Ballista - Revision history

Conrad Leviston: Reverted edits by 167.21.247.2 (Talk); changed back to last version by Planish

2007-10-06T23:23:53Z

Reverted edits by 167.21.247.2 (Talk); changed back to last version by Planish

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	A '''ballista''' is one type of [[siege weapons\|siege engine]] which uses a [[crossbow]]-like arrangement to hurl a [[missile\|projectile]], as opposed to a [[catapult]] which throws its projectile by employing a long arm structure.		A '''ballista''' is one type of [[siege weapons\|siege engine]] which uses a [[crossbow]]-like arrangement to hurl a [[missile\|projectile]], as opposed to a [[catapult]] which throws its projectile by employing a long arm structure.

167.21.247.2 at 17:42, 6 October 2007

2007-10-06T17:42:41Z

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	A '''ballista''' is one type of [[siege weapons\|siege engine]] which uses a [[crossbow]]-like arrangement to hurl a [[missile\|projectile]], as opposed to a [[catapult]] which throws its projectile by employing a long arm structure.		A '''ballista''' is one type of [[siege weapons\|siege engine]] which uses a [[crossbow]]-like arrangement to hurl a [[missile\|projectile]], as opposed to a [[catapult]] which throws its projectile by employing a long arm structure.

Planish: changing definition to make distinction from "arbalest"

2007-02-25T10:34:30Z

changing definition to make distinction from "arbalest"

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	A '''ballista''' is a [[siege weapons\|siege engine]] which uses a [[~~bow~~]]-like arrangement to hurl a [[missile\|projectile]], as opposed to a [[catapult]] which throws its projectile by employing a long arm structure.		A '''ballista''' is one type of [[siege weapons\|siege engine]] which uses a [[crossbow]]-like arrangement to hurl a [[missile\|projectile]], as opposed to a [[catapult]] which throws its projectile by employing a long arm structure.

			The crossbow-like arrangement itself consists of a pair of opposed rigid arms, each with torque provided by their own <i>torsion bundle</i> or <i>skein</i> of twisted rope.

			External Links:

			[http://198.144.2.125/Siege/ConstructionPics.htm Ballista Construction]

			"Baby Ballista" and "Ballista Jr." at [http://www.siege-engine.com/ Seige-Engine.com]

			''See also:''
			[[Arbalest]]

	[[category:weapons]]		[[category:weapons]]

Cian at 03:20, 13 October 2006

2006-10-13T03:20:49Z

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	A '''ballista''' is a [[siege weapons\|siege engine]] which uses a bow-like arrangement to hurl a projectile, as opposed to a [[catapult]] which throws its projectile by employing a long arm structure.		A '''ballista''' is a [[siege weapons\|siege engine]] which uses a [[bow]]-like arrangement to hurl a [[missile\|projectile]], as opposed to a [[catapult]] which throws its projectile by employing a long arm structure.

	[[category:weapons]]		[[category:weapons]]

User 144: categorising

2006-06-09T09:32:17Z

categorising

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Simoncursitor at 11:34, 8 February 2006

2006-02-08T11:34:01Z

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A '''ballista''' is a [[siege weapons|siege engine]] which uses a bow-like arrangement to hurl a projectile, as opposed to a [[catapult]] which throws its projectile by employing a long arm structure.

[[category:weapons]]