Archimedes' Catapults

[Danest]

Will we be seeing archimedes' war inventions? I'm assuming some of his weapons were larger than the typical roman ballista, which doesn't really look so big.

[jerby]

I'd like the deathray as well...

[Spendios]

It would be cool but unfortunately due to model space limitation it will just stay a dream...

[Mr Jones]

even the deathray? leave it out and i will never consider you historically accurate again ~;)

[PSYCHO V]

You never know what may be included in future versions

~;)

[jerby]

even the deathray? leave it out and i will never consider you historically accurate again ~;)
that's called sarcasm....

[Dayve]

Archimedes couldn't build one and neither could the Mythbusters. :shame:

[TB666]

Archimedes couldn't build one and neither could the Mythbusters. :shame:
Yes but MIT could however.:2thumbsup:

[fallen851]

Yes but MIT could however.:2thumbsup:

Sadly, no we cannot.

However, Archimedes did invent a steam cannon that fired pieces of woods!

[TB666]

http://web.mit.edu/2.009/www/lectures/10_ArchimedesResult.html
Kinda cool.
Too bad there wouldn't be a point in having such a weapon in RTW.

[QwertyMIDX]

Sadly, no we cannot.


You actually came pretty close:
http://web.mit.edu/2.009/www/lectures/10_ArchimedesResult.html

It's been proven vaugely possible, but not much else, sure as hell not practical.

[TB666]

It's been proven vaugely possible, but not much else, sure as hell not practical.Well the claw wasn't that practical either. :no:

[QwertyMIDX]

Yup, Archimedes life and works are full of weird things that we'll probably never know the truth about.

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

I'm inclined to think the "death ray" was possible but I don't see how he could have got all those guys to stand just so with their shields. I expect it was just used to blind the crews, so they ran into each other.

[O'ETAIPOS]

Don't underestimate moral effects - if even one ship was destroyed by claw or set to fire with sunlight every crew would think twice before moving close to the walls. The effects - tower deployment was more difficult, rock throwers were less effective agains walls when put to far from them.

[Simetrical]

I'm inclined to think the "death ray" was possible but I don't see how he could have got all those guys to stand just so with their shields.I thought it was supposed to be a parabolic mirror? That would eliminate aiming problems. You'd still have to hope for clear skies, though.

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

I believe it was a load of guys with polished shields acting like a parabolic mirror.