ANST - Siege train

[Keith Hood]

Hello all you artillery lovers:

Some people have kicked around the idea of the kingdom's siege engineers 
pooling their resources and seeing about renting trucks and/or trailers.  
That would make it cheaper in the long run to haul the siege train to 
and from the Gulf War.  A while back I volunteered to do the 
coordinating work necessary for this, and I am now getting seriously 
started.

I am lining up several ideas on how to do this.  Right now I am thinking 
in terms of staging the move.  We could rent a storage space for a month 
somewhere near the eastern border, and stockpile everything in advance.  
Then, a trail party could load vehicles and move everything to the war 
site on Thursday.  That would be the least time and mileage on the 
rental vehicles (cheapest), but would require the most from the owners 
to move things to and from the staging point.  It's an idea; I welcome 
input.

Whatever the final plan, what I need most right now a good idea of what 
we will have to move.  If you're interested in  doing this type of mass 
migration, please email me privately.  DON'T put this information on a 
public mailing list where the Trimarans can read it.  To calculate the 
transport requirements I must have the following information:

   Estimate of total weight -- everything you would be shipping
   Estimate of total volume -- number of cubic feet occupied by your 
equipment
   Dimensions of the largest pieces you would be shipping
   Special packing requirements -- if something has to be loaded on top 
to avoid weight on it, say so

Remember the sizes, weights, and special packing requirements of 
ammunition and any support equipment that goes with the siege devices 
must be included in this planning.  And if you are still working on 
something that will be finished in time for the war, include that in 
your figures.  It is better to overestimate than underestimate; I can 
always cancel a reserved truck or trailer at the last minute, but it may 
be impossible to get additional transport reserved at the last minute.

If you know of anyone who is interested in siege warfare but doesn't 
have email, please relay information for them.  Happy warring.


      Tomonaga


-- 
A long bow and a strong bow,
And let the sky grow dark.
The nock to the cord, the shaft to the ear,
And a foreign king for a mark!

        -- Stolen from "The Song of the Bosonian Archers" --
               By Robert E. Howard, who should be
                 the patron saint of Ansteorra


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