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Re: First post and LEGO wargaming questions
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lugnet.castle
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Tue, 5 Dec 2000 17:45:39 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Anthony Sava writes:
> > Lastly, what's a siege without
> > siege engines?!?! Does anyone have any pictures of their creations? I'm
> > thinking of battering rams and large "boarding towers" on wheels. Any
> > thoughts?
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> Well, not to toot my own horn, but I have a few siege engines pictured on my
> website. Three of the four, admitedly, are directly from sets, but I do have
> a
> working Trebuchet on my site if you're interested in looking at it. I
> guarantee you won't find a more devistating wall destroyer than a basket
> mounted Trebuchet (though lego proves quite resiliant against any lego sized
> siege equipment)
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> http://www.geocities.com/savatheaggie/legohome.html
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> --Anthony
That Trebuchet is really cool. I assume it was inspired by Age of Empires 2.
A side not about the cannon however. FYI This is straight from my history
Professor. While rudimentry cannon were employed posibly as early as the 800s
(though more likely 1100s.) Exploding charges were not used until the early
1700s (possibly in the late 1600s but very rarely) Cannon were not common
place untill the "pirate" era when a single hole in something (the ship)
actually mattered. It wasn't until cannon were employed frequently that they
were refined enough to facilitate the developement of exploding charges and
consequently their employment on land as a major contributor to a conflict. A
humorous note is that early cannon (1100-1600s) on land would frequently be
loaded with the enemy's (on the rare occasion both sides had them) last cannon
ball fired at the "fortress".
-Lord Insanity
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| (...) Actually my Trebuchet is insipred by the real life siege engine. Despite popular belief, yes, the Trebuchet is a real historical weapon. Feel free to go to the PBS NOVA website and look up their special on the medieval siege, where men for the (...) (24 years ago, 5-Dec-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Well, not to toot my own horn, but I have a few siege engines pictured on my website. Three of the four, admitedly, are directly from sets, but I do have a working Trebuchet on my site if you're interested in looking at it. I guarantee you (...) (24 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.castle)
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