Fixed Counterweight (FCW)
Counterweight powered trebuchet where the counterweight is directly attached to the short arm. Simplest of all trebuchet designs mechanically.
Machines
Power Source
Gravity
Advantages
- Easy to build.
- Lots of information available.
- More energy available than HCWs for low ratio trebuchets.
Disadvantages
- Less tunable than HCW trebuchets at high ratios.
Pictures
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