Index / Weapons & Armor / Trebuchet
Weapons & Armor
Trebuchet
Counterweight siege engine · 13th c.
Gravitational potential energy of a massive counterweight, traded for kinetic energy of a stone via a hinged arm and sling. A hundred and fifty years later, cannon would make the trebuchet obsolete overnight.
Key specifications
Counterweight
5 – 10+ t
Projectile
90 – 140 kg
Range
200 – 400 m
Replaced
Earlier catapults
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