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	Renaissance and Medieval Siege Warfare Tactics
		A siege usually meant the attackers would surround the target, either the city or a fortress with the intent of blocking the entry of supplies and provisions to the inhabitants.
		Siege Tower: This is a specialized siege engine used to protect the attackers as they approached the walls of the fortress or castle.
		If the siege tower was successful, the last thing to do was to drop planks between the tower and the wall to allow the attackers to enter the fortress or castle.
	www.all-about-renaissance-faires.com /warfare/siege_tactics.htm (1962 words)

	Siege Weapons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Siege Weapons - These were the massive war machines that were used to make the seemingly invincible castle crumble to the Earth.
		Siege Towers - Risky siege machine that it was a mobile tower which was used to carry foot soldiers covered by archers into a castle's walls.
		It was a dangerous weapon to use - probably as dangerous to use as to be fire upon by it - King James II of Scotland was killed by a misfiring cannon in 1460!
	filebox.vt.edu /users/ofarooq/siege_weapons.htm (315 words)

	The Camelot Herald
		The siege weapon's condition is displayed on the control window as a red bar.
		Weapons built using hookpoints cannot be moved, and as mentioned above, disappear after thirty minutes and need to be re-purchased and replaced.
		Siege weapons you've built yourself can be built at, or moved to, the most strategic location.
	www.camelotherald.com /newfrontiers/siegeweapons.php (2120 words)

	Medieval Siege Weapons Used to Attack and Bring Down Castles
		Siege weapons were improved throughout the centuries of the Dark Ages.
		However, siege weapons were very effective in previous centuries so their usage is unquestionable as they could easily destroy a castle's wall and give access to even the mightiest of castles.
		Another tactic castle attackers used with siege weapons was to, instead of throwing rocks or stone at a castle, was to throw dead humans or cows inside the castle to spread diseases.
	www.dragonswordsndaggers.com /page/849249 (462 words)

	Kingdom of Ealdormere: Ealdormere Siege Weapons Rules Draft (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		For the purposes of use in the Middle Kingdom, a handheld missile weapon is not considered a siege weapon.
		Spectators should be warned that siege weapons are in use and restricted from areas adjacent to or opposite the siege weapons.
		Siege engines are disabled by three hits from medium rocks and or ballista bolts or a single hit from a large rock.
	www.ealdormere.sca.org /draft_siege.shtml (1988 words)

	Siege Weapons \| World of Invention
		Sieges were the neutron bombs of ancient warfare—a total concentration of military force on a fixed defensive, usually civilian, position.
		Medieval siege weapons were familiar variations of their Roman counterparts, although they were given new names and sometimes new purposes.
		The siege of Constantinople in 1453 was a turning point in military history, for it marked the end of the medieval era.
	www.bookrags.com /research/siege-weapons-woi (1453 words)

	Siege Warfare
		Portable siege weapons are a little different in that you actually have to make them, to what degree depends, but generally speaking the more effort you put into the creation, the cheaper and easier to carry they will be.
		To destroy enemy siege weapons with Ballista's it is best to work at least in a pair, 1 Ballista alone would take to long and be to easy to destroy.
		Siege Wreckers, they are a nightmare if used correctly, and in a future patch will be on their own reuse timer.
	www.knightsofpendragon.co.uk /guides/Siege_Guide.html (7068 words)

	The Empire of The Iron Mountains - Archery, Siege Weapons, Shields
		Siege weapons are extremely powerful engines of destruction that were historically used for everything from anti-personnel to tearing down walls from a great distance.
		A siege weapon with less than three people crewing it may not be used.
		Siege engines may only be direct impact weapons such as catapults, ballistae, etc. You may not use siege engines that mimic area of effect attacks such as firebombs or Greek Fire.
	www.ironmountains.org /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30&Itemid=53 (895 words)

	Siegecraft HOWTO: A Guide To Pointing and Shooting
		Highly skilled tradespersons may produce siege weapon components for less than it would take to purchase them from a merchant, but it is still far from a trivial expense.
		Remember, siege weapons do not move, and once the siegecrafter is handed the pieces for assembly, due to their weight s/he will not be able to move either until the engine is built.
		Siege weapon parts are not salvageable and disappear once the siege weapon is crafted.
	support.darkageofcamelot.com /guides/siegecraft (1484 words)

	PENNSIC WAR 35 Siege Weapon Rules (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Siege Structures will be defined as devices such as towers or ramps that are used to support personnel but are not fitted with active weaponry.
		Siege ammo may be capable of damaging structures, depending on the scenario rules.
		All siege projectiles are capable of damaging other engines and siege structures (refer to scenario specifics for number of hits for each ammo type required to destroy an engine or siege structure).
	www.pennsicwar.org /penn35/MARTIAL/siegerules.html (3980 words)

	Weapons of Siege
		Weapons designed to attack a castle were known as weapons of siege.
		Weapons of siege included the catapult, the trebuchet (a type of catapult), the battering ram, and the siege tower.
		Weapons used to attack a castle are known as weapons of ______.
	www.edhelper.com /ReadingComprehension_35_771.html (450 words)

