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What machine was used to break down castle walls and gates?
The machine used to break down castle walls and gates was called a battering ram. They also used catapults to break down the walls.
Why where trebuchets made?
To throw large stones and break down castle walls.
What is the trebuchets purpose?
A trebuchet is a weapon to break down castle walls and kill the enemy.
What were the advantages of a mangonal?
If built large enough and used properly it could break down castle walls.
What does castle breaker mean?
Something that breaks down the walls of a castle.
What is a trebucte?
it is a machine used in the 13th century to destroy castle walls. the used huge stones (250-300lbs) to break down the walls and hopefully hurt the enemy. they also heaved dead horses to spread diseases to the enemy. it is a machine used in the 13th century to destroy castle walls. the used huge stones (250-300lbs) to break down the walls and hopefully hurt the enemy. they also heaved dead horses to spread diseases to the enemy.
What does breaker?
Something that breaks down the walls of a castle.
How could a ditch stop people attacking the castles?
The ditch was the moat, and it might be dry or full of water. In order to attack a castle, you had to break through the gate, go over the walls, or break the walls down. The moat made it difficult to get to the gate, if there was a drawbridge, made it very hard to get ladders or siege towers to the walls to go over them, and made it very hard to dig under the walls to break them down, especially if it was full of water.
What does breakers mean?
Something that breaks down the walls of a castle.
What was the name of the weapon that was used to tear down castle walls?
Catapaults were devices that were used to breach castle walls . See related link below .
What was the name of weapon what was used to tear down castle walls?
Catapaults were devices that were used to breach castle walls . See related link below .
Is there somethings on the castle?
There are guards and a few knights on top of a castle. They shoot down arrows and throw down spears to defend the keep. That is whats on the castle walls. :D
