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Why are catapults no longer used in warfare?
Because guns and cannons are much more effective.
Huge weapons invented during the Hundred Years' War to batter down the walls of castles?
Seige catapults.
What wars were catapults used in?
The ancient Greeks used the first catapults to fend off the Romans back in the B.C.'s. The earliest recorded date for the mangonel (fixed bowl) catapult is about 750 B.C. Catapults were used well in the middle ages until replaced by cannons.
What weapon invented replaced the catapult?
Heavy guns; cannons and mortars, replaced catapaults circa the 14th Century.
Did the army of ancient Sparta have catapults?
yes they use catapults
How were catapults used during the Renaissance?
The advent of gunpowder and cannons during the Renaissance led to a disuse of catapults for military purposes.
Why are catapults no longer used in warfare?
Because guns and cannons are much more effective.
Why would people need catapults?
They served as cannons before gunpowder came along.
What weapons did normans use to defend their castles?
I would say catapults also cannons
What are some siege weapons?
catapults, grappling hooks, rams, or cannons are all late medieval siege weapons
How were stone castles attacking?
castles were attacked by invaders shooting at the castles with arrows, cannons, catapults, trebuchets or a battering ram.
Huge weapons invented during the Hundred Years' War to batter down the walls of castles?
Seige catapults.
What made cannons better than catapults?
They could fire longer and hit harder. They were also a lot smaller and easier to move around.
Where catapults used in the revolution?
It depends on what revolution. If you are talking about the Revolutionary War in 1755, then no. Cannons were created and they caused by far more damage than a catapult.
What wars were catapults used in?
The ancient Greeks used the first catapults to fend off the Romans back in the B.C.'s. The earliest recorded date for the mangonel (fixed bowl) catapult is about 750 B.C. Catapults were used well in the middle ages until replaced by cannons.
What weapon invented replaced the catapult?
Heavy guns; cannons and mortars, replaced catapaults circa the 14th Century.
What weapons were used in Ancient times?
swords, shield's, bows, catapults, ballistas, spears, javelins, axes, maces, warhammers, tridents, nets and depending on the era and region siege weapons like elephants, cannons and trebuchets
