Different Kinds of catapults

To answer some questions, the difference between an onager and a trebuchet is that a trebuchet is powered by a counterweight that drags the firing mechanism down, and the onager is powerd by tortion.
Hope this answered some questuions

ballistae and trebs

here is a ballista: lower pic


and a treb: upper pic


both courtesy of google

catapult question of the week

Every week i will post a question about catapults for thought. Enjoy.


If a catapult was not a trebuchet, ballista, or onager, what would it be?

The hurl

Great forum. Lots of tips go to: www.thehurl.org

Makeing an order

I any of you guys went to the recomended site, you can order different plans and books. Soon, i hope to order the plans and simulator cd. I'll check out a simple book too. Check back when i make the order.

Starting new project soon

Hi. I'm starting a very simple trebuchet soon. I already have the plans and everything, but i still need the materials. When its done, I'll post a vid.

Closer look

on a closer look at my picture, I discovered that the power of the engine is provided by a springy, bouncy strip of elastic. Real onagers were powered by twisted skeins of rope or chord. The chords are twisted by a winch, and the are is locked down by an iron plate. It is released and there it goes.

This is just a note!

great sites

I have a great site that has links to other sites. there are also simulators, plans, books and other great stuff.

Go to: www.catapults.info

picture

the picture that I posted earlier is a picture of an onager. This name means wild donkey in latin. The name was chosen because on the steppes and grasslands, there was a wild donkey who would kick rocks when it was angre. Much like the catapult

these are the basic parts of a catapult.
Note: I said very basic

test time

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