	Glossary of Siege Warfare terms - part 1
		Siege engines used during the medieval period date back to the glorious days of the Roman Empire and required a special cadre of engineers to construct, transport and operate them.
		By the twelfth century, siege engines were used in groups, or batteries, with engineers working in shifts to keep them operating 24 hours a day.
		With the rapid development of gun powder weapons in the late middle ages, siege warfare took a new path -- no longer were fortifications able to withstand bombardment.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/wargaming/73333 (460 words)

	GULF WARS XII - March 10, 2003 (AS XXXVII) - Siege Weapons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Siege Engines are classified as Large Engines (Type A) that will have a foot print of 18 square feet, fire a Large Siege Projectile (1 LB Rock) a minimum of 40 yards and be manned by a crew of 3.
		For the purpose of this war, Gates are destroyed by Large Siege Projectiles on three (3) hits, and by a battering ram on six (6) hits.
		Siege Engines will not be allowed to be setup or stored anywhere else on the battlefield before the battles begin.
	www.gulfwars.org /previous/xii/siege-text.html (732 words)

	Siege engine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		These weapons proved so effective that fortifications, such as city walls, had to be low and thick, as exemplified by the designs of Vauban.
		The largest and longest range cannons proposed for use in World War II were the little-known German V3 weapons, a series of fixed barrels bored into tunnels and intended to fire a shell of over a metre in diameter, constructed on the coast of France and intended to completely destroy London.
		Siege weapons are now considered obsolete owing to the effectiveness of aircraft-delivered munitions and cruise missiles, which have made defensive area fortifications obsolete.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Medieval_siege_weapon (1022 words)

	Ghost Recon Retreat: Ghost Recon 1 Weapons
		Our goal for this weapons page is to give some brief information (including some interesting historical notes) so players can differentiate between the huge number of weapons in the GR series.
		This weapon is not playable in Ghost Recon, but enemies that show up early in Ghost Recon (like the Georgian rebels) will use it against you in the single-player missions.
		The RPG7 is an 85mm Soviet-era infantry anti-tank weapon.
	ghostrecon.3dretreat.com /grweapons.asp (2184 words)

	Siege Weapons
		Siege warfare tactics and weapons varied according to the role of Defender or Attacker.
		In a siege situation the commander would assess the situation and the siege weapons design requirements to break a siege.
		All sieges had to be carefully planned and the exact type and number of siege weapons had to be established.
	www.middle-ages.org.uk /siege-weapons.htm (499 words)

	Medieval England
		Melee weapons were the most common types of weapons used.
		Using these weapons you could take out some enemies before they even reached you.
		Siege weapons were weapons you used to penetrate garrisons and castles.
	library.thinkquest.org /04oct/01895/weapons.htm (94 words)

	middelalder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The prototype of the weapons using spring propulsion is to be found in the bow, where there is spring tension in both the bent bow and in the taughtened string.
		Leverage propulsion weapons are thought to have been in use in Europe as late as the first half of the 16th century, but by degrees the high trajectory mortars became so efficient that the old weapons fell out of use.
		During the siege of Mexico City in 1521 Cortez had a trebuchet built, and it is told that the ball was discharged at an angle of 90 degrees and on falling back wrecked the machine (King 1982).
	www.middelaldercentret.dk /acta.html (9009 words)

	Legion XXIV - Weapons Page
		It is a short stabbing weapon, meant to be used in the close fighting quarters in which the Roman Army excelled.
		It was an easier to construct and maintain alternative to the "Ballista" or "Palintones" catapult, which was the largest of the siege weapons normally used by the Romans.
		The Romans used the "Beam and Sling" concept on many of their torsion-powered Onager catapults; but it was the Chinese, in the 3rd to 5th Centuries BC, who devised the idea of mounting a large beam and sling on a wooden frame and utilizing human energy to power it.
	www.legionxxiv.org /weapons (1875 words)

	BrikWars - Chapter Six - Siege Weapons
		Siege Weapons are designed to be mounted, so the listed cost for buying the weapon is the cost of mounting it.
		A Siege Weapon does not 'use up' the Power that a vehicle or base supplies to it; that Power is still available to any other Siege Weapons or devices that are attached to that base or vehicle.
		For weapons mounted on vehicles, he has to get into the gunner's seat for the weapon (if there is one), or (more usually) eliminate the driver and commandeer the vehicle.
	www.brikwars.com /rules/2000/6.htm (3778 words)

	Worms Forts: Under Siege! Preview - Xbox News at GameSpot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Most of the weapons in the game can only be fired from mountings that appear atop certain edifices, this time around, so the more of them that you erect, the more options you give yourself when it comes to deciding where you want to launch your assaults from.
		Weapons such as the manually controlled "super hippo," the "old woman" launched via a chairlift, and the "monkey troop" are undoubtedly some of the wackiest offerings to appear in the series to date.
		A number of old favorites, such as the bazooka, grenades, air strikes, fire punches, and the homing pigeon, are still present, but there are also plenty of favorites that are conspicuous in their absences--like the baseball bat, the shotgun, the machine gun, and the banana bomb, for example.
	www.gamespot.com /xbox/strategy/wormsfortsundersiege/preview_6104242.html (935 words)

