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Medieval Cambodian siege crossbows, elephant-mounted (lemmy.world)

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[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 5 points 1 year ago (6 children)

At first I thought they had it rigged so that both bows apply force to the arrow. But on closer inspection I see that is not the case, which seems a lost opportunity. @PugJesus, do you think the image is accurate, or did the artist miss a key point?

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Interestingly enough, I believe both bows do apply force to the arrow. Chinese siege crossbows sometimes sport a similar setup. The fiber connection allows it to bend back with more force with both prods.

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