Essay On Trebuchet

The engineering of a trebuchet was vastly improved over time, but was only due to our past ancestors wanting to use a trebuchet over a catapult because it is able to launch over longer distances and be more accurate. Many changes have been made to the trebuchet since the 12th century when it was first introduced by Christian’s and Muslim’s. They both used this to throw objects up to 90 kg for about 300 meters. They would use these weapons to throw heavy objects into forts and bunkers. Many armies still used these up through the 15th century, the ironic part about this is that gun powder was made and used at the beginning of the 15th century. The First trebuchet was referred to the “Traction Trebuchet”. This type of trebuchet was based around man’s strength; it would have

Even though all trebuchets were similar in design, they were all made up of different materials. Heavy lead weights or a pivoting ballast box were the counter weights on many of the medieval trebuchets. They would also use leather pouches as the sack and then build the frame and arm out of wood/trees. During the medieval times, countries new that building walls would slow down enemy troops. The only issues with this are that they would not be able to defend against the trebuchets that are throwing one ton stones. The trebuchets were able to lock in on accuracy by judging how far their max throw is and would then move it depending on need for more or less distance. The way the modern trebuchet is being used today is mostly for teaching purposes. Colleges have been using this to help students think outside the box and create new trebuchets that can throw huge missiles like a car. We have seen many new ideas and ways to make a modern trebuchet, but all of these trebuchets are based on a single blueprint that was made over 900 years ago. In conclusion, trebuchets can be dated back to the 12th century where they were used for military strategies to throw heavy