battering rams
Medieval door destroyers
Battering rams are heavy beams or logs used to break down doors, gates, or walls by repeated impact.
Historically, siege warfare employed massive rams, sometimes suspended from frames and operated by crews.
Modern battering rams are compact tools used by police and military to breach locked doors during raids: Officers used a battering ram to enter the building.
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