[Ansteorra] Siege Weapons

Tue Aug 2 17:05:54 PDT 2011

I've been thinking about a design, very simple, and not terribly tall. The
downside to any archery platform is that "they" know where you are. It
diminishes my sneaky-ability (okay, so does my garb, but that's another
topic). I have a few options:

Build it here, dismantle and ship to Houston. I doubt I could make it small
enough to go on a plane with me... Or _could I_?
Have "my people" build it in Houston
Build on site.

I have half of a storage locker just offsite, so can store in there through
the year. Of course, I still dream of the convertible utility trailer /
siege engine.

"What would you like to insure today?"

"Siege tower"

"A what?"

"Siege tower"

"Excuse me?"

"Cement mixer".

William

On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 4:31 PM, Zach Most <clermont1348 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 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
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> 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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