Trebuchet

The trebuchet is a gravity based siege engine, far
superior to a catapult.
==Characteristics==
A long arm behind a pivot point is set in to the ground with a sling full of ammunition, while the same arm on the other end has a heavy weight.
The long arm is whip-like, so when the arm is released, the ammo is flung whip-like in to the air, increasing its maximum effective range, but decreasing general accuracy.
It has the ability to fling objects weighing 90 kilograms 300 metres horizontally.
They did have weaknesses though: one being that they can't reach very far to hit their target, so they must be placed as close as safely possible in order to be effective. Another is that they're rarely mobile, making them easy prey for a counterattack indending to destroy it.
==Trivia==
*Trebuchets are also real catapults invented in China during the fifth century, and prior to gunpowder and cannons, were the most useful of siege engines.
==External links==
Category:Weapons
Category:Ranged Weapons