Had the Fink made the arm of the catapult longer and farther away from the wall, the payload may have cleared the top of it as the arc of the trajectory would have been higher.
To all those saying “move it back some”, that wouldn’t help at all. The arm ends in a vertical position, meaning the projectile would always go straight out horizontally (actually, it’d curve downwards but the curve would start with a zero-vertical vector.) You need to have the arm stop when it’s approx a 45-degree angle leaning backwards to get the most range (that, of course, discounts any angular acceleration it may still be making at the time. So maybe about 35-40 degrees before the vertical may wind up with more range. But anything before the 45 would give more height but less horizontal range.)
littlejohn Premium Member over 4 years ago
But at least you got a “hole in one”.
Leojim over 4 years ago
No you fool, you built the trebuchet to short!
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace over 4 years ago
Give it a high arc next time.
Oh, and your walls are too thin.
VincentGoudreault over 4 years ago
Why is it “fire” when no fire is involved? Shouldn’t it be “launch”?
Bryan Farht over 4 years ago
I still think it’s China’s fault for sending a catapult that’s too small. Wasn’t the “m” for the millions of people who would fall at impact? /s
kenshively over 4 years ago
Back it up about 4 meters and it should clear the wall…
rshive over 4 years ago
And it leaves a hole just big enough for a Hun to crawl through.
Skeptical Meg over 4 years ago
Listen to the science, shorty.
Troglodyte over 4 years ago
Back to the firing range…
jagedlo over 4 years ago
You figured that someone would have had the sense to test this out BEFORE the war started!
Zebrastripes over 4 years ago
Somethings gotta give….wooooosh
DaveQuinn over 4 years ago
Had the Fink made the arm of the catapult longer and farther away from the wall, the payload may have cleared the top of it as the arc of the trajectory would have been higher.
Pohka over 4 years ago
Build a platform for the catapult. And rather than using an onager a trebuchet would clear your wall, have better range, and faster reload time.
donwestonmysteries over 4 years ago
Back it up 30 feet.
prabbit237 over 4 years ago
To all those saying “move it back some”, that wouldn’t help at all. The arm ends in a vertical position, meaning the projectile would always go straight out horizontally (actually, it’d curve downwards but the curve would start with a zero-vertical vector.) You need to have the arm stop when it’s approx a 45-degree angle leaning backwards to get the most range (that, of course, discounts any angular acceleration it may still be making at the time. So maybe about 35-40 degrees before the vertical may wind up with more range. But anything before the 45 would give more height but less horizontal range.)
WCraft Premium Member over 4 years ago
Well, now that you have a projectile window, you can start using “live” ammunition: cows and peasants.
Airbender over 4 years ago
Next time, don’t use the " Toulouse-Lautrec" model.
Charlie Fogwhistle over 4 years ago
The next round should achieve greater velocity and a longer range.
BlueKnight1966 over 4 years ago
Poorly chosen angle of launch. Even a half decent engineer could have worked that out.
Sailor46 USN 65-95 over 4 years ago
Maybe if you just move a little further back from the wall.
krisannr.thompson over 4 years ago
This is not a time to sacrifice ROCKS on OUR Gddess (called Mother Earth) that people need to give a CRAP about?