[Ravensfort] 30' tall trebuchet

[Tuath na Ciarraide-Mactire]

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Here's one that has already been built: http://www.ac-grenoble.fr/college.ugine/biblio%20auteurs/trebuchet.jpg

Here's what some of you would LIKE to build  : http://www.reidfleming.com/db-illos-davebarry-folder/barry-191-trebuchet.gif

One from Pensic (we must build BIGGER!!! Mwahahaha!): http://www.legionxxiv.org/pensictreblarg/pensictreblarg.jpg

The most hated thing in Age of Empires II: http://aok.heavengames.com/pics/units/trebuchet2.jpg

Small scale plans that I am working on scaling up: http://www.tasigh.org/ingenium/pics/treb1.gif agus http://www.tasigh.org/ingenium/pics/treb2.gif agus http://www.tasigh.org/ingenium/pics/treb3.gif agus http://www.tasigh.org/ingenium/pics/treb4.gif ar deireadh http://www.tasigh.org/ingenium/pics/treb5.gif

Some sick, demented individual who actually developed a program to calculate trebuchet ballistics (and who is likely on this list, or one of his kindred is): http://www.algobeautytreb.com/

More plans: http://andy.trebuchet.com/mayhem.htm

What I think we could actually realistically accomplish: http://home.swipnet.se/~w-64205/bilder/gtrs1c.jpg

Raven's Fort's initial testing of the Trebuchet: http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/~taa/img/lavache.jpg

Behold thy ammunition! http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/~taa/img/Animate.gif

While not a Trebuchet, per se, these are fun at feasts!  (gives new meaning to the term "grape shot"): http://www.toy-soldiers-etc.com/catapult.jpg

And lastly, make sure when you have finished any siege engine, that you read the owner's manual before firing: http://www.ualberta.ca/OUTREACH/Catapult_1.jpg

Breandán
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