Ancient Siege Weapons
Ancient siege weapons
Onager (siege weapon) 1. A round stone (often clay balls with combustible substance in them, which explode on impact and burst into flames) is put in the pouch and the arm is winched down. 2. The onager's framework is made out of two beams from oak, which curve into humps. In the middle they have quite large holes in them, in which strong sinew ropes are stretched and twisted. A long arm is then inserted between the bundles of rope; at its end it has a pin and a pouch. It strikes on a huge buffer with a sack stuffed with fine chaff and secured by tight binding. 3. The master artilleryman strikes the pin with a hammer and the stone is launched towards its target. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onager_(siege_weapon) Hybrid mangonel-trebuchet 1. Around stone around a 50-100kg 2. The hybrid mangonel-trebuchet might be loaded by lowering a rope with a hook at its end; this hook was tied to another rope connected to a pulling to pull the rope and lower the main beam. Once the beam was lowered a few workers were responsible for the attachment of a sling where the projectile was placed. 3. When the mangonel was loaded the leader gave the order to release the main rod, and at the same time several men (usually around 20) pulled the ropes attached to the counterweight. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangonel Flame-throw 1. The purpose was to light up/burn people or wood (gates/ships with fire) 2. To release it fuel you had to pump air into the pot storing energy as pressure once the oil is nice and hot and once an enemy ship is in range the valve is opened the pressure make the oil go through the valve and towards the nozzle that narrows. Once out a match/lamp ignites the fuel/oil and fire flame and burning fuel towards the enemy ship/army.
Onager (siege weapon) 1. A round stone (often clay balls with combustible substance in them, which explode on impact and burst into flames) is put in the pouch and the arm is winched down. 2. The onager's framework is made out of two beams from oak, which curve into humps. In the middle they have quite large holes in them, in which strong sinew ropes are stretched and twisted. A long arm is then inserted between the bundles of rope; at its end it has a pin and a pouch. It strikes on a huge buffer with a sack stuffed with fine chaff and secured by tight binding. 3. The master artilleryman strikes the pin with a hammer and the stone is launched towards its target. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onager_(siege_weapon) Hybrid mangonel-trebuchet 1. Around stone around a 50-100kg 2. The hybrid mangonel-trebuchet might be loaded by lowering a rope with a hook at its end; this hook was tied to another rope connected to a pulling to pull the rope and lower the main beam. Once the beam was lowered a few workers were responsible for the attachment of a sling where the projectile was placed. 3. When the mangonel was loaded the leader gave the order to release the main rod, and at the same time several men (usually around 20) pulled the ropes attached to the counterweight. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangonel Flame-throw 1. The purpose was to light up/burn people or wood (gates/ships with fire) 2. To release it fuel you had to pump air into the pot storing energy as pressure once the oil is nice and hot and once an enemy ship is in range the valve is opened the pressure make the oil go through the valve and towards the nozzle that narrows. Once out a match/lamp ignites the fuel/oil and fire flame and burning fuel towards the enemy ship/army.