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Catapults were mostly made of wood and steel.
The oldest forms of a catapult are known are described about 2,000 years ago. These were based on principles used in the cross bow and therefore required some elastic material to store energy and a structural support to hold the mechanism. The essential elastic element was presumably a wood product just as the elastic element of a bow has been made of wood up until more modern constructions with spring metal and plastic materials.
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∙ 13y agoBronze in early days, for 2 resons:
Bronze is considerably less brittle than iron,
Bronze resists corrosion (especially seawater corrosion) more than steel and is also a better conductor of heat than most steels.
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∙ 13y agoiron or stone
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What is a good title for catapult project?
a good name or title for an essay about catapults could be ''catapult'' LMAOO
How far do catapults shoot?
Catapults come in many sizes and powers, from the simple rubber and wood toy made by little boys, with a range of 10-20 yards to the giant trebuchets used in medieval siege warfare, capable of throwing large rocks up to half a mile. See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06P_RNGP8LU for a Trebuchet in action. The definition of a catapult might be a device that uses stored energy to propel a projectile, so that a bow is a species of catapult, but a gun isn't.
How do use the word catapult in a sentence?
roman catapults could throw six pound objects almost a thrid of a mile.
What is the difference between catapults and trebuchets?
A trebuchet is essentially a slingshot powered by gravity. A cannon is essentially a high tech airgun (pressure provided by gunpowder)
What are the 3 major types of catapults?
The Ballista - The Ballista was similar to a Giant Crossbow and worked by using tensionThe Trebuchet - The massive Trebuchet consisted of a lever and a sling and was capable of hurling stones weighing 200 pounds with a range of up to about 300 yardsThe Mangonel - Missiles were launched from a bowl-shaped bucket at the end of the one giant arm of the MangonelThe Springald - A type of BallistaThe Onager - A type of Mangonel
What material were ancient catapults made from?
catapults are made out of rope wood and maybe animal hide
When were catapults made?
1902
What were catapults made out of?
A catapult is made out of wood
Where were catapults made?
Catapults were common over most of the Western world and around the Mediterranean.
Where catapults made in 1902?
Yes they were
When were early catapults made?
They were made in the medieval times.
How many ancient catapults were made?
alot
What year were Ballista catapults made in?
1700s
What kind of wood is best for a catapult?
Catapults are made from wood!
Who were catapults used by?
The Catapults were used by the medieval Greeks and Romans.
Did the army of ancient Sparta have catapults?
yes they use catapults
When were catapults used?
Some catapults were used in the middle ages to try and get into Medieval Castles. The Romans had catapults. I had a hand catapult when I was a youngster.
