![]() ![]() Tunnels: Used by sappers to dig underneath walls, either to let soldiers enter from the inside or to fill with fire or explosives and undermine the walls.Galleries: A portable roof to protect attackers (sappers) undermining a wall with picks and shovels.Vats of boiling oil or molten lead: For countering enemies climbing the walls.Battering rams and screws: For knocking down or breaking through gates, and less commonly used on stronger points in the wall.Siege towers: Large wheeled and armoured towers with ladders or stairs inside, designed to provide access over high walls.Advanced versions may take the form of giant ramps, allowing the attacker to walk onto the top of the wall. Siege ladders: Large, heavy ladders built to allow attackers to climb the walls.They operate by pulling the opposite end of the catapult downwards and back, typically by dropping a counterweight, causing the sling to shoot up with great force. Trebuchets: A giant, usually non-portable sling weapon with a very long range that can throw much bigger projectiles than catapults do.Invented by the Greeks, but most extensively used by the Romans. Ballistae: Have the appearance of a giant crossbow but use torsion rather than tension energy to power their missiles.Catapults: Simple constructions designed to fling projectiles, which can be pretty much anything (or anyone).Siege engines can come in various types for various tasks, with the more common variations including: Often used during The Siege or when Storming the Castle.ĭefending armies may use siege engines as well, usually to repel enemy attempts to breach or scale the walls or attack the enemy without having to leave the safety of their fortifications. They’ve been common in Real Life from ancient times until the end of fortresses as major military factors in the early 1900s, and are as a result well represented in fantasy works, alternate history and Historical Fiction. Siege engines are huge war machines used by attacking armies to help them win a siege, whether by destroying enemy fortifications, helping to bypass them, or attacking enemy forces through or over the walls. Senior Sapper Pickler, A Practical Guide to Evil ![]()
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