| ▲ | zadikian 8 hours ago | |||||||||||||||||||
I mean how is it actually faster if the rate limiting step is the same. People are claiming it was 2-3X as fast. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | Someone 6 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||
Reading https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polybolos, at least some of these used a windlass to rearm. That may explain part of the speed difference over one using a separate lever or one that’s rearmed purely by hand. These weapons also may have given up on some firing power for firing frequency. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | eucyclos 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||||||||||||||
Maybe it's harder to deal with ten projectiles in a minute followed by a nine minute reload than one a minute for ten minutes? | ||||||||||||||||||||
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