Trebuchet

For as long as I can remember I have been designing and then building the ideas that I think of. As my education has grown my ability to refine my planning and drawing skills has made my ideas come to life. When I was younger, I had a fascination with everything mechanical, and liked to take things apart. In college, I have had the pleasure of taking Auto CAD classes which have enhanced my planning skills, allowing me to design better plans and even a few floor plans. I hear Cal Poly Pomona has a

maximum damage to the actual fort or it was launched over the wall to cause maximum damage to the soldiers inside the fort. All of the catapults used back in the war were different, but there were three main types, which are Ballista, Mangonel, and Trebuchet.

In class, we watched the movie “Monty Python and the Holy Grail”. This movie is set in the time of the middle ages (roughly 476-1453). It follows King Arthur and his knights as they search for the Holy Grail. They look for the Holy Grail after they are told to by God. The movie at first may seem like nonsense and a silly parody, but in reality,“Monty Python and the Holy Grail” demonstrates the truth of the Middle Ages, feudal hierarchy, and other topics we have discussed in class. In the Middle Ages

Catapults: the revolutionary weapon that has been used to win battles for years. They have a long history, varieties of different types, and relevance to modern-day scientific principles. Even though they are mostly used as toys in today’s time, they have still kept their relevance and overall individuality in the scientific and war-time categories. Before continuing, it should necessarily be defined what a catapult even is. Scientifically, they are a machine that stores energy in order to release

Medieval Weapons Medieval Weapons were (are) very dangerous. They Can kill, puncture, wound, hurt, or anything else. All weapons From the Middle Ages were looked upon as frightening and crucial Tools to kill. From a small dagger to a large cannon; all weapons Would kill, no doubt about it. A lot, in fact most of the weapons were used for siege and Defense against castles. Castles were the most integral part of the Middle Ages. They held the king, the servants and anyone else Important. If you

The building of a castle was a monumental task; it required many laborers and took many years to complete. When a lord had decided to build a castle, he would hire a Master Builder to design and build the castle. He would choose a design for the castle. The castle was meant to be the fortress of the lord so it had to be strong. Castles had many different types of defense to protect the Lord and his family. The many types of defense that castles had meant that those attacking had to develop ever more

Although the movie Kingdom of Heaven was based on a true historical event, not all the scenes are accurate. The relationships, knights, and weapons seen in the movie do not all add up to the way things were during the Second Crusade. Hollywood movie directors are in it for the money. They want to make an action-packed movie. They do not care if everything in the movie is historically correct. Although the movie was not all historically correct, it still does a good job of portraying what happened

The first project Solidworks project was building a basic trebuchet. My teacher showed the class the basics of Solidworks, and then set us free. I was the only one in the 45 minute class time, to successfully build all the components. The second day of class, I came in and was ready to learn how to assemble the trebuchet in Solidworks. After assembling it, I was excited to see all that you can do inside of this program. From that day on, I knew that I wanted to continue using Solidworks. I used it

Trebuchets commonly launched large stones or greek fire into enemy cities. It was thought to have been made in China and brought in Europe in the early Middle Ages. The onager used a large sling to fling large objects into an enemy city. The onager was made

The cannon first originated in the early Yuan Dynasty. The cannons that are thought of today are large tubes that have gunpowder, a cannonball, and a fuse inside of it. The fuse was where a spark could get to the gunpowder and set off an explosion. This explosion pushes the projectile through the cannon and sends it through the air. but, that isn't how it was when it was first invented. Today's cannons evolved from bombards, early handheld weapons that shot large stones through the air. Eventually