The Trebuchet Catapult

The earliest trebuchets were ‘traction trebuchets’, which were developed in China in the 4th Century B.C.E. Traction trebuchets used human labor instead of a counterweight for power. The Chinese needed so much power for the trebuchet that they had up to 250 soldiers pulling on ropes to operate the machine. This machine could throw stones up to 100 meters, but was not very accurate, because of the inconsistency in using manpower.

Many various muskets were used as well as cannons. They would have a fixed blade like a spear point on the end of the musket that is called a bayonet. They would use it like a spear

Fourth the ancient trebuchet King Warwolf. Finally the end of an era. The materials used to build the medieval trebuchets. The early trebuchets were made of straight, heavy oak logs.

The BAR was a LMG (Light Machine Gun) with Anti Air capabilities. The flamethrower was, as the name suggests, used to burn buildings and clear trenches. It could also be used to block off infantry and destroy ammo reserves/ caches. The flamethrower was used by both sides of the war.

Another result of technological progression was the matchlock, which would shoot with ignition of a lit match. "The introduction of firearms into the Elizabethan Weapons Arsenal saw the end of castle warfare and the building of the magnificent Medieval castles"(Alchin 1). With the invention of lethal, quick cannons came the decline of forts for defense as soldiers prepared for battle. Cannons were made of bronze and iron, in many different sizes, and they fired stone or iron, to be used on land or

Throughout human history, we have tried to create original designs for weapons, which attack an enemy from a great distance. One of the most successful of these weapons was the catapult. Yet, many steps were taken before the catapult was created. First, the sling was produced to surmount the restrictions of the weak human arm. Next, hunters and soldiers invented the bow and arrow to advance in aim and velocity. Eventually, key advances in power and accuracy were achieved with the design of the catapult. The catapult was first invented around 400 BC by the Greeks. In fact it was the Greeks and Romans who first perfected the use of this weapon. After much improvement their catapults were able to throw sixty-pound rocks five football fields

There were many weapons that were used, it the war. These weapons included all sorts of rifles, bayonets, grenades, flamethrowers, machine guns, tanks, artillery, and gas. These were all the major equipment used in the war. All of these went meant for attacking, but for example the machine gun up was only used for defense. The bayonets were a very good choice and almost every soldier had one. While there were very few flamethrowers being used because if they got hit they would explode. Tanks acted like a wall, letting the soldiers get past on on their way, but landmines often blow up the tank making them not as effective as you would think they would be. But the artillery and gas where some of the most horrible things. The artillery would just shoot all day and would make huge holes in the ground and cause mass casualties. But the gas was one of the most deadly weapons because if it got to up to the shoulders it would burn them and often get in their lungs and kill them.

In 1775, thirteen colonies began a fight for their independence from Britain’s rule. Without formal training in artillery tactics or a proper armament of artillery pieces, early units had to overcome adversity and hardship. But with courage and dedication the artillery and its leadership were able to play a vital role in the success on the battlefields, and ultimately the victory resulting in America earning its freedom.

Other weapons were also developed in the 1940’s with negative outcomes. The world’s biggest gun called the “Gustav Gun” was built in World War II. Built in Essen, Germany in 1941, it weighed 1,344 tons and required a 500 man crew to manipulate it. It was so powerful that one bullet demolished a “Russian ammunition dump 100 feet below Severnaya Bay” and “a near miss capsized a large ship in the harbor”. The Gustav Gun, along with other weapons destroyed three Soviet forts: Fort Stalin, Fort Lenin, and Fort Maxim

officials rested the bomb atop a steel structure or tower which was where they were going to set

Light machine guns and sub-machine guns were invented during World War I as small arms, but the larger machine guns were modernized as well. Flame throwers were used as an offensive attack against trench warfare.[ix],[x]

More may have thaught that the use of cannons was a little too sophisticated for those remote islanders. Possibly, he had an aversion to that "villainous saltpeter" that was spoiling the heroics of knightly combat, much as Hotspur's messenger had. We know that Henry VIII retained his confidence in the longbow, believing it was a weapon England should rely on in its wars, because 25 years later he commissioned Roger Ascham to write a manual on archery to encourage its continued use

The discovery of gunpowder changed war from being fought with medieval weaponry and battle tactics to more modern day weapons and tactics because the gunpowder powered weapons are more deadly. Weapons that use gunpowder to launch projectiles have a greater range than melee weapons and are more powerful than bow and arrows. Also, cannons are more powerful and have a greater range and accuracy than catapults and they also can be reloaded faster than catapults. Gunpowder weapons changed war because they are stronger, more accurate, have a greater range and are able to be reloaded faster than medieval weaponry.

Barnes Wallis, also British, designed what was called an Earthquake Bomb. This was a bomb that fell from high above the earth, penetrated the ground, exploded, and caused an earthquake. It was used towards the end of the war, on massively reinforced installations, underground caverns, buried tunnels, and bridges. Some of Wallis’ bombs based on the Earthquake Bomb were used to disable the German V2 factory, bury V3 guns, sink Tirpitz, the battleship, and other previously undamageable targets.

One of Roman Engineering’s greatest accomplishments was the use of the arch. The arch shape is very strong, able to support great amounts of weight. This allowed Romans to build massive structures that would stand for many centuries. The Romans adapted the arch design to fit many purposes. The barrel vault is merely an elongated arch; this was used for buildings tombs and sewers. The dome is an adaptation of the arch. The dome is an arch revolved on its vertical axis. The best example of the dome in ancient Rome is the Pantheon. The basic arch was used in almost every large building in Rome. Romans also used