Catapult or Trebuchet?

[shortylickens]

Discuss, with powl.

 

[brianmanahan]

 

[Red Squirrel]

Trebuchets are the superior siege weapon.

Though I always kind of liked catapults too for their simplicity. If I had to build a siege weapon on a whim I'd be tempted to build a catapult.

 

[sdifox]

Trebuchet cuz it's French.

 

[IronWing]

I voted for the bindle because I’m fairly confident in my ability to make one.

 

[Dr. Detroit]

Thanks HBOMax for having The Daunting Fortress of Richard The Lionheart on - I learned so much about castles & sieges along with England occupying what is current day France.

 

[Captante]

Trebuchet that shoots exploding rats? 😛

 

[BoomerD]

Depends on what we're throwing...and how far. Basic catapult for smaller loads and shorter distances...but a trebuchet for the bigger stuff and longer distances.

Trebuchet cuz it's French.

We won't hold that against it...

 

[Ken g6]

A catapult is a mechanical arm. A trebuchet is a mechanical arm with a slingshot. In a battle of arm vs. arm with slingshot, we all know who wins.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Can always go all out, build a giant trebuchet that launches a smaller catapult, which then launches a mini ballista which launches an arrow that has exploding rats strapped to it.

 

[francisbaud]

Trebuchets are pretty cool, the way they function is really effective to shoot long-range projectiles. Catapults are handy for their mobility I guess. I'd got with trebuchets.

 

[skyking]

Unless you are following a trebuchet blueprint of sorts, there are some spectacular failures in the testing phase 😀

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Sharks with freakin lasers is not an option?