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unusual facts about catapults



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Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan

He received both, and thereupon bombarded the Holy City using catapults from the mountain of Abu Qubays.

Björn Ironside

In the desperate battle that followed, Björn lost 40 ships, largely to Greek fire launched from Saracen catapults.

Crossbows and Catapults

Crossbows and Catapults, also known as Barbarernas sista kamp and Battlegrounds, is a game of physical skill first released in 1983.

Duguay-Trouin-class cruiser

After completion, single catapults were installed on the quarter-decks of each ship, initially with two Gourdou-Leseurre GL-812 HY flying-boats, later the GL-832.

Khokarsa

The Khokarsans had a written syllabary, understood the principles of algebra, employed catapults and Greek fire, had an advanced navy of unireme, bireme, and trireme galleys, implemented a solar calendar, and established a samurai-like class of swordsmen called the numatenu who wielded iron broadswords.

Torsion siege engine

Still, the first major evidence of ancient or medieval catapults was found in 1912 in Ampurias.


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