A trebuchet (French: trébuchet) is a type of catapult that uses a rotating arm with a sling attached to the tip to launch a projectile. It was a common...
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Mangonel (redirect from Traction trebuchet)
The mangonel, also called the traction trebuchet, was a type of trebuchet used in Ancient China starting from the Warring States period, and later across...
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Trebuchet MS as used in the Half-Life logo. Trebuchet MS is a humanist sans-serif typeface that Vincent Connare designed for Microsoft Corporation in...
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Françoise Trébuchet (19 June 1772 in Nantes – 27 June 1821 in Paris) was a French painter and the mother of Victor Hugo. Sophie Françoise Trébuchet was born...
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A trebuchet (French: trébuchet) is a siege engine used in the Middle Ages. Trebuchet may also refer to: Trebuchet MS, a sans-serif typeface designed by...
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Vincent Trébuchet (born 5 July 1988) is a French politician of the Union of the Right for the Republic (UDR). He was elected member of the National Assembly...
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Chinese siege weapons (section Traction trebuchet)
crouching tiger trebuchet A whirlwind trebuchet Five whirlwind trebuchets A wheeled trebuchet A four footed seven component trebuchet A military engineer...
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century BC the mangonel appeared in ancient China, a type of traction trebuchet and catapult. Early uses were also attributed to Ajatashatru of Magadha...
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The floating arm trebuchet is a counterweight siege weapon which is a modern variation of the medieval trebuchet. Their defining feature is free movement...
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mistake, and this time brought along with them about a hundred trebuchets. These trebuchets had a shooting range of around 100 metres, and could use projectiles...
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