[Ansteorra] Siege Weapons

[Zach Most]

Couldn't agree more with you, Bill.  A set of portable siege towers for our archers would be fantastic.  Do we have some engineers who are up for the challenge?
  A couple notes on this- 

Check the rules thoroughly, and double check with Wayland before you sink a lot of time and cash into your designs.  These things change more often than I'd like.  


We have storage space on site which we're using for the siege ramps we built this spring (from which many rained death on our foes).  It's a pretty rustic environment, essentially it's just some space back in the woods, so the ramps are wrapped two layers of tarps.  Each Gulf War the Trimarans spend about 40 man hours recovering their siege ramps from the ravages of a forlorn year in Mississippi.  Some of this time I believe is due to their choice to use the lighter, cheaper wood which is neither pressure nor chemically treated.  I chose to spend a little more coin on our ramps so I'm not committed to spending quite so much of my vacation repairing rotting wood.  We'll see if that's money well spent based on how they've fared in March.  You may go a similar route in your design choices.  

There are several advantages to building siege works on site.  Foremost is that it obviates the need to transport them all the way there.  Despite our best intentions to build equipment during the year it takes an uncommon focus to get it to happen.  You're likely to have access to large and empty vehicles, and a conveniently named town of "Lumberton" nearby for supplies.   You also have some available labor which can make for a fun building party early in the war.  I recommend doing better than I did supplying them with booze.  The only real down side is that if the siege equipment lives at Gulf War we don't get to practice on it at any other time.

  Gaston





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From: Bill Tait <arwemakere at gmail.com>
To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 2, 2011 5:10 PM
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Siege Weapons

I know where to put a siege ramp; under my feet! Too bad that rule is likely
to change next year. :(

William Arwemakere - who's planning a small siege tower for next year.

On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 2:29 PM, Zach Most <clermont1348 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> In addition to being our kingdom siege marshal, based on his enthusiasm and
> efficiency in promoting the long range demise of our Trimaran friends, I've
> asked Centurion Wayland to help in coordinating our siege and archery
> efforts on the battlefield.  I've been trying to come up with just the right
> name for the post.  Captain of Artillery?  General Artillerist?  Commandant
> of the King's Battery?  General Nuisance?  I'm tempted to let him choose and
> I'll just learn to embrace the gruesome title.  In essence- if you're not
> sure where to set up your engines, where to put a siege ramp, where to most
> effectively shoot your bow from, or what the latest rules are, Wayland is
> your man.   I don't mean this to keep folks from fighting with their units,
> as they're frequently most effective that way.  He'll be another pair of
> eyes in commanders meetings making sure we maximize your death dealing
> capabilities in our plans, and helping to communicate what
>  those plans are.
>   Gaston de Clermont
>
>   General of Ansteorra
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Lrdwayland <lrdwayland at aol.com>
> To: ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org
> Sent: Tuesday, August 2, 2011 1:56 AM
> Subject: [Ansteorra] Siege Weapons
>
>
> Greetings Fellow Ansteorrans,
> At Gulf War this year our archers & siege crews were very effective and
> impressive. I'm sure the enemy will not wish to be so badly out numbered in
> those aspects next year and will be striving to increase their missile
> weapons. We need to make sure we're ready and now is the time to prepare.
> If you have a siege weapon, dust it off, inspect & test it. Make repairs
> needed before BAM. Anyone who is interested in building or crewing an
> engine, please contact me at LrdWayland at aol.com
> For those who are interested in becoming combat archers, check your
> Blackstar for your local combat archery marshal and I'm sure they'll do
> everything in their power to help you get ready.
> Because nothing says "I love you" like a missile barrage!
>
> Wayland
> Kingdom Siege Marshal
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