This is a counterpoise trebuchet. It is composed of mainly just stone and rope.It fired stones mainly, but could also fire any object that would damage castle walls or incoming enemy troops. I found that an interesting thing they threw was burning sand because it gets trapped inside armour. It required quite a few men to reload, reset, and fire. It required even more men to move it around. It's function was to greatly help lay siege to a castle or protect the castle by launching out of it. Either way it dramatically imacted war as the first form of artillery.
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