"The Roman Imperial Carroballista" Topic

"Carroballista. A giant catapult or crossbow, mounted in a cart, that could be fired either from the cart or dismounted for extended use at a single location.

It was. Seriously high-tech. So the Romans had carroballistae, but barbarians didn't. Here are the basics. You had two springs formed of twisted hair, rope, or sinew. These were fixed in metal frames with an arrangement of washers and counterplates top and bottom, so they could be tightened (in action) or relaxed (at rest). Bow-arms were inserted into each of the springs, and the frames were fixed to a long wooden stock. This had  xed and moving parts, so that a trigger-and-claw mechanism could be used to engage and withdraw the bowstring. The weapon was primed by winching back the bowstring using a ratchet-and-pawl mechanism. This stored increased torsion-power in the springs. When the bowstring was fully withdrawn, a bolt was placed in the stock, and the weapon could then be aimed and discharged…"
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Question: Who made them in 28mm?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Amicalement
Armand

Warlord offers one in 25/28mm scale. I have it and it's pretty nice. All metal construction.

Thanks my friend.

Amicalement
Armand