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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 January 2025. Siege engine using long arm to throw projectiles For other uses, see Trebuchet (disambiguation). Replica counterweight trebuchets at Château de Castelnaud Counterweight trebuchet used in a siege from the Jami' al-tawarikh, c. 1306-18 A trebuchet [nb 1] is a type of catapult that uses a ...
The floating arm trebuchet is a counterweight siege weapon which is a modern variation [1] of the medieval trebuchet. Their defining feature is free movement of an axle on the throwing arm, [2] and a linear drop channel for the counterweight. The design and construction of such machines is a popular project assignment in post-secondary ...
The Warwolf, also known as the Loup-de-Guerre or Ludgar, [1] is believed to have been the largest trebuchet ever made. [citation needed] It was created in Scotland by order of Edward I of England, during the siege of Stirling Castle in 1304, as part of the Wars of Scottish Independence. A contemporary chronicle refers to it as une engine ...
Trebuchet There are five major components of a trebuchet: beam, counterweight, frame, guide chute, and sling. After the counterweight drops from a platform on the frame, gravity pulls the counterweight and pivots the beam. Without the counterweight, the beam could not complete the arc that allows the sling to accurately release the projectile ...
The trebuchet, to understate it slightly, does not have that level of precision targeting. First used in battle in the 4th century B.C., its basic design involves a heavy weight that drops and ...
A trebuchet uses the gravitational potential energy of the counterweight to throw projectiles over two hundred meters For small height changes, gravitational potential energy can be computed using U g = m g h , {\displaystyle U_{g}=mgh,} where m is the mass in kilograms, g is the local gravitational field (9.8 metres per second squared on Earth ...
The counterweight trebuchet, known as the Muslim trebuchet (or Huihui Pao) in China, replaced the traction version after its introduction in the late 13th century. Its greater range was however, somewhat countered by the fact that it had to be constructed at the site of the siege unlike traction trebuchets, which were easier to take apart and ...
The mangonel, also called the traction trebuchet, was a type of trebuchet used in Ancient China starting from the Warring States period, and later across Eurasia by the 6th century AD. Unlike the later counterweight trebuchet , the mangonel operated on manpower-pulling cords attached to a lever and sling to launch projectiles.