For destroying castle doors.
battering ram
The battering ram was and is used to tear down the walls of an opposing force's fortress entrance (the gates to a fort or castle). Modern-day battering rams are used by swat teams to tear through doors.
A SCALING LADDER A SCALING TOWER A BATTERING RAM A LONGBOW A CATULPULT ALL OF THESE WERE USED TO ATTACK CASTLES
In the Middle Ages, a battering ram would have been used for bashing against the walls of a castle to try and make the walls fall down. They were long and wooden, and also very heavy, because if they weren't heavy, they wouldn't be strong enough to break down walls.
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No as the battering ram was a medieval siege machine
battering ram
The attacking soldiers would use it to try and enter the city or castle
the battering ram is held by one or two people to bash a door down easier.
The tarheels mascot is a ram. The reason why its a ram is because they used to have a player called the battering ram so a ram was better suited then a guy with a battering ram.
a scaling tower with a battering ram attached to it
The battering ram was and is used to tear down the walls of an opposing force's fortress entrance (the gates to a fort or castle). Modern-day battering rams are used by swat teams to tear through doors.
battering ram
Battering rams became "old hat" when gunpowder became widely used in the West.
A battering ram is typically used by police in order to open a locked door more quickly. Making a battering ram out of cardboard will not be as effective as a using one made out of metal, because the cardboard is not as sturdy or heavy as metal.
We studied the Assyrians and built a battering ram, chariot and a siege ... Chariots, battering rams and siege towers all make use of simple machines.
A battering ram is a tree trunk hanging on a wooden frame, protected by an animal skin roof that was used to bash down walls or roofs.