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Medieval Torsion Catapults
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11-13-2013, 08:18 AM
The espringal was a Roman ballista in reverse. It had a large square frame with the skeins on the ouside with two bow arms projecting inwards towards the bed of the machine and the bolt channel. An 11th century Byzantine diagram of this machine is in existence.
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Medieval Torsion Catapults - by Eleatic Guest - 11-11-2013, 04:18 PM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by D B Campbell - 11-12-2013, 08:19 AM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by Urselius - 11-12-2013, 09:10 AM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by Eleatic Guest - 11-12-2013, 11:41 AM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by Flavivs Aetivs - 11-12-2013, 12:13 PM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by Eleatic Guest - 11-12-2013, 12:15 PM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by Flavivs Aetivs - 11-12-2013, 12:39 PM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by Urselius - 11-13-2013, 08:18 AM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by Flavivs Aetivs - 11-13-2013, 12:05 PM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by HeroSK - 11-13-2013, 09:59 PM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by Flavivs Aetivs - 11-13-2013, 11:52 PM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by Eleatic Guest - 11-14-2013, 01:08 AM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by Sean Manning - 11-14-2013, 07:23 AM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by HeroSK - 11-14-2013, 08:23 AM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by Flavivs Aetivs - 11-14-2013, 12:00 PM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by D B Campbell - 11-14-2013, 10:48 PM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by HeroSK - 11-15-2013, 07:37 PM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by D B Campbell - 11-15-2013, 11:15 PM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by HeroSK - 11-16-2013, 09:06 AM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by D B Campbell - 11-16-2013, 12:27 PM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by Urselius - 11-16-2013, 01:26 PM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by Flavivs Aetivs - 11-16-2013, 02:01 PM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by D B Campbell - 11-16-2013, 02:22 PM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by Urselius - 11-16-2013, 05:57 PM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by D B Campbell - 11-16-2013, 06:13 PM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by HeroSK - 11-16-2013, 07:05 PM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by Eleatic Guest - 11-16-2013, 11:41 PM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by D B Campbell - 11-17-2013, 12:07 AM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by Urselius - 11-17-2013, 10:02 AM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by D B Campbell - 11-17-2013, 02:57 PM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by Urselius - 11-17-2013, 03:40 PM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by HeroSK - 11-17-2013, 07:42 PM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by Flavivs Aetivs - 11-17-2013, 07:56 PM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by Eleatic Guest - 11-18-2013, 01:42 PM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by Flavivs Aetivs - 11-18-2013, 03:18 PM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by Eleatic Guest - 11-18-2013, 05:20 PM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by Flavivs Aetivs - 11-18-2013, 05:59 PM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by D B Campbell - 11-18-2013, 10:47 PM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by Eleatic Guest - 11-19-2013, 12:16 AM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by Eleatic Guest - 11-19-2013, 12:18 AM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by D B Campbell - 11-19-2013, 08:29 AM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by Flavivs Aetivs - 11-19-2013, 01:06 PM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by Ildar - 11-19-2013, 07:36 PM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by D B Campbell - 11-19-2013, 09:49 PM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by Flavivs Aetivs - 11-19-2013, 10:38 PM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by Ildar - 11-20-2013, 07:45 AM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by Nathan Ross - 11-20-2013, 10:52 AM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by Flavivs Aetivs - 11-20-2013, 11:41 AM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by HeroSK - 11-20-2013, 04:32 PM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by Sean Manning - 11-20-2013, 06:01 PM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by HeroSK - 11-21-2013, 07:45 AM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by HeroSK - 05-09-2014, 09:37 PM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by D B Campbell - 05-11-2014, 02:16 PM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by Tim NC - 05-11-2014, 04:55 PM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by D B Campbell - 05-11-2014, 05:59 PM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by HeroSK - 05-11-2014, 07:02 PM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by HeroSK - 05-19-2014, 07:50 AM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by HeroSK - 11-01-2014, 09:23 PM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by HeroSK - 03-07-2014, 09:33 AM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by Flavivs Aetivs - 03-07-2014, 12:09 PM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by HeroSK - 03-09-2014, 08:39 AM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by Thomas V. - 03-12-2014, 03:20 AM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by HeroSK - 03-12-2014, 07:57 AM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by Thomas V. - 03-12-2014, 07:20 PM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by HeroSK - 03-12-2014, 07:43 PM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by HeroSK - 03-14-2014, 08:51 AM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by Flavivs Aetivs - 03-14-2014, 10:40 AM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by Flavivs Aetivs - 03-14-2014, 12:20 PM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by Flavivs Aetivs - 03-14-2014, 12:51 PM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by Thomas V. - 03-15-2014, 01:29 AM
Medieval Torsion Catapults - by HeroSK - 03-15-2014, 09:35 PM

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