11-21-2012, 04:13 AM
Thanks! Yes, I can understand that once assembled and the sod ramp having been put in place, they would be very ungainly things to shift, even the smaller ones. I made the trip to the shipyard today and even the oak pieces of about two meters long with sufficient thickness to form the sides were quite hefty!
Indeed we are working on many assumptions. I had assumed that when a siege took place, the attacking side would want to get the breaching of the walls and gates over as quickly as possible. Staying around too long will heighten the risk of counter attack by a relief force and would deplete the local recources at speed.
Along our stretch of the Limes, munition would have had to be carried, not chipped on the spot, as there are no rocks of any size in The Netherlands (geology feeding my assumption!). Perhaps in other places it was easier/faster to chip new ones instead of digging them out and lugging them back to a cart? I wonder how long it would take to chip a round ball of rock 15 cm across. Anyone know?
Indeed we are working on many assumptions. I had assumed that when a siege took place, the attacking side would want to get the breaching of the walls and gates over as quickly as possible. Staying around too long will heighten the risk of counter attack by a relief force and would deplete the local recources at speed.
Along our stretch of the Limes, munition would have had to be carried, not chipped on the spot, as there are no rocks of any size in The Netherlands (geology feeding my assumption!). Perhaps in other places it was easier/faster to chip new ones instead of digging them out and lugging them back to a cart? I wonder how long it would take to chip a round ball of rock 15 cm across. Anyone know?
