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Re: weighted drawbridge design
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Fri, 22 Dec 2000 18:13:45 GMT
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I just read a book on medieval siege warfare, and I know what
you're talking about. There were several kinds of counterweighted
drawbridges. One style still used chains, but with weights at the
end to pull the bridge up when released. Another style had the
bridge extend INTO the courtyard as well as outside across the
moat. The inner portion usually was shorter, but weighted. Under
the inner portion in the courtyard there was a large pit to allow
the inner half to swing down into. This not only made the bridge
slam shut under the wieghts, but left a large hole in the ground just
inside the door if the enemies broke through.
--
-Bones- "Being Optimized for Nocturnal Exploration and Sabotage"
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"geordan ballantree" <geordanh@yahoo.ca> wrote in message
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> I don't think anybody has used this style drawbridge on any of their
> castles yet, but it is pretty neat. In socials class, we are studying the
> middle ages, as well as castles and stuff like that. my teacher, showed us
> some styles of drawbridges. one of them was a really neat wighted design
> that instead of raising it slowly with chain, one side was weighted and it
> was hinged. if you pulled a peg, the drawbridge would go shooting up into
> the air and stop at 90 degrees. Quick and fast, and it kills enemys raing
> the castle that are on the drawbridge at the time because it slams them
> right into castle faster than you can say dead. I was inspired so i built
> one. the thing you pull to make the bridge slam into the air is actually a
> brick hidden on the side of the bridge, it sits on tiles and the moment • you
> slide out fromthe wall, SLAM! sorry, i can't take pictures right now but
> i'll get them up asap. If someone knows what i'm talking about, could you
> build one and take a picture so people can see what i'm talking about cuz
> it's abit hard to explain clearly.
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> Thanx
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> geordan
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