy wood, strong to take the
> impact of the sudden stop of the 'throw', springy so it doesn't shatter or
> split under the tension.
> The frame needs to be strong enough to take all these pent up forces, and
> finally you need a trigger.
> Get any of this wrong and if your lucky the thing just eats itself, if you
> not lucky the weapon is more dangerous to its crew than the enemy.
>
> Like wise a Battering Ram bigger than a log carried by a couple of beefy
> guys, is another feat of engineering.
>
> Helen
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* RPer 4eva <msnoverflow@gmail.com>
> *To:* dq-pub@dq.sf.org.nz
> *Sent:* Saturday, December 19, 2009 1:17 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [dq-pub] Siege weapons
>
> Seige weapons can be built with weaponsmith which is what first got me
> thinking. How about things like a battering ram or "simple" catapult. And
> what have people used in the way of fortifications?
>
>
>
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I understood that this email list was not to be used for rules.<div>If it i=
s the please remove me from the emailing list</div><div>If it is not then p=
lease take the conversation to the other list.</div><div><br></div><div>
Thanks</div><div>Jono</div><div><br></div><div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quot=
e">2009/12/19 Helen Saggers <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:Helen@d=
arksoft.co.nz">Helen@darksoft.co.nz</a>></span><br><blockquote class=3D"=
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<div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">There is no such thing as a "simp=
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<div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">The simplest throwing arm siege weapon=
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onager.</font></div>
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things.The rope spring must be tensioned and that requires a ratchet system=
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so it doesn't shatter or split under the tension.</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">The frame needs to be strong enough to=
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these pent up forces, and finally you need a trigger.</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">Get any of this wrong and if your luck=
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just eats itself, if you not lucky the weapon is more dangerous to its crew=
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the enemy. </font></div>
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<div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">Helen</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"></font>=A0</div>
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5px;border-left:#000000 2px solid;margin-right:0px"><div class=3D"im">
<div style=3D"font:10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </div>
<div style=3D"background:#e4e4e4;font:10pt arial"><b>From:</b>=20
<a title=3D"msnoverflow@gmail.com" href=3D"mailto:msnoverflow@gmail.com" =
target=3D"_blank">RPer=20
4eva</a> </div>
<div style=3D"font:10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a title=3D"dq-pub@dq.sf.org.nz=
" href=3D"mailto:dq-pub@dq.sf.org.nz" target=3D"_blank">dq-pub@dq.sf.org.nz=
</a> </div>
</div><div class=3D"im"><div style=3D"font:10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Satur=
day, December 19, 2009 1:17=20
AM</div>
<div style=3D"font:10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [dq-pub] Siege weapons=
</div>
<div><br></div>Seige weapons can be built with weaponsmith which is what =
first=20
got me thinking. How about things like a battering ram or "simple&qu=
ot; catapult.=20
And what have people used in the way of=20
fortifications?<br><br><br></div></blockquote></div>
</blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>Kind regards,<br><br>Jo=
nathan Bean<br>H: +64 9 828 2959<br>M: +64 21 917 173<br>G: <a href=3D"mail=
to:jonobean@gmail.com">jonobean@gmail.com</a><br>
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