mangonel
Medieval siege engine
A mangonel is a medieval siege engine that hurls stones or other projectiles using a wooden arm powered by twisted ropes or sinews.
Smaller and less powerful than a trebuchet, mangonels were used to batter fortifications or launch missiles over walls: The defenders watched as the enemy assembled mangonels beyond the moat.
Counterweight-powered projectile launcher
Solid earth fragment
- boulderLarge weathered stone
- rockSolid earthen material
- missileSelf-guided airborne weapon
- roundshotSolid spherical projectile
incendiary · firepot · carcass · ammunition · shot · pellet · deadstock · naphtha
Rotational strain force
- counterweightBalancing mass in machinery
- slingStrap-based support or launcher
- armUpper body limb
- beamStructural support member
release · tension · skein · rope · frame · pivot · winch · ratchet
trebuchet
Counterweight-powered projectile launcher
stone
Solid earth fragment
roundshot · incendiary · firepot · carcass · ammunition · shot · pellet · deadstock · naphtha · rubble
torsion
Rotational strain force
- counterweightBalancing mass in machinery
- slingStrap-based support or launcher
- armUpper body limb
beam · release · tension · skein · rope · frame · pivot · winch · ratchet · fulcrum
fortification
Strengthening defenses or nutrients
bombardment · besiege · ramparts · battlement · assault · blockade · tower · gatehouse · keep · moat
arc
Curved line segment
distance · velocity · angle · elevation · lob · hurl · propel · fling · heave · skyward
mangonelfortification
Strengthening defenses or nutrients
castle wall · rampart · battlement · shield · bulwark