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The trebuchet is an awesome medieval siege weapon that uses gravity to launch a projectile over an enemy's walls. On one end is a massive weight that is often far heavier in proportion to the projectile. On the other end is a sling that holds the projectile. When the swing arm is set in motion, the release mechanism frees the sling at the highest point in the swing. This allows the projectile to get the highest trajectory as possible so that it could get over enemy walls.

The key difference between catapults and trebuchets is that the catapult's basket, which holds the projectile, is attached directly to the swing arm whereas the trebuchet's is attached to a sling. Despite what many will say, the difference does not lie in the way that it gets its motion, whether elastic or kinetic, but way the projectile. Catapults were used to break down the enemy's wall because of its lower traject

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