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  1. 01-16-2006, 18:15 #1
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    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.
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    I'd like the deathray as well...
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    Default Re: Archimedes' Catapults

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

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    even the deathray? leave it out and i will never consider you historically accurate again
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    You never know what may be included in future versions

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr Jones
    even the deathray? leave it out and i will never consider you historically accurate again
    that's called sarcasm....
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    Archimedes couldn't build one and neither could the Mythbusters.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dayve
    Archimedes couldn't build one and neither could the Mythbusters.
    Yes but MIT could however.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TB666
    Yes but MIT could however.
    Sadly, no we cannot.

    However, Archimedes did invent a steam cannon that fired pieces of woods!
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    http://web.mit.edu/2.009/www/lecture...desResult.html
    Kinda cool.
    Too bad there wouldn't be a point in having such a weapon in RTW.
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    Quote Originally Posted by fallen851
    Sadly, no we cannot.

    You actually came pretty close:
    http://web.mit.edu/2.009/www/lecture...desResult.html

    It's been proven vaugely possible, but not much else, sure as hell not practical.
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    Quote Originally Posted by QwertyMIDX
    It's been proven vaugely possible, but not much else, sure as hell not practical.
    Well the claw wasn't that practical either.
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    Default Re: Archimedes' Catapults

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

    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.
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    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.

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    Default Re: Archimedes' Catapults

    Quote Originally Posted by Wigferth Ironwall
    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.
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    Default Re: Archimedes' Catapults

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