	Siege Mod v0.24 - MegaGames patches
		Siege is a medieval based modification for Battlefield 1942.
		Spanning 500 years (1000-1500), Siege tries to capture the feel and struggle of pitting a large invasion force against a heavily fortified defending team.
		The mod is not completely based on historical accuracy and will use a mix or real and generic elements but will still try to capture some of the realism of war in the middle ages.
	www.megagames.com /news/html/patches/siegemodv024.shtml (171 words)

	BRIKWARS - Chapter Six: Siege Weapons
		Siege weapons are described in charts similar to the charts used for troop weapons.
		Siege weapons are affected by the same Ranged Attack Modifiers as troop weapons.
		If your weapon has special powers or aspects beyond those of normal weapons, you and the other players are going to have to come to an agreement on how that is going to affect the point cost.
	www.brikwars.com /rules/1998/six.htm (2487 words)

	Medieval Armour and Weapons
		Weapons studied from prehistory to the age of chivalry are covered in this detailed analysis of medieval arms development.
		Sieges of castles were far more numerous than on the ground army to army battles.
		Siege tactics and the weaponry used are discussed and illustrated.
	www.sedelmeier.com /weapons.htm (1876 words)

	Medieval Siege Weapons \| Medieval Warfare Weapons
		Since most warriors died in combat whether they were mortally injured or not, most generals and knights tried the siege technique on their assailants instead.
		Siege was basically building up your castle or villages' walls so they are tall enough that no one can climb them, strong enough that people cannot break them down, and sturdy enough to hold up against repeated attacks.
		This is why knights and other medieval warriors to devised schemes and warfare weapons to use to infiltrate the protection of the castle walls.
	www.a2armory.com /medsiege.htm (547 words)

	Siege Weapons
		The ram a basic weapon, was used mostly to break open large thick castle doors or small metal gate house doors.
		The ram was not as good as other siege weapons.
		Siege Towers were built on the wall of a castle.
	www.tqnyc.org /NYC062858/siege_weapons.htm (241 words)

	Medieval Siege Weapons
		Siege warfare tactics and weapons varied according to the role of Castle Defender or Castle Attacker.
		Siege Tower - A siege weapon designed to protect attackers and their ladders whilst storming a weak area of the castle wall.
		Any siege, with the weapons that would be required had to be carefully planned.
	www.castles.me.uk /medieval-siege-weapons.htm (613 words)

	Worms Forts Under Siege Demo - MegaGames demos
		And when you've finished that, take on up to four of your friends in the frenzy of destruction that is fort vs. fort mode.
		"Worms Forts: Under Siege" uniquely combines buildings and siege weapons with the dark and zany humour you have come to expect in the "Worms" universe, in true 3D battles.
		Siege weaponry, giant catapults, huge howitzers and even frozen ferrets...
	www.megagames.com /news/html/demos/wormsfortsundersiegedemo.shtml (394 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Ancient and Medieval Siege Weapons: A Fully Illustrated Guide to Siege Weapons and Tactics: Books: ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Military history buffs can find siege weapons of Ancient Egypt, Judea, Assyria, Persia, Greece, and Rome, as well as those of the Gauls and Teutons, the Byzantine Empire, the Muslim World, and Medieval Europe, all described with incredible detail and accompanied by illustrations and photographs.
		Konstantin Nossov offers new ways to reconstruct various siege weapons that are based on his analyses of the works of ancient and medieval authors, including: Vitruvius, Vegetius, Apollodorus, Athenaeus, Heron, Biton, Philon, and many others.
		With chapters covering the history of siege warfare, siege weapons, different stratagems and methods of attack and defence, readers will not only walk away with ideas of how to recreate siege weapons, they'll also take with them a better understanding of history from ancient times through the end of the fifteenth century AD.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Ancient-Medieval-Siege-Weapons-Illustrated/dp/1592287107 (796 words)

	Siege Weapons at the Gulf War
		There are two venues for artillery: the siege weapon tourney on Friday, and the fort battles on Saturday.
		Marshals can and have forbidden weapons because of possible safety flaws in their manufacture, and because their appearance is too blantly non-period (day-glow colors on parts, etc.) To check the rules about siege engine construction and ammunition types, follow this link.
		If anyone is inspired to try their hand at building a siege weapon, check on the design links on the first page, or try one of the sources about siege weapons included in the Grey Company's trebuchet links.
	www.angelfire.com /tx/adod/sw.html (312 words)

	PlanetPapers - Medieval Siege Weapons
		Please note most of these weapons were not used alone and often had many different versions of the same weapon.
		Siege towers were wooden structures on wheels that were just taller than the castle wall itself.
		If siege towers were not available scaling ladders had to be used scaling ladders however could be throne off and rocks and boiling water could be tossed at men on them.
	www.planetpapers.com /Assets/976.php (1192 words)

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