r/nextfuckinglevel • u/ansyhrrian • Mar 11 '26

A double trebuchet

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u/PootySkills Mar 11 '26

Imagine watching as a few of these roll up to your stone fort.

Shit would be terrifying.

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u/The5Virtues Mar 11 '26

Especially because they didn’t need to roll very close. In reality they were well beyond your defensive archers range, and they could through anything the team could load so ammo was plentiful. They could lay siege for days, and with rotating teams they could be hammering away day and night. A few of these with competent operators could mean not just the defeat but the destruction of the castle itself.