01-28-2006, 12:53 PM
That sounds way too complicated. This was a fast 'n dirty weapon, easy to make and thrown without aiming. Why need plumbatae for different ranges when you could determine that range in your throw? Throw vertical/high and the arc will be short, throw horizontal/flat and you'll get close range, with the ideal throw inbetween for the longest range. It's a bit like a mortar.
So when we're talking about big difference in weight, I personally would guess that it had to do with the amount of lead spent at the time, which may not have been properely measured before it was poored.
So when we're talking about big difference in weight, I personally would guess that it had to do with the amount of lead spent at the time, which may not have been properely measured before it was poored.
Robert Vermaat
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FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)