05-10-2015, 07:42 PM
I am still asking myself how the literature assumes that torsion artillery is more powerful than tension. I mean this is the generally acknowledged rationale for why the Greeks soon switched from bow machines to torsion catapults. Yet, the experts never set out to prove this. And what is the common denominator for comparisons? Can you compare the volume of torsion springs with the diameter of a bow that simple? Can one say for a given projectile weight, a torsion catapult shoots farther and faster?
Stefan (Literary references to the discussed topics are always appreciated.)
