08-20-2012, 09:16 PM
Duncan: I agree, that sounds more like mules than oxen in that scenario - although if the latter were involved in a fighting retreat, it could hardly be anything other than 'gradual'!
Cheiroballistra, if the Carlisle example is representative of weight, would not be impractical for a weaker draft animal to pull or for an operator to aim reasonably easily.
Cheiroballistra, if the Carlisle example is representative of weight, would not be impractical for a weaker draft animal to pull or for an operator to aim reasonably easily.
