| ▲ | shevy-java 3 hours ago | |
> 14th century While this death may be the first confirmed from a trebuchet, is that really the first death by a trebuchet? Plus, I'd say catapults are almost identical to a trebuchet in workings, for the most part. I don't quite believe that this was really the first death by catapult. | ||
| ▲ | pfdietz an hour ago | parent | next [-] | |
Catapults store energy using elastic deformation, like a bow; counterweight trebuchets store energy using gravity. | ||
| ▲ | nephihaha an hour ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Didn't the Romans have something similar? | ||