Onager
Torsion powered device using an arm turned by a high tension twisted bundle of rope called a skein. Onager arms swing in a vertical plane like a trebuchet. Check out an excellent video of ChuckyII, the longest ranged onager on the world.
Machines
Power Source
One torsion bundle
Advantages over Ballista
- Simpler
- Only one bundle
Disadvantages over Ballista
- Can not throw arrows
- Can throw backwards
Pictures
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