Introduction Trebuchets have been used throughout history to launch large objects over far distances. These large objects are also commonly referred to as payloads. Trebuchets were mainly used throughout history for war. These machines take advantage of the basic laws of physics to launch stones and similar large objects at or over enemy walls. The projectile launched by the trebuchet would strike the enemy's defenses often causing critical damage. These war machines offered the using party distinct
chose this project because when I saw the medieval battles in class I noticed the war machines that the medieval people and decided to make a trebuchet. The trebuchet I am presenting represents the medieval culture because nations would use trebuchets to destroy their enemy’s castle walls and get in. I learned that captains of the army that had trebuchets would sometimes throw heads, corpses, metal or stone balls, dead animals, excrement (waste matter dischargered from the body, especially feces)
Historical How were they used? Trebuchets were invented in China in 300 BC, as ancient warfare. It later was developed to be used in the middle ages, as warfare. It was first used in Europe in the 12th century. A trebuchet is a mechanical thrower like a catapult, but uses a counter mass, to shoot projectiles. The entire trebuchet utilizes counterweights; the counterweight can be small or large. However, the larger the counterweight is, the better the trebuchet is. It uses the concept of gravity