Field Trebuchet

Background

The Trebuchet is a mighty artillery weapon of Bretonnia. It works similar as a Stone Thrower and is operated my the peasants in the Bretonnian army. To use the weapon which was originally develloped as a siege weapon, in a field battle, a smaller version was constructed: the Field-Trebuchet.

A Trebuchet cannot be moved after deployment, but only turned.

Weblinks

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trebuchet - Wikipedia-Article about Trebuchets
• http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/trebuchet/ (engl.) - With an interactive Shockwave animation!