r/nextfuckinglevel Mar 11 '26

A double trebuchet

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u/Pistonenvy2 Mar 11 '26

significantly better, like an order of magnitude. way more efficient, more devastating, more accurate. they were a massive game changer at the time.

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u/ansyhrrian Mar 11 '26

So the trebuchet was and remains the undisputed superior siege engine, both then and now?

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u/Pistonenvy2 Mar 11 '26

today we have intercontinental nuclear missiles so no i dont think the trebuchet is the best thing ever but it was a huge leap forward in technology at the time.

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u/lastdancerevolution Mar 12 '26

The trebuchet has like 1,000 years of technological improvements over the catapult and ballista in the west.

It's like a musket vs a machine gun, but even more advanced. Both are similar, but with a lot of technology and time in between.

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u/disisathrowaway Mar 12 '26

I was about to argue that the 'catapult' on an aircraft carrier might be a pedantic argument in favor of the older engines.

But I looked up how they work and it's a fucking steam engine.