[Bryn-gwlad] [Fwd: [SCA-Siege] Digest Number 1630]

[Robert Robertson]

IMPORTANT SEIGE ENGINE RULE CHANGES!!!

>From: SCA-Siege at yahoogroups.com
>Date: 2007/09/11 Tue AM 06:22:45 CDT
>To: SCA-Siege at yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [SCA-Siege] Digest Number 1630

Greetings All,

After much discussion on many various lists below are the changes for the Siege Rules. These will go into effect October 20th, unless returned by the BoD for further work. I believe that most events that will have Siege in use, will be over by this date. Please get these out as soon as possible so that anyone who needs to make changes to their engines, structures, or ammunition, may begin this process as soon as possible.
>Thank you,
>Quinn
>
>The full list of changes are as follows:
>
>For Siege Engines and Structures add the following;
>
>II.B.12. change to II.B.13.
>
>Add II.B.12. Siege Engines shall not have any bolts, or other
>projections, (which may reasonably be expected to contact a person should they fall on the engine,) extend more than 1/2" (1.3cm) into a legal face grill. Any items such as this must be covered with sufficient rigid material, a Tennis Ball, or a suitable rubber stopper, to prevent them from entering a legal face grill more than 1/2" (1.3cm). {triggers, release hooks, or other firing mechanism components, that would not normally be in a position that could cause injury should someone accidentally fall on the engine, are exempt from this}
>
>II.G.4 Siege structures that have a platform, must have a base such that
>it's width and depth are equal to or greater than 80% of the platform
>height. The platform may not be larger than the base, and may not extend
>past the base footprint in any direction. Structures that have a platform
>height of over 9 feet (2.74 meters) from standing surface to ground, may not have a
>platform that exceeds 75% of the base dimensions. (IE a tower that has a
>platform height of 10 feet (3.05 meters) must have a base that is no less than 8 feet (2.43 meters) 
>in
>either direction, additionally the platform dimensions may not exceed 75% of
>the base dimensions (an 8' X 8' base {2.43M X 2.43M} could only have a 6' X 6' {1.83M X 1.83M} platform)
>
>II.G.5  Siege Structures may not be made from industrial scaffolding, as it is not designed for the applications in which SCA combat operates.
>
>For Siege Ammunition;
>
>III.C.2 delete the second sentence - (When used as the striking surface of a
>ballista bolt.....)
>III.C.3 delete the words (Golftubes or)
>III.E.2 delete current wording and replace with "Ballista Javelins (bolts) must have a shaft made from Siloflex or similar equivalent material (as per III.C.3). Must have a tip made with at least 3" (7.6cm) of resilient material between the end of the shaft and the striking surface, be at least 2.5" (6.4cm) in diameter, and have at least 1" (2,5 cm) of progressive give without bottoming on the shaft. Additionally the end of the shaft that the tip is secured to, must be capped with a minimum of 1/8" (4mm) thick heavy leather, a 35mm film container, (or similar item) securely fastened with filament tape. The tip shall be secured to the shaft with filament tape that completely covers the foam, then covered with yellow tape. The back end of the javelin (bolt) may have a short (less than 2" (5.1cm) in length) piece of PVC pipe (or other similar non-brittle, non metallic, light weight material), that is securely attached to reinforce this area. They must be stable in flight or have fletching made from flexible material to make it stable in flight. Javelins (bolts) must be at least 48" (122 cm) in length and clearly marked with yellow tape as outlined in section III.B. (note: 1/2 tennis balls may be attached to the foam tip to cover the striking surface as long as they are an integral part of the tip and there remains at least 1" of progressive give after the 1/2 tennis ball is attached)
>
>III.E.3 (delete)
>
>Note: Tennis ball tipped bolts that are currently being used will be grandfathered in until December 31st, 2007.
>
>For Engine Inspections; 
>
>IV.A.2. Add at the end of the second sentence ", Siege Engines shall not have any bolts, or other projections, (which may reasonably be expected to contact a person should they fall on the engine,) extend more than
>1/2" (1.3cm) into a legal face grill. Any items such as this must be covered with sufficient rigid material, a Tennis Ball, or a suitable rubber stopper, to prevent them from entering a legal face grill more than 1/2" (1.3cm). {triggers, release hooks, or other firing mechanism components, that would not normally be in a position that could cause injury should someone accidentally fall on the engine, are exempt from this}
>
>IV.A.3 Change last line to read "These 4 shots shall deliver the ammunition 
>between 40 and 80 yards (36.6 to 73.2 meters) at a firing angle of between 
>40 and 45 degrees elevation without mechanical failure, and shall 
>consistently deliver the ammunition in a reasonably straight and stable path downrange (curving due to cross wind is acceptable)."
>
>Add IV.A.5. The crews of direct fire engines should be willing to receive a shot from their engine at minimum range, while in armor, should it be requested.
>
>For Destroying Siege Engines and structures; 
>
>VII.B Replace the sentance "Fighting should never take place over or around an active siege engine." with "Active combat should not take place within 5 feet of an active siege engine." (this sentance should be changed in both the Siege Engine hand book and the Marshals Handbook)
>
>3) The Siege Handbook will also have the rest of it's sections updated to include the metric equivalents
>to the standard dimensions for the ease of use of our foreign members.  The
>dimensions in question and their metric equivalents are as follows;  1/16" = 2mm, 1/8" = 4mm, 1" = 2.5cm, 1.25" = 3.2cm, 2" = 5.1cm, 2.5" = 6.4cm, 3" = 7.6cm, 6" = 15.2cm, 6.5" = 16.5cm, 36" = .91 meters, 48" = 1.22 meters,  5' = 1.52 meters, 4sq feet = .37 sq meters, 12sq feet = 1.11 sq meters, 18sq feet = 1.67 sq meters, 30' = 9.2 meters, 40 yards = 36.6
>meters, 80 yards = 73.2 meters, 1pound / 16 ounces = .45 kg, 300 pounds = 135 Kilograms. There may be others, and they will be updated as they are
>found.
>
>.
>
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