LR - Ballista Webpage

[Adam Harrison]

Yeah, well we do, don't we?  :-)

In all seriousness, that ballista would have absolutely no problems firing a
landscape timber with a basketball duct-taped to it.  I'm guessing with full
springs(the author tested them with 80% cord) at max tension, that baby
could launch said timber about 75 yards with ease...probably more like 100
yards...

And if he could get a hold of sinew rope... Oh my, I can see a 150 yard shot
easily...


And that's with a SMALL ballista.  There are reports of Roman ballistas that
shot rocks upwards of 125lbs...

----- Original Message -----
From: Padraig Ruad O'Maolagain <padraig_ruad at irishbard.com>
To: <loch-ruadh at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 6:16 PM
Subject: Re: LR - Ballista Webpage


> Sluggy said -
>
> >I still like Connell's idea to arrive on site with a ballista loaded
> >with a landscape timber that has a duct-taped basketball on the end of
> >it. Doesn't matter whether you actually shoot it or not, just the threat
> >that your ballista _can_ shoot it is enough to negotiate a surrender....
> >
> >I think the entire Cold War was based on this premise....
>
> Ah yes, the principle of Mutually Assinine Delusions.  But I think the
principle that really applies to the landscape timber/basketball ballista
bolt is "I've got a MUCH bigger stick than you do."
>
> Padraig
>
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> ---------- Original Message ------------------------
> From: Sluggy <slugmusk at home.com>
> Reply-To: loch-ruadh at ansteorra.org
> Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 13:18:42 -0500
>
> Padraig Ruad O'Maolagain wrote:
>
> > Oh, I don't know.  It might be interesting to put a ballista bolt
THROUGH the gate in the fort. <G>
>
> I still like Connell's idea to arrive on site with a ballista loaded
> with a landscape timber that has a duct-taped basketball on the end of
> it. Doesn't matter whether you actually shoot it or not, just the threat
> that your ballista _can_ shoot it is enough to negotiate a surrender....
>
> I think the entire Cold War was based on this premise....
>
> Sluggy!
>
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