Originally posted by Bosse de NageLOL, it seemed to work for the bot last game.
So, let me guess, your strategy will be to make no moves and build up 100 arquebusiers for Oda to sacrifice his men against?
I would warn anyone against fighting Lord Oda, his skill with a katana is legendary. His inability to grasp the notion 'going a tad too far' is also legendary and many of his enemies ended up as obscure works of art littering Japan.
I hear that the Oda clan is being run by a Lady, some say she is the lovechild of Nabunaga and Mrs Tokugawa, these rumours are yet to be refuted.
Originally posted by cadwahMy spies told me that too, she is a very feared and dangerous warlord.
I hear that the Oda clan is being run by a Lady, some say she is the lovechild of Nabunaga and Mrs Tokugawa, these rumours are yet to be refuted.
But the most disturbing message I got from my spies was this:
"She bathes in the blood of her prisoners, eats their liver for breakfast, their hearts for lunch and their brains for dinner."
I can only say that I'm glad she doesn't live in my neighbourhood.
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Oh god, I wish I hadn't run across this website, I don't have the time or money. Somethings tells me I may have to make time and money though....
"Have You Hurled Today?" 😀
http://www.trebuchet.com/
They even offer trebuchet sims, woo hoo!
A kit for a 1/10th scale Warwolf: http://www.trebuchet.com/kit/warwolf/
I guess I know how I'm spending my summer holiday this year..
Originally posted by eagles54I have a friend who made one.... of course, I have friends who have made a 1/2 scale trebuchet..... I fired it once.... They are amazing feats of engineering and mechanics.
Oh god, I wish I hadn't run across this website, I don't have the time or money. Somethings tells me I may have to make time and money though....
"Have You Hurled Today?" 😀
http://www.trebuchet.com/
They even offer trebuchet sims, woo hoo!
A kit for a 1/10th scale Warwolf: http://www.trebuchet.com/kit/warwolf/
I guess I know how I'm spending my summer holiday this year..
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Originally posted by KnightWulfeFor those of us who may be testosterone challenged, what is a trebuchet? Is it one of those things like a catapult, only it fires these huge arrow-like projectiles? Sort of a crossbow on steroids (only with wheels)?
I have a friend who made one.... of course, I have friends who have made a 1/2 scale trebuchet..... I fired it once.... They are amazing feats of engineering and mechanics.
Edit: Hmmm, just looked at the site... I guess it basically IS a catapult. Ii appears that I was thinking of a ballista.
Originally posted by SuzianneA trebuchet is an advanced siege engine. Instead of being powered by twisted rope or the springiness of wood or metal, it's powered by a very heavy counterweight.
For those of us who may be testosterone challenged, what is a trebuchet? Is it one of those things like a catapult, only it fires these huge arrow-like projectiles? Sort of a crossbow on steroids (only with wheels)?
A catapult, like the trebuchet, has an arm with a "hand" which holds the projectile. The arm is swung by the power of coiled rope and then stopped by a wooden beam, at which time the projectile leaves the "hand".
A ballista is a big crossbow.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trebuchet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catapult
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballista
Originally posted by SuzianneHere's what you're probably thinking of, Suzi, the Scorpion:
For those of us who may be testosterone challenged, what is a trebuchet? Is it one of those things like a catapult, only it fires these huge arrow-like projectiles? Sort of a crossbow on steroids (only with wheels)?
Edit: Hmmm, just looked at the site... I guess it basically IS a catapult. Ii appears that I was thinking of a ballista.
http://198.144.2.125/Siege/OtherSiegeEngines/Full/RomanCatapultaPic.jpg