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RE: medieval artillery. - Midnitemo - 4 May 2014
forget medieval....use a small gauge punt gun.... 2 or 4 bore perhaps , mounted on small carriage or pintle....can leave it loaded with some safety rules in place....think blunderbuss on steroids.
like this maybe!
jeez that'd smart a bit
RE: medieval artillery. - Devonian - 4 May 2014
That's blinking cannon LOL!!!
RE: medieval artillery. - Midnitemo - 4 May 2014
realistic hand held anti personnel artillery in this country will be a 10 gauge wildfowling pump action shotgun true cyl firing no1(bb) shot £1.50 each and containing 2 1/4 oz which equates to about 160 4mm lead balls being launched in a fairly wide spread at 40 ish metres with two further back up shots available before a reload and all on a standard shotgun licence....think mini claymore but more directional!
RE: medieval artillery. - Steve - 4 May 2014
If I was seriously worried about a siege situation then I'd have hidden PIR sensors in potential hiding places and approach routes. The PIRs could be set to trigger an alarm, or to trigger something else.
RE: medieval artillery. - Scythe13 - 4 May 2014
(4 May 2014, 13:08)Devonian Wrote: I see where you are coming from, but you would need a pretty special (giant) slingshot to outdo/outrange the bow.
Not always DEV.
Much better option...
http://www.thegiftandgadgetstore.com/toys-sports/garden-and-beach-toys/wild-sling-3-man-giant-water-balloon-launcher__5060099300004.aspx?gclid=COLIr-nVkr4CFdQgtAod2FsAdQ
RE: medieval artillery. - Tartar Horde - 4 May 2014
I have some knowledge about siege weapons and ballistae, catapultae, trebuchet are all weapons where you need the time to load them and aim them, they can't be used under pressure. To be of any use they need to be large and so take a few men to operate them. They are slow to load, and this increases the larger they get. If we are keeping to the thread point, then the only medieval weapon you need is a suitable bow of traditional design. A well trained archer drawing a suitable bow is capable of shooting arrows up to 250 yds, and landing them close enough to be lethal (if they hit you) half a dozen archers would would ruin your day before you get within 60yds. Once trained to shoot an arrow every couple of seconds you would be under fire for the entire time you are visable. This is not realms of fantasy as there are a lot of Archers who are capable of this and can be found in many clubs throughout the country. If you want to learn how to shoot like this, don't join a "target" archery club, join a Field archery club where you imitate hunting conditions, or join a club belonging to the BLBS British Longbow Society where you can learn to shoot "clout", the old English Longbow training of the Hundred Years War, where you shoot at 180yds. When you stand "on the line" and 50-60 longbow men open up from 180yds away, it's a sobering thing to think about being on the receiving end.
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