04-18-2006, 10:35 PM
Having built and used a manuballista I would say that you would not shoot from the belly as you could not hold the thing up. you would be trying to hold a 15 pound weight at the end of a yard long beam.
They are cocked using the belly to press down on the back while the front of the slide is in contact with the ground.
Wilkins books show artillery using very large Composite bows. They are about 15 feet wide the torsion artillery shooting the same size stone would be much narrower which would make it more convenient to use.
A composite bow can take a year to make so imagine how long it would take to make a bow large enough for artillery
Aulus Cladius Maximus
They are cocked using the belly to press down on the back while the front of the slide is in contact with the ground.
Wilkins books show artillery using very large Composite bows. They are about 15 feet wide the torsion artillery shooting the same size stone would be much narrower which would make it more convenient to use.
A composite bow can take a year to make so imagine how long it would take to make a bow large enough for artillery
Aulus Cladius Maximus
Bernard Jacobs
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