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I always thought that an onager was a particularly large type of catapult
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoThey're basically the same thing except that the onager was an earlier design, used more around Roman times while a catapult was bigger and was modified for medieval usage.
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What are three different type of catapults?
There are more but these are just a few: Aircraft Catapult, Slingshot Catapult, and an Onager Catapult.
What is the history of the Onager catapult?
Actually, we don't have a lot to go on. At the end of the 19th century, the nobleman and amateur historian Ralph Payne Gallwey wrote a book about the crossbow, and in it he describes the "catapult", what modern historians call a mangonel or onager.
What type of lever did the onager catapult use?
It relied on a torsion (twisting) to provide the energy for the throw, as opposed to a counterweight.
What is the difference between a trebuchet and a catapult?
The difference is that the trebuchet sling the stone or fireballs .A catapult doesn't sling and it doesn't carry as much weight
What is medieval large catapult?
A large machine made of many tree trunks and large branches. It was capable of flinging stones weighing a hundred or so pounds.
What do you get if you unscramble the word ongera?
You turn orange. You get an onager. (catapult)
When was the onager catapult made?
During the Middle Ages (around 1200)
Is a onager like a ballista?
no, it is from a different country (rome) but it is a versian of a catapult
What are three different type of catapults?
There are more but these are just a few: Aircraft Catapult, Slingshot Catapult, and an Onager Catapult.
What is the history of the Onager catapult?
Actually, we don't have a lot to go on. At the end of the 19th century, the nobleman and amateur historian Ralph Payne Gallwey wrote a book about the crossbow, and in it he describes the "catapult", what modern historians call a mangonel or onager.
When was the Onager invented?
As long as you're talking about the Roman catapult it would be around 50-60BC!
What type of lever did the onager catapult use?
It relied on a torsion (twisting) to provide the energy for the throw, as opposed to a counterweight.
What is the difference between a trebuchet and a catapult?
The difference is that the trebuchet sling the stone or fireballs .A catapult doesn't sling and it doesn't carry as much weight
Who invented the onager siege engine?
If you mean the ancient catapult, used as a stone-throwing war machine, nobody knows, but you can bet it was a soldier or military engineer.
What are simple machines in onager catapult?
Compound, many different things combine to create a catapult. lever arm, torque battery (twisted rope) winding mechanism firing control (ratchet system with trigger)
What is medieval large catapult?
A large machine made of many tree trunks and large branches. It was capable of flinging stones weighing a hundred or so pounds.
What does the onager use as ammo?
The onager was a form of military catapult, and typically used stones as ammunition. It could also throw incendiary devices (intended to start fires). In some cases, dead animals were thrown in cities under siege, to damage morale, and to increase the chance of an outbreak of disease.
