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Look forward to the results. Two of them look like our 1st century AD ballista Lupila.
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Quote:I'd suggest that one:
http://www.swr.de/blog/diedurchblicker/2...eschuetze/
It claims that the test catapults, "contrary to ancient reports", still worked properly in heavy rain. True?
Quote:Auch bei Dauerregen sind die Geschütze, anders als in antiken Schilderungen behauptet, einsatzbereit und funktionieren. Das haben die Tests in Trier gezeigt.
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Quote:...a "roundup" of the press about the "artillery-tests" can be found here:
https://www.uni-trier.de/fileadmin/fb3/p...3%BCtz.pdf
In P. 13 the legionnaire crew looks like being in a MG mode.
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