torsion siege engine

A torsion siege engine is a type of siege engine that utilizes torsion to launch projectiles. They were initially developed by the ancient Macedonians, specifically Philip II of Macedon and Alexander the Great, and used through the Middle Ages until the development of gunpowder artillery in the 14th century rendered them mostly obsolete.

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catapult, cold weapon, siege engine, 

ballista, Carroballista, catapult, cheiroballistra, cold weapon, euthytone, monankon, Onager, palintone, polybolos, Scorpio, springald, weapon functional class, ziyar, 

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  ballista ⓘ
  ancient missile weapon

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  Carroballista ⓘ
  cart-mounted ancient siege weapon

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  cheiroballistra ⓘ
  classical-era small missile launcher

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  euthytone ⓘ
  torsion siege weapon

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  monankon ⓘ
  

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  Onager ⓘ
  Roman siege engine

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  palintone ⓘ
  

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  polybolos ⓘ
  siege engine

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  Scorpio ⓘ
  Roman artillery piece

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  springald ⓘ
  siege engine

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  ziyar ⓘ
  medieval artillery weapon

Frameless

• Antike Katapulte / Werner Soedel, Vernard Foley. - (5.1979) - scientific article, Q188, 1979
• Antike Katapulte / Werner Soedel, Vernard Foley. - (5.1979) - scientific article, Q188, 1979
• Ancient Catapults - Article from Scientific American published in 1979, Q1860

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	weapon		ballista	torsion siege engine, neuroballistic weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Carroballista	torsion siege engine	Wikidata
class	weapon		cheiroballistra	ballista, torsion siege engine	Wikidata
class	weapon		euthytone	torsion siege engine	Wikidata
class	weapon		monankon	torsion siege engine	Wikidata
class	weapon		Onager	torsion siege engine, catapult	Wikidata
class	weapon		palintone	torsion siege engine	Wikidata
class	weapon		polybolos	torsion siege engine	Wikidata
class	weapon		Scorpio	torsion siege engine	Wikidata
class	weapon		springald	tension artillery, torsion siege engine, weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		ziyar	torsion siege engine	Wikidata