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The Trebuchet
The trebuchet made by order of Napoleon III., and described in his '
Etudessur l'artillerie,' had an arm 33 ft. in length with a counterpoise
of 10,000 Lbs.
Fig. 213. - A Trebuchet with Its Arm being Wound Down.
Criticism. - Here we have a trebuchet with an arm at
least 60 ft. in length.
An engine of such immense size as this would require
a score of men at its windlass instead of a couple.
The heavy stone was placed in the great sling of thick
netting which is suspended to the end of the arm.
The sling was identical in its action with the one
given in fig. 212. See also fig. 181, p. 253. |
