Ballista
Torsion powered device using two arms connected by a bow string and turned by a high tension twisted bundles of rope called a skeins. Ballista can throw stones (Balls), or arrows. The arm positions and movements resemble a crossbow.
Machines
Power Source
Two Torsion Bundles
Advantages over Onagers
- Can be aimed simply
- Can not throw backwards
- Can throw Arrows
Disadvantages over Onagers
- Complicated
- Hard to build
Pictures
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