Siege
Towers, Battering Rams, and Catapults were use in the days of old, to
assault
a fortified enemy. These lumbering monsters of the battlefield were
constructed
from nearby woods and forests.
The
completed Siege Tower was pushed up to the walls of a castle, where the
troops that pushed the Tower would climb ladders to the top and either
shoot over the wall into the compound, or drop a ramp and storm the
wall
its self!
While
the Siege Tower was occupying the enemy, a Battering Ram would be
pushed
up to either the door of the castle or one of the walls. The troops
underneath
the protective roof of the Battering Ram would swing a large tree trunk
back and forth, slamming into the door or wall in order to break
through.
The
Catapult was the early version of artillery. This construct was made of
wood and was bound together with rope. A large basket was at one
end, and net or bag full of rocks on the other. Large stones would be
placed
into the basket, and when the trigger was let loose, the contents of
the
basket would fly either into a wall, thus smashing it, or over a wall
causing
damage to buildings and people